Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Wraps Up First Semester on 192 Campuses Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Wraps Up First Semester on 192 Campuses
A new campaign to push colleges and universities to divest from the fossil fuel industry spread like wildfire this past semester.
Jan 2, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
NYU Divest Calls On President Sexton To End Fossil Fuel Investments NYU Divest Calls On President Sexton To End Fossil Fuel Investments
The campus divestment movement has made its way to NYU, where students and faculty are pressuring the administration to cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry.
Dec 12, 2012 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin
Doing the Math Better: A Talk With Christian Parenti Doing the Math Better: A Talk With Christian Parenti
Author Christian Parenti, in conversation with NYU student Rebecca Nathanson, explains why fossil-fuel divestment campaigns—now gaining popularity on college campuses thanks ...
Dec 5, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson
Colleges’ Elitist Legacy Preference Colleges’ Elitist Legacy Preference
In university admissions, why are we preferencing the already-privileged?
Nov 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Scott Stern
Fake Press Release Pushes College on Divestment Fake Press Release Pushes College on Divestment
Student activists at Middlebury College in Vermont are challenging the otherwise liberal school to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.
Nov 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Bronwyn Oatley
NYU Law Trustee’s Company Hired Goons For The Protest Against Him NYU Law Trustee’s Company Hired Goons For The Protest Against Him
When Daniel Straus's company locked out workers, they showed up at NYU to protest. It turns out the anti-labor protesters they encountered there were hired by the company.
Oct 22, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson
The Death of the Golden Dream of Education The Death of the Golden Dream of Education
California has gutted the budget for what was once a shining example of public higher education, leaving students saddled with more debt and fewer options.
Oct 2, 2012 / Andy Kroll
Arizona Students React to Anti-Muslim Video and Related Violence Arizona Students React to Anti-Muslim Video and Related Violence
Students at the University of Arizona fear recent riots may stir anti-Muslim sentiments on campus.
Sep 28, 2012 / StudentNation / Amer Azzam Taleb
What’s Next for the Maple Spring? What’s Next for the Maple Spring?
The student-led movement scored a victory in the election, with the new government repealing tuition hikes. But the grievances behind the mass protests still lurk.
Sep 27, 2012 / Jesse Rosenfeld
NYU Professors Sue Government Over 2031 Expansion NYU Professors Sue Government Over 2031 Expansion
NYU has refused to present any kind of business plan for its 2031 expansion plan.
Sep 27, 2012 / StudentNation / Zoë Schlanger