The ‘Badger Advocates’: Corporate Advocates, Not UW-Madison Advocates The ‘Badger Advocates’: Corporate Advocates, Not UW-Madison Advocates
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison a group of corporate lobbyist will be working to turn the university into a quasi-private "public authority" institution. Other states that h...
Mar 8, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Updates On Last Week’s Occupations at Dickinson, Milwaukee, Berkeley Updates On Last Week’s Occupations at Dickinson, Milwaukee, Berkeley
Last week’s March 2 National Day of Action saw scores of protests in more than a dozen states—including two that ended in arrests and one that ended with a bunch of p...
Mar 7, 2011 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston
Pennsylvania Students Protests Against Sexual Violence and Administrators Respond Pennsylvania Students Protests Against Sexual Violence and Administrators Respond
Students at Dickinson College refused to leave their campus administrative offices until the officials met their demands to change the campus's sexual assault policy. And their dem...
Mar 4, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving
A Vote to Cut Grants to Low-Income Students Provokes a National Day of Action A Vote to Cut Grants to Low-Income Students Provokes a National Day of Action
The United States Student Association is organizing nationwide resistence to a House vote to cut the Pell Grant and TRIO programs.
Mar 2, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving
College Health Plan Standards Will Improve With the Rest of Health Care College Health Plan Standards Will Improve With the Rest of Health Care
College health care plans were initially excluded from the national health care over-haul but now will be held to the same standards as other insurers.
Feb 11, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving
Syracuse University Law School Details New Free-Speech Policy Syracuse University Law School Details New Free-Speech Policy
Syracuse University places a high value on free speech and due process, but also places a high value on the rights of all of its students to study and learn in an environment free ...
Jan 30, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
ROTC’s Response to WikiLeaks Puts Academic Freedom at Risk ROTC’s Response to WikiLeaks Puts Academic Freedom at Risk
ROTC memo prohibiting cadets from using WikiLeaks cables for course assignments could impact Stanford's decision on whether to allow ROTC to return to campus.
Jan 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Kevin Gosztola
Why the Lack of Protest on American Campuses? Why the Lack of Protest on American Campuses?
Service is one thing, and activism—particularly in opposition to university policy—is another.
Jan 6, 2011 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky
How The Disabled Were Dehumanized How The Disabled Were Dehumanized
Press coverage of a young man thrown out of his wheelchair during the UK student protests suggests that "real" disabled people are not whole human beings.
Dec 19, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Penny
Thousands Of Students Protested Fee Hikes In Quebec City Thousands Of Students Protested Fee Hikes In Quebec City
A recap of the protest that brought 60,000 students out against unprecedented tuition hikes.
Dec 15, 2010 / StudentNation / Emilio Comay del Junco