Trump’s War on Higher Ed Comes to the Bargaining Table Trump’s War on Higher Ed Comes to the Bargaining Table
As two of the nation’s largest private graduate student unions fight for new contracts, their members have been among the most vulnerable to the president’s attacks on universitie...
Aug 21, 2025 / StudentNation / Amann Mahajan
As Federal Support Wanes, States Must Reinvest in Higher Education As Federal Support Wanes, States Must Reinvest in Higher Education
Our education system faces a crisis of affordability and access only amplified by the passage of the Big, Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempted cuts. States need to step up.
Aug 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Abhinandan Gaba
The Volunteers Fighting Greece’s Intensifying Wildfires The Volunteers Fighting Greece’s Intensifying Wildfires
As climate change brings unprecedented levels of heat and drought, the country’s unpaid fire brigades are bracing for the worst in the absence of state support.
Aug 14, 2025 / StudentNation / Megan Cameron, Annalisa Jenkins, and Maggie Stewart
How Trump’s Tariffs Shocked Wisconsin Farmers How Trump’s Tariffs Shocked Wisconsin Farmers
The administration’s tariff policies have thrust soybean farmers into economic chaos as they navigate higher input costs and shifts in global trade.
Aug 12, 2025 / StudentNation / Ava Menkes
Young People Are Using ChatGPT for Therapy, but the Conversations Lack Privacy and Protections Young People Are Using ChatGPT for Therapy, but the Conversations Lack Privacy and Protections
Therapy is now one of the leading uses of AI. But unlike traditional therapy notes, which are privileged, transcripts with chatbots carry no such shield.
Aug 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Chelsea Lubbe and Ray Epstein
Under Trump, Student Labor Organizers Face New Challenges Under Trump, Student Labor Organizers Face New Challenges
Anticipating a rollback of recent NLRB precedent, some unions have withdrawn petitions for recognition, looking for other paths to continue their work.
Aug 6, 2025 / StudentNation / Lucy Tobier
Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact. Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact.
“The message is loud and clear: You’re good enough to pick vegetables or clean hotel rooms, but not to go to college.”
Aug 4, 2025 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
The Great Salt Lake Is a Ticking Time Bomb The Great Salt Lake Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Retreating water levels are exposing stretches of cracked, arsenic-laden lakebed in Utah. Future dust storms will carry an extra hazard.
Jul 29, 2025 / StudentNation / Adelaide Parker
CUNY’s Repression of Pro-Palestine Students Continues in Front of Congress CUNY’s Repression of Pro-Palestine Students Continues in Front of Congress
By placating House Republicans during a hearing on antisemitism, CUNY’s Chancellor left students and faculty to fend for themselves.
Jul 21, 2025 / StudentNation / Luca GoldMansour
As the World Confronts Climate Change, the US Leaves Our Future Behind As the World Confronts Climate Change, the US Leaves Our Future Behind
While the White House takes a sledgehammer to critical climate policy, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced a landmark decision on climate change and human rights.
Jul 15, 2025 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen