Ombudsman (links and other resources)

We've collected our favorite student resources, student communities, journalism resources, progressive and conservative websites and more for you. Have a favorite website not linked here? Email us and tell us about it!

General Resources for Students:

  • The Nation Student Pages-- Student Events, programs and articles from progressive magazine, The Nation.
  • ULoop--Secure classified ad system for college students only.
  • Global Youth Opportunity-- International internships for students.
  • Read Print Books - Free online library of classics for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast.
  • The Student Center - A fun community of high school and college students; provides resources, advice, and much more.

    Student Community Resources:

  • CampusCalm--Community for students to speak out about grades, stress and personal well-being.
  • Black Greek Network-- Network of black fraternity and sororities and their members.
  • CampusActivism--Contacts, Event Information, Ideas and Resources for campus activists.

    Scholarship Opportunities/Search Engines:

  • OneDollar Scholar--Contribute to and apply for college scholarships provided by the general public.
  • BrickFish-- BrickFish provides creative scholarships and contests for students.
  • Chicana Latina Foundation--Scholarships for Latina students.
  • Career Voices--Scholarship information and resources from Shayla Price.
  • Scholarship Monkey--Scholarship search engine of over 1 million ungrad, graduate and professional scholarship awards.
  • CollegeTool Kit-- Scholarship search that allows you to match by region, age, time and school, etc.
  • MyArtSpace Network for artists to display their art, participate in contests, or apply for the scholarship contest.

    Journalism, News Resources and Blogs of Note:

  • Alltop--magazine rack of citizen journalism sites for those not using RSS feed.
  • LA Youth--LA teen journalist website.
  • The World Forum--Nonpartisan political forums, political blogs and international news.
  • On Day One-- Global discussion on international cooperation and working together.
  • Oliver Willis--political discourse and commentary by Oliver Willis.
  • Hullabaloo-- politicaly commentary and discussion.
  • The Populist--Independent progressive journal.
  • Citizen News Network--News and commentary from ordinary citizens and traditional journalists.
  • Current--Current TV's website connects you to what's going on in the world, from the student perspective.
  • Discover Magazine--The solution to all of your "Woe is me, for I have no interesting and original current events to blog about" problem.
  • Blog Directory--Directory of blogs that you may find interesting.
  • Political Blogs-- Directory of top political blogs.
  • Loaded Web--State by State blog directory.

    Organizations of Interest:

  • Collective Good--Recycle your own cellphone with proceeds going to your favorite charity.
  • Mobilize--All-partisan network dedicated to educating, empowering, and energizing young people to increase civic engagement and political participation.
  • Young People For-- Long-term leadership development program for a new generation of progressive leaders.

    ProgressiveU Picks:

  • Our Progressive Picks
  • Our Conservative Picks

    Other Sites of Interest:

  • Jesus General
  • Crooks and Liars
  • DailyKos
  • Eschaton
  • Buy Blue
  • Rockridge Institute
  • Roosevelt Institution
  • Tree Hugger
  • Good Search
  • The Price of Oil