January, 2015
TDC Welcomes New Interim National Manager
By Stephanie R. South, TDC National Coordinator As TDC National Coordinator Stephanie R. South prepares to transition out of the role, TCD is excited to welcome a new interim national manager (the title change makes this position equivalent to the staff management of the American Democracy Project)-Gabriel A. Arteaga. You can learn more about him […]
Read More...Service Year + Higher Ed Innovation Challenge
Courtesy of the Franklin Project @ the Aspen Institute The Franklin Project, the National Conference on Citizenship and the Corporation for National & Community Service announced the Service Year + Higher Ed Challenge on January 15th. The effort challenges higher education institutions to create innovative new service year opportunities connected to academic credit for their […]
Read More...2015 Faculty Seminar in Yellowstone National Park
Courtesy of the American Democracy Project Blog Announcing the American Democracy Project’s 2015 Faculty Seminar in Yellowstone National Park: Stewardship of Public Lands: Politics and the Yellowstone Ecosystem July 27 – August, 1, 2015 How does a democracy manage competing but often equally legitimate positions over public resources? How are the rights of all citizens […]
Read More...Carnegie Selects Colleges and Universities for 2015 Community Engagement Classification
Courtesy of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected 240 U.S. colleges and universities to receive its 2015 Community Engagement Classification. Of this number, 83 institutions are receiving the classification for the first time, while 157 are now re-classified, after being classified originally in […]
Read More...2015 State of the Union Watch Event & Tweet-Up (1.20.15 @ 7pm EST)
By Stephanie R. South, TDC National Coordinator As President Obama prepares to deliver the 2015 State of the Union address on Tuesday (1/20), we are excited to announce that The Democracy Commitment will be continuing our tradition of engaging our students in a non-partisan discussion regarding the state of our democracy via Twitter. However, this […]
Read More...#CLDE15 Update | CFP Reminder and Prompts
By Stephanie R. South, TDC National Coordinator If you are interested in submitting a proposal for the 2015 ADP/TDC/NASPA Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting in New Orleans from June 4-6, 2015 now is the time! Proposals are due February 8, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Submit your proposal(s) online here. Note: We are using […]
Read More...TDC Action Alert | ADP/TDC Query RE: MLK Day of Service 2015
By Stephanie R. South, TDC National Coordinator In 1994, Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act, designating the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service. Taking place each year on the third Monday in January, the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national […]
Read More...REMINDER: #CLDE15 Registration and CFP Now Open & Accepting Submissions
By Stephanie R. South, TDC National Coordinator Just as a reminder, registration and the call for proposals for #CLDE15 are now open; read more here. Also, if you want more information about the meeting’s name change and the partnership behind it, click here.
Read More...SAVE THE DATE: State of the Union (SOTU) 2015
Courtesy of the American Democracy Project Blog Building on the success of last year’s State of the Union Tweet-Up, ADP and TDC have partnered with GVH Live and iCitizen to produce an interactive forum centered on live coverage of President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address. The forum will stream live on www.gvhlive.com, and feature […]
Read More...AASCU Spearheads National Initiative Focused on Economic Inequality
Courtesty of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) November 2014 The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is spearheading a national effort to engage students in the topic of economic inequality and its impact on democracy through a three-year initiative. Leading the 30 participating institutions in this effort are Keene […]
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