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
On Quebec’s Massive Tuition Hike Protest On Quebec’s Massive Tuition Hike Protest
Last week, 60,000 students went on strike in Canada's Quebec province, in protest of the coming tuition hikes.
Dec 15, 2010 / StudentNation / Amelia Schonbek
Update From the UK Student Protests: Police Beat Protesters Trapped in Parliament Square Kettle Update From the UK Student Protests: Police Beat Protesters Trapped in Parliament Square Kettle
The supposed heart of British democracy has become a searing wound of rage and retribution.
Dec 10, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Penny
Senators Who Could Still Go Either Way on the DREAM Act Senators Who Could Still Go Either Way on the DREAM Act
As a DREAM Act vote nears in the Senate, all eyes are on the shrinking group of Senators who might still change their minds.
Dec 7, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette
The Kids Are Alright The Kids Are Alright
Britain's students take to the streets, determined not to get fooled again.
Dec 1, 2010 / Maria Margaronis
Police Detained UK Student Protesters En Masse: A Firsthand Account Police Detained UK Student Protesters En Masse: A Firsthand Account
Take a protest, toss in hundreds of police officers with riot shields, then block the protesters into an area of open space with no toilets, food or shelter, for hours. If anyone t...
Nov 30, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Penny