United States Student Association
| Predecessor | National Student Association and the National Student Lobby |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 1978 |
| Defunct | late 2010s |
| Type | Student lobbying organization |
| Location |
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Area served | United States |
President | Joseline Garcia[1][2] |
The United States Student Association (USSA) was an American student government association.
The organization was born in August 1978 during a joint meeting between the National Student Association and the National Student Lobby. The membership of both organizations voted overwhelmingly to merge due to overlapping lobbying work and student government-based membership.[3] (The National Student Lobby itself was originally born of a split with the National Student Association.)[4]
By the mid-1980s, the USSA met annually in Washington, D.C., with several hundred students attending.[5]
In the early 1990s, the USSA advocated on behalf of students being eligible for credit cards and beginning to build credit.[6] It also advocated against rising college tuition costs.[7][8]
The USSA collapsed in the late 2010s[9] (although its website was active into 2024). In 2022, there was a plan to revive the USSA with the help of the current in-term president and the USSAF; this revival was supported by the Ontario Student Union.[9]
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References[edit]
- ^ Green, Erica L. (Jan 12, 2018). "Black Colleges Swept Up in For-Profit Crackdown Find Relief From DeVos". The New York Times.
- ^ "National Officers". United States Student Association. Archived from the original on Apr 8, 2018.
- ^ Johnston, Angus. "A Brief History of NSA and USSA". United States Student Association. Archived from the original on Nov 8, 2023.
- ^ Johnston, J. Angus (2009). "The United States National Student Association: Democracy, Activism, and the Idea of the Student, 1947–1978" (PDF). City University of New York.
- ^ Gailey, Phil; Weaver Jr., Warren (March 16, 1985). "BRIEFING; The Students Are Coming". The New York Times.
- ^ de Witt, Karen (Aug 26, 1991). "Using Credit Cards, Students Learn a Hard Lesson". The New York Times.
- ^ Crawford, Philip (Oct 5, 1993). "The Solid-Gold U.S. Diploma". International Herald Tribune – via The New York Times.
- ^ "Price of Higher Education Becomes Even Dearer". The New York Times. Associated Press. Sep 28, 1994.
- ^ a b Patrick, Justin (2022). "Student Leadership and Student Government" (PDF). Research in Educational Administration and Leadership. 7 (1): 1–37. doi:10.30828/real.951165 – via DergiPark.
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