Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder. Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder.
Nearly a decade after promising to withdraw millions in fossil fuel investments, the University of Massachusetts has stalled on its clean energy transition. What happened?
Nov 6, 2025 / StudentNation / Eric Ross
Texas’s “Parental Rights” Amendment Will Cement Republicans’ Anti-Educator Agenda Texas’s “Parental Rights” Amendment Will Cement Republicans’ Anti-Educator Agenda
The ballot proposal is the right’s latest move in the culture war on teachers and public schools, embedding parental primacy in the state constitution.
Nov 3, 2025 / StudentNation / Arman Amin
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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