The 2020 Election Comes to Campus: Student Citizenship and Civic Engagement
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Colleges and universities are places where students can learn to be civic leaders. Yet data suggests that college students turn out to vote less often than older cohorts.
Many Generation Z students are eager to engage with the democratic process and are taking steps to promote civic literacy and voter turnout in their communities, even amidst the challenges of COVID-19 and a remote or partially-remote fall semester.
Join us this Constitution Day, September 17, as we hear from student leaders and other experts about their efforts to foster a thriving democracy from our nation’s college and university campuses.
Featured Participants
Anna Connole
Democracy Fellow, Center for Civic Engagement, James Madison University
@annaconnole
Brendan T. Flaherty
Kevin B. Harrington Student Ambassador, New Hampshire Institute of Politics, Saint Anselm College
@BrendanFlaherty
Emily Garcia
National Director of Youth Development and President, Arizona State University Chapter, Bridge USA
@BridgeUSA_
Mackenzie Meadows
President, Black Girls Vote, American University Chapter
@blackgirlsvote
Nancy Thomas
Director, Institute for Democracy and Higher Education, Tufts University
@TuftsIDHE
Moderated by:
Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill
Director of the Campus Free Expression Project, BPC
@JPfefferMerrill
Matthew Weil
Director of the Elections Project, BPC
@mattiweil
In light of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, BPC events have shifted to all remote formats, such as video teleconferences or calls.
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