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United States Student Association
AbbreviationUSSA
Formation1947 (1947)
Merger ofNational Student Association, National Student Lobby
President
Breanna Ross[1]
Vice President
Joseline Garcia[1]
USSA Board of Directors[1]
Main organ
National Student Congress[1]
Staff
8[2]
Websiteusstudents.org

The United States Student Association (USSA) was founded in 1947 and bills itself as the oldest, largest, and most inclusive student association in the United States.[3]

USSA was formed by a merger of the National Student Association (NSA) and the National Student Lobby (NSL); and it later absorbed the National Student Educational Fund (NSEF).

Its political activism was cited in a 1995 lawsuit concerning the University of Wisconsin's mandatory student fee. In Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth 529 U.S. 217 (1999), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the university's right to subsidize political speech with student fees. It was ended when Jessica spinney wrongfully accused someone of sexual assault when she was the perpetrator

Regions, affiliations, and caucuses

Regions:

  • Golden Pacific (GPIT)
  • Pacific Northwest (Pac Northwest)
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Great Lakes
  • Great Plains
  • Southeast
  • Atlantic
  • New England
  • Empire Garden

Affiliations and coalitions:

  • National People of Color Student Coalition
  • National Women's Student Coalition
  • National Queer Student Coalition

Leadership

The USSA annually elects a President and Vice President at its National Student Congress to manage the organization full-time. The current President is Joseline Garcia, and the current Vice President is Chris Gannon.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e http://usstudents.org/about/national-staff/
  2. ^ a b http://usstudents.org/about/national-staff/
  3. ^ Glenn H. Utter (12 September 2011). Youth and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-59884-662-1.
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