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What It’s Like To Be A Woman Student of Color At A PWI

Published: October 3, 2018

Note: This blog details the experiences of women students of color at a predominantly white institution (PWI) in Virginia; due to the nature of these experiences, this blog is being published anonymously in order to prevent any targeted comments to the courageous women who were willing to share their stories. I remember the first campaign that […]

POWER PLAYS 2.0 Vol 3: Uplifting Feminist Tunes

Published: September 28, 2018

I’ve been pretty upset the past few weeks as I’ve seen my family, friends, and professors justify the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Many have excused his alleged actions because he was drunk and young. Neither of those are excuses for committing sexual violence, and it is incredibly disappointing to see people I care […]

#ForOurFutures: Young People Call on the Senate to Stop Kavanaugh

Published: September 19, 2018

September 18, 2018 RE: Young People Call on You to Oppose Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court Dear Senators, Today, our bodies, lives, and futures hang in the balance as we face the possibility of a Supreme Court Justice whose decisions will deny our rights and harm our communities for decades to come. […]

Feminist Wins of the Week

Published: September 14, 2018

If we’re being completely honest, this week wasn’t the best. (In fact, all of this week’s wins are from last week.) It’s been hard to find Feminist Wins when so many lives are at stake. Still, I believe that reading some good news can brighten people’s moods, even if it’s only for a split second. […]

#ForOurFutures: Young People Fight Back to #StopKavanaugh

Published: September 13, 2018

Join Feminist Campus and partners Platform, Advocates for Youth, Generation Progress, In Our Own Voice, Know Your IX, National Center for Transgender Equality, Planned Parenthood Generation Action, Power Shift Network, URGE, Women’s March Youth, and Young People For (YP4) in rallying outside of SCOTUS to demand that the Senate consider the lives of young people before voting […]

KavaNEVER. Five Actions to #StopKavanaugh Right Now!

Published: September 10, 2018

Wondering what you can do to #StopKavanaugh and #SaveSCOTUS? Here are 5 actions you can take RIGHT NOW: LEARN about what’s at stake. If confirmed, Brett Kavanaugh would pose a significant threat to many of our hard-earned rights. Specifically, his record shows a pattern of hateful decisions that would hurt our communities. Learn more here. […]

Feminist Wins of the Week

Published: September 7, 2018

I don’t know about you, but this week (and all of last month), I have been desperately searching for some good news. August was a pretty bitter month, and we now get to start September with Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings. Plus, the horrible heat wave didn’t make things any better. But as I looked around, I […]

That’s A KavaNOPE from Us: #SaveSCOTUS

Published: September 5, 2018

Need a recap on the SCOTUS confirmation battle raging in the Senate? Wondering what you can do to #StopKavanaugh and #SaveSCOTUS? Check out our online toolkit:

#SaveSCOTUS: What’s At Stake for Health Care

Published: August 30, 2018

As we celebrated the 53rd anniversary of Medicaid a month ago on July 30, I found myself wondering where my family would be without it. Although Medicaid was a vital part of gaining access to basic health necessities like vaccinations and check-ups, our relationship with it was precarious throughout the years. Some years we qualified, […]

Administrative Inaction: Universities Continue to Fail Undergraduates

Published: August 21, 2018

From state schools to private institutions, student protests against administrative inaction have been on the rise for the past few years. Often focused on racial tensions on campus, undergraduates across the country are increasingly frustrated by the lack of tangible change offered by school officials in response to demands for greater equity and inclusion. One […]