Updates & Announcements

RSVP Today for the Engage the Election Webinars #8 and 9

Webinar #8 Text, Talk, Vote! Wednesday, September 14, 2016 | 2 p.m. EST Register here. Text, Talk, Vote uses a text-based platform to facilitate in-person conversations about voting with a small group of young people (3-4 per group). The group receives and discusses prompts delivered by text, interacting with each other and moving through the program at their own pace. The free program creates meaningful…

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RSVP Today for Free Engage the Election 2016 Webinar Tomorrow

TOMORROW Webinar #7 Graduating Students into Voters:  Overcoming the Psychological Barriers Faced by Student Voters and Improving Student Voting Rates Using Insights from the Behavioral Sciences Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 2 p.m. Eastern  RSVP here. How do students decide to vote? And why do some students fail to cast a ballot even though they intend to on Election Day?…

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New Resource: CivicLEADS

CivicLEADS: Civic Learning, Engagement and Action Data Sharing Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)’s Education and Child Care Data Archives at the University of Michigan is proud to announce the launch of Civic Learning, Engagement, and Action Data Sharing (CivicLEADS). Funded by a grant from the Spencer Foundation, CivicLEADS provides a centralized repository for data produced by the multi-disciplinary…

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Introducing the CLDE 2017 Planning Committee

The Association of  American State Colleges and Universities’ American Democracy Project (ADP), and The Democracy Commitment (TDC), in partnership with NASPA and its Lead Initiative are proud to announce its committee members for the 2017 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement (CLDE) Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, from June 7-10, 2017. Below you’ll learn more about each…

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Engage the Election Summer 2016 Webinars: Recording & RSVP

Engage the Election Summer 2016 Webinars: Recording & RSVP RECORDING AVAILABLE Webinar #5 | Walk2Vote: Student Empowerment through Civic Engagement | Thursday, July 28, 2016 Walk2Vote (http://walk2vote.com/) is a student led, student executed, non-partisan political engagement program created by students from the University of Houston-Downtown (Texas). It has grown from a local/campus-based initiative to what is now a national movement. We…

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#CLDE16: Politically Speaking, Indy Edition Plenary

Politically Speaking, Indianapolis Edition: Religious Freedom vs. LGBT Rights in Indiana Friday, June 3, 2016 | 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. In February 2016, the Indiana state senate gave up on an attempt to pass compromise legislation expanding protections for LGBT persons in state law. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Travis Holdman, said that there simply was not enough support for…

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#CLDE16 | CLOSING PLENARY: Fostering Campus Climates for Political Learning & Engagement

CLOSING PLENARY:  Fostering Campus Climates for Political Learning & Engagement Saturday, June 4, 2016 | 8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. Democratic learning is not just an issue for the 2016 U.S. presidential election cycle; campuses have a responsibility to support a robust campus climate for nonpartisan political learning and engagement in our democracy 365 days a year. The Institute for…

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May 13 Deadline for NSLVE and Voter-Friendly Campus Designation

Campus Vote Project and NASPA are recruiting administrators to sign up to have their college designated as a Voter Friendly Campus. This program helps institutions develop a plan that will engage students, faculty, and administrators in civic and electoral engagement. After colleges and universities execute their plan to help students register and vote in the 2016 elections, campuses will be…

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#CLDE16: Early-bird Registration Extended to Friday, April 29, 2016

Don’t forget to register for the 2016 Civic Learning & Democratic Engagement Meeting organized by ADP, TDC, and NASPA (#CLDE16) on June 2-4, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Now Early-Bird Extended to Friday, April 29, 2016 Register Online | Early-bird deadline is Friday, April 29, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Registration Fee includes all program sessions and materials; reception on Thursday; and…

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