Civic Engagement
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“Teachnology” and Civic Engagement in the Year of COVID-19 Instruction
By Alison Rios Millett McCartney As we start the Fall 2020 semester, many of us are left wondering – what can we actually do? With an unexpected transition to virtual […]
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Inclusive and Representative Government Could be the Key to Unlocking the Youth Vote
By Jared McDonald In the run-up to seemingly every election, journalists discuss whether this will be the year in which young people turn out to vote. Although there is some […]
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How Colleges Can Help Overcome the National Poll Worker Shortage
By Andrew J. Seligsohn and Emily Bottie The opportunity for every American to vote in a free and fair election is at risk. In a typical year, 56% of poll […]
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Mobilizing Students through Faculty Engagement: Join the Faculty Network for Student Voting Rights
By Sabrina Medler As a young voter, and recent Political Science graduate from Stanford University, I understand the kinds of obstacles that impact students’ ability to vote. My goal is […]
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Understanding Contemporary African American Political Engagement through Anger and Empowerment
By Christopher Towler As the 2020 presidential election approaches, African American voters will play a decisive role in determining the election for president and state representatives. The power of Black […]
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Engagement through Experience: Student-Led Voter Registration Efforts
By Chelsea Kaufman Campuses across the United States are engaging in efforts to promote student voter registration as the 2020 election approaches. In my own efforts to promote civic engagement […]
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Teaching the Power of Local Political Participation
By Melissa Michelson My Menlo College students are generally concerned with current events and politics at the federal level—including Supreme Court decisions and actions taken by Congress or the President—and […]
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Racial Liberalism: Connecting Protest and Electoral Politics Today
The year is 2020, not 1968. There has been extensive commentary about the protests over the recent murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police suggesting parallels to the black insurgency […]
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Equal Votes, Better Participation? Exploring how the National Popular Vote Compact Could Affect Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections
By Alice Malmberg The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) proposes an alternative to how the United States currently elects its president by tying the outcome of the national popular […]
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Explainer: Kentucky’s 2020 Primary Election
By Dr. Benjamin R. Knoll This year’s Kentucky primary election will take place on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020. Below are answers to all the questions you wanted to ask about […]