A protest at the University of Texas at Austin against a bill banning sanctuary cities in the state turned violent Sept. 1 when a protester hit a Daily Texan reporter, sending him to the hospital.
Reporters at the North Carolina State University newspaper Technician pushed back last week after being removed from a controversial student government impeachment hearing.
A coalition of open-government groups led by the Student Press Law Center has thrown its support behind college journalists battling for access to public records about sexual harassment investigations against employees at the University of Kentucky.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced last week that the Trump administration plans to revise Obama-era federal guidelines for colleges and universities on handling sexual misconduct. Here's how the current system affects student reporting and where there is room for potential change.
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, high schools and universities across the country have erupted in protest. This leaves student publications with a serious question: how do you cover DACA in a way that is legal, ethical and engaging? Here's what the experts had to say.
Hadar Harris, a human rights attorney and non-profit leader with a passion for working with and on behalf of students, will become the next executive director of the Student Press Law Center, effective Sept. 6, 2017.
Frank LoMonte: Hi everyone, and welcome to another monthly installment of the Student Press Law Center’s podcast. The Student Press Law Center is a nonprofit advocate for the rights of young people working in journalism around the country and we help students everywhere get access to the information they need to tell compelling stories and… Continue reading September 2017 Podcast: Outgoing Executive Director Frank LoMonte introduces his successor, Hadar Harris
Elise Takahama is a rising junior at Boston University and serves as the managing editor of The Daily Free Press, a campus paper. This summer, for eight short weeks, I had the opportunity to write for the Pasadena Star-News, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Whittier Daily Breeze. As an intern for this Southern… Continue reading Not Your Typical Summer Job