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The Student Opinion curates research, essays, and creative inquiry from high school and undergraduate scholars around the world. Each issue is edited, reviewed, and published by a student-led collective dedicated to rigorous, accessible academic storytelling.

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Spring 2025 · Volume 12

Featuring climate policy models, AI ethics in classrooms, and oral histories from first-generation college pioneers.

  • Editorial Letter
    Navigating research equity in 2025 classrooms.
  • Featured Series
    "Cities in Transition" — urban design, housing justice, and student-led planning labs.
  • Lab Notes
    Micro-grants powering 34 independent student projects.
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Policy · April 2025

Designing Youth Climate Accords

A comparative analysis of student-led municipal climate boards in Boston, Lagos, and São Paulo, mapping what accountability looks like when youth draft policy.

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Humanities · March 2025

Archives of First-generation Futures

Oral histories from college bridge programs that redefine how we document belonging, featuring student-curated digital exhibits.

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STEM · March 2025

BioFab Studios in High School Labs

Tracking community biotech labs bringing CRISPR literacy to teens and what ethical guardrails students propose.

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Student contributors across 18 countries

34

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Spring 2025 · Vol. 12

Cities in Transition

Urban design, mutual aid, and student-led planning labs reimagining resilient infrastructure.

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Winter 2024 · Vol. 11

Learning Futures

AI literacy, culturally sustaining pedagogy, and neurodiverse classrooms.

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Summer 2024 · Vol. 10

Stewardship & Soil

Regenerative agriculture, Indigenous science, and food sovereignty research collaboratives.

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