January, 2014
#ADPTDC14 Update: Teacher Education Effort
Democracy has to be born anew in every generation, and education is its midwife. -John Dewey The Democracy Commitment and the American Democracy Project are pleased to announce a new teacher education effort and strand at their national meeting established to forge and strengthen democratic education and civic engagement in teacher preparation at two- and […]
Read More...Registration Now Open for 2014 TDC/ADP National Meeting
Registration Open for 2014 TDC/ADP National Meeting June 5-7, 2014 | Marriott Louisville Downtown | Louisville, Kentucky “Forging Civic Pathways for Students Between Our Institutions” Please join us in Louisville, Kentucky for The Democracy Commitment’s (TDC) 4th annual national meeting and the American Democracy Project’s (ADP) 12th annual national meeting at the Marriott Louisville Downtown. […]
Read More...Tweet Up! #ADPTDCsotu on 1.28.14
Join The Democracy Commitment and the American Democracy Project on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, for a live, national tweet-up of the President’s State of the Union address to the U.S. Congress. WHAT: State of the Union National Tweet-Up (i.e., a live discussion via Twitter) WHEN: Tues., 1.28 from 8:45PM EST to 10:45PM EST WHERE: On […]
Read More...Alamo College: SGA training ground for civil servants of tomorrow
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE ‘RANGER’ By: Carlos Ferrand Student Reporter Alamo College When Student Government Association Secretary Justin Wideman enrolled at Northwest Vista College in fall 2007, he selected a major out of appreciation of the kindness he saw as a child. As a young boy, Wideman suffered from severe asthma […]
Read More...Delta College: “We’ve All Got Issues”
By: Lisa Lawrason Associate Professor of Political Science Delta College The Democracy Commitment Student Club at Delta College hosted a “We’ve All Got Issues” campaign in March to raise awareness about the political process on the lives of young adults. Throughout the course of the four-day campaign, students were invited to “vote” on the issue(s) […]
Read More...§ San Diego CC District: Constitution Week 2012 Highlights
The San Diego Community College District celebrated Constitution Week 2012 with an array of events: lectures, presentations, and displays. Check out a PDF file of their civic event.
Read More...[TDC Action Alert] Inequality for All
By Stephanie R. South Interim National Coordinator The Democracy Commitment has been working with the American Democracy Project and former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and his staff to organize a simultaneous screening of his Inequality for All film at college campuses across the country. The event will take place on Thursday, February 20, […]
Read More...A Debate about Proposition 30: What’s at Stake?
San Diego Community College District During the Fall 2012, the San Diego Miramar College Associated Student Council, Student Affairs, School of Humanities and Political Science Department sponsored and successfully delivered the event ‘A Debate about Proposition 30: What’s at Stake?’ A well attended and informative event, students, faculty and administrators heard facts and two different […]
Read More...FUNDING OPPORTUNITY for Undergraduate STEM Education in the Computer/Information Sciences
Through a generous $4.9 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, AAC&U has launched its newest STEM initiative, TIDES: Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM. This initiative invites proposals from institutions of higher education (particularly predominantly undergraduate institutions, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges) to implement curriculum and faculty […]
Read More...An Evening with the Experts: Immigration Nation
San Diego Community College District Written by Professor Darrel Harrison, Program Director – Paralegal Studies, San Diego Miramar College San Diego Miramar College hosts a monthly series called “An Evening with the Experts”, where students and the community are invited to attend. In April 2013, students from the Miramar College Paralegal Program’s presented […]
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