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Pedestrians on the campus of Indiana University–Bloomington in Bloomington, Indiana.

Why Did Indiana University Axe Its Award-Winning Print Newspaper? Why Did Indiana University Axe Its Award-Winning Print Newspaper?

If the administration can censor the Indiana Daily Student—one of the most acclaimed student publications in the nation—then student journalism everywhere is at risk.

Oct 24, 2025 / StudentNation / Ella Curlin

Cornell Drops Its Discrimination Case Against a Pro-Palestine Professor After Public Outcry

Cornell Drops Its Discrimination Case Against a Pro-Palestine Professor After Public Outcry Cornell Drops Its Discrimination Case Against a Pro-Palestine Professor After Public Outcry

After around 160 faculty members signed a resolution condemning the university, Cornell closed a disciplinary case against Dr. Eric Cheyfitz on the condition that he retires.

Oct 14, 2025 / StudentNation / Gabe Levin

Mustafa Tafesh and the Palestine National Baseball team.

“The Occupation Kills Everything, Including Athletes” “The Occupation Kills Everything, Including Athletes”

Mustafa Tafesh and Ashraf Murad, members of the Palestine National Baseball Team, are just two of 800 athletes who have been killed during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Oct 13, 2025 / StudentNation / Khadeejah Khan

The artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT.

What Happens When Universities Offer a “Critical Embrace” of AI? What Happens When Universities Offer a “Critical Embrace” of AI?

With platforms like Boston University’s “TerrierGPT,” the pressure for students to use AI is coming from colleges themselves, even as researchers warn of long-term consequences.

Oct 6, 2025 / StudentNation / Julie Huynh

Sister Jeannine Gramick marching alongside individuals at Prague Pride for faith and inclusion, holding a banner that reads “LGBTQ věřící” (“LGBTQ believers”).

The Queer Catholic Group Trying to Reclaim the Church The Queer Catholic Group Trying to Reclaim the Church

At a time when our politics is openly hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, communities like New Ways Ministries are offering a vision of religion not as judgment but as sanctuary.

Oct 3, 2025 / StudentNation / Amara McEvoy

A stock photo of caution tape reading “Police Line Do Not Cross” across a suburban road.

Suicide or Lynching? Mississippi Officials Insist Trey Reed’s Death Is Nothing Suspicious. Suicide or Lynching? Mississippi Officials Insist Trey Reed’s Death Is Nothing Suspicious.

His family says he left for college happy and healthy. Soon after, he was found hanging from a tree on campus. Yet local officials are refusing calls to investigate further.

Oct 1, 2025 / Kali Holloway

The Widener Library on the Harvard Campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

We’re Thinking About College Rankings All Wrong We’re Thinking About College Rankings All Wrong

The annual list from U.S. News and World Report is helpful for affluent families and those with the resources to compete for a spot at elite universities. What about everyone else...

Sep 30, 2025 / StudentNation / Zoya Alam

People walk through the Cornell University campus.

Cornell Cut Classes by a Pro-Palestinian Professor After an Israeli Student’s Discrimination Complaint Cornell Cut Classes by a Pro-Palestinian Professor After an Israeli Student’s Discrimination Complaint

Dr. Eric Cheyfitz, who has taught at Cornell for more than two decades, claims the university is attempting to silence him as part of a broader crackdown on pro-Palestinian activi...

Sep 29, 2025 / StudentNation / Gabe Levin

An aerial view of houses that have had partial pipe replacements of their lead pipes in Memphis, Tennessee, in April 2024.

In Memphis, Lead Poisoning Often Goes Unnoticed and Untreated In Memphis, Lead Poisoning Often Goes Unnoticed and Untreated

As Trump deploys the National Guard to “make Memphis safe and restore public order,” the health risks from the city’s aging infrastructure, plumbing, and paint continue to be igno...

Sep 26, 2025 / StudentNation / Ella Curlin

Economics building on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Vanderbilt Uses “Institutional Neutrality” to Protect Against Trump. But Is It Truly Neutral? Vanderbilt Uses “Institutional Neutrality” to Protect Against Trump. But Is It Truly Neutral?

The university has largely complied to the government’s efforts to reshape higher education as critics on campus question the role of neutrality altogether.

Sep 15, 2025 / StudentNation / Arman Amin

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