Kellan Schmidt
Kellan Schmidt is a journalism intern with Campus Progress. A junior at Nebraska Wesleyan University, he is majoring in History and minoring in Political Science and Minority Studies. He is in Washington, DC through an internship program with Nebraska Wesleyan and living, for the first-time, outside a forty-five mile radius of his hometown. Contrary to the beliefs of some, he is not a farmer and does have indoor plumbing in Nebraska. A lifelong Nebraskan, he’s passionate about Nebraska football and basketball. Previously, he volunteered with Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in Omaha.
Recent articles by this author:
- Rush Limbaugh Attacks Sandra Fluke Again, Now Over Stafford Loans
- UC-Davis Report: Pepper-Spaying Incident Should Have Been Prevented
- University Investigates Pro-Hitler Article; Students Protest ‘Ambition Penalty’ Fee
- Members of Congress Applaud Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Young Americans [PHOTOS]
- Students Protest Education Cuts, Are Jailed; Study Suggests Environment Concerns Not As Prevalent
- Print Newspapers Thrive with College Students; College Basher to Teach at Stanford
- Ann Coulter: I’m OK With Revoking Women’s, Young Americans’ Right to Vote
- Colorado Lifts Campus Gun Ban; Student Debt Not Just Young People’s Problem
- Occupying Student Debt, With Books as Shields [VIDEO]
- Alumna Blasts Diversity in Student Newspaper Letter; Community Colleges Attract New Crowd
- Admissions Experts Worried about Implications of Affirmative Action Case
- Virginia Students Take on Hunger Strike to Push for Living Wages
- Black History Month? There’s An App For That
- Schools Ease Tuition Costs; Satirical Video Likens Student Loan Anxieties to STD Symptoms
- Biden Echoes President’s Calls for Accessible, Affordable Education
- Group Wants More Love For Ronald Reagan, Schools Turn To Foreign Students
- Campus Occupy Movement a New Brand of Activism; Student Government Faces Hazing Allegations
