National Student Lobby
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The National Student Lobby (NSL) was a national legislative advocacy
group based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1971, and merged with the National Student Association
to form the United States Student Association
(USSA) in 1978.
Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...
group based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1971, and merged with the National Student Association
National Student Association
The United States National Student Association, a confederation of American college and university student governments, was founded in 1947 at a conference at the University of Wisconsin. It established its first headquarters in Madison, not far from the U. of Wisconsin campus...
to form the United States Student Association
United States Student Association
The United States Student Association , founded in 1947, bills itself as the oldest and largest student association in the United States. It has a historical and current commitment to diversity and breaking the barriers to educational access imposed by inequality and discrimination...
(USSA) in 1978.