Nayanika Guha

Nayanika Guha

Nayanika Guha is a journalist who focuses on writing about social justice, health, and politics. She has a MFA in journalism from NYU and a background in psychology and social work, which informs her

11 posts
Mail went digital in Alabama prisons. Families are saying their mail isn’t being delivered.
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Mail went digital in Alabama prisons. Families are saying their mail isn’t being delivered.

Incarcerated people and their families are raising concerns about long delays, difficulties sending legal documents, and invasions of privacy

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7 Min
By: Nayanika Guha
Barnard College expels three students who protested for Palestine in unprecedented move
Education

Barnard College expels three students who protested for Palestine in unprecedented move

These are the first official expulsions for protests on Columbia’s campus since 1936, according to Columbia University Apartheid Divest

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3 Min
By: Nayanika Guha
Three students sue Columbia over suspension tied to pro-Palestine organizing
Education

Three students sue Columbia over suspension tied to pro-Palestine organizing

The lawsuit comes as nearly 200 Harvard students, staff, and faculty file discrimination complaints

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5 Min
By: Nayanika Guha
A man holds a sign reading "Nevado votes early" outside of a pair of glass doors.
Politics & Democracy

Without formal addresses, Indigenous communities experience voter suppression

Many Indigenous people on rural reservations do not have a traditional street address, creating insurmountable barriers to voting

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9 Min
By: Nayanika Guha
Cornell University cancels de-enrollment plans of Ph.D. scholar following student backlash
Education

Cornell University cancels de-enrollment plans of Ph.D. scholar following student backlash

Following widespread support and an appeal process, Momodou Taal can continue his studies and stay in the U.S. with some restrictions

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3 Min
By: Nayanika Guha
Cornell University stone entrance sign with red flowers planted in front
Education

Cornell University student faces deportation over Palestine activism

Momodou Taal, a Black Muslim international student from the U.K., is appealing his suspension over a career fair protest targeting weapons manufacturers complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza

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4 Min
By: Nayanika Guha
color photograph of a nighttime protest. people wear Columbia blue graduation caps and keffiyehs. one person holds a poster i
Education

Columbia University students may call a tuition strike against Israeli apartheid

As the genocide in Gaza rages, a coalition of student groups is threatening to stop the flow of money to the university if officials do not divest from Israel

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4 Min
By: Nayanika Guha
color photograph of an outdoor, nighttime protest by Columbia University alumni in support of Palestinian liberation. several
Politics & Democracy

Columbia University student activists say they won’t be deterred after school suspends pro-Palestine student groups

“The goal is divestment, academic and economic, from Israeli apartheid across the board,” one student activist said

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5 Min
By: Nayanika Guha
Black fem holds a white poster with rainbow lettering reading "Queer African Proud we won't be erased"
Gender & LGBTQIA+

LGBTQ+ activists say codifying same-sex marriage is only the first step

The House of Representatives recently passed the Respect for Marriage Act, but LGBTQ+ organizations and activists say there’s more to do

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4 Min
By: Nayanika Guha
Here’s what you need to know about reproductive coercion
Gender & LGBTQIA+

Here’s what you need to know about reproductive coercion

According to studies, reproductive coercion disproportionately affects Black and Latinx women

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5 Min
By: Nayanika Guha
A young asian woman with dark hair sits with her arm around her child, looking serious. The child faces away from the camera.
Crime, Reform & Abolition

In multiple states, rapists can sue their victims for parental custody

Rape survivors say they need stronger laws restricting rapists’ parental rights to keep themselves and their families safe

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7 Min
By: Nayanika Guha

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