September, 2015
The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
By Gabriel Arteaga, National Manager, The Democracy Commitment (TDC) New America hosted a discussion recently on the Voting Rights Act called, The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America. The discussion was led by Mark Schmitt, director of political reform at New America. He was joined by journalist and author, Ari Berman and Nicole Austin-Hillery, […]
Read More...Just Mercy | Bryan Stevenson, the Equal Justice Initiative and Stockton’s Constitution Day
By Amanda Adams, AASCU Civic Engagement Intern & Stockton University student Last week, Bryan Stevenson was the Constitution Day speaker at Stockton University in New Jersey; he spoke about his book, inequality, mass incarceration, the death penalty and the U.S. Constitution. The reason Stevenson wrote his book, Just Mercy (2014), was to change the way […]
Read More...What happened on National Voter Registration Day?
National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) was on September 22, 2015. This day is important because it brings together volunteers, organizations, and celebrities from around the country to make sure that no one is left out in the next election. One major reason behind NVRD was the 2008 election where 6 million Americans did not vote […]
Read More...Constitution Day 2015 | TDC Campuses Across the Nation Celebrate and Engage in a Big Way
Constitution Day 2015 Constitution Day can be seen as a celebratory event; and in many cases it is a celebration of an experiment in democratic governance that continues to balance rights to equality and liberty. On most of our campuses, however, Constitution Day is not (only) celebratory, but a day to spur people to think […]
Read More...Introducing our fall Civic Engagement Intern
Amanda Adams is the new AASCU Civic Engagement Intern for fall 2015, joining ADP and TDC from The Washington Center. She is a senior at Stockton University, an ADP campus in New Jersey, studying political science and global studies, and will graduate in December. Before Stockton, Amanda attended Atlantic Cape Community College (N.J.) and earned […]
Read More...ADP/TDC Electoral Engagement Resources: Engaging Campuses
As a part of the ADP/TDC Electoral Engagement Resources, we’ve created a document with ways in which colleges and universities can engage their students. The document has resources to measure current areas of growth for individual universities’ democratic engagement efforts. It also lists suggested resources on how to approach expanding democratic engagement efforts on campuses […]
Read More...Partner Spotlight: Lyon Software’s White Paper on Community Impact Reports
As part of a new series of AASCU Research and Strategy reports, AASCU corporate partners are providing important insights and data to our member institutions. Our latest report is a white paper from a company that TDC has worked closely with and that sponsored our 2015 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement meeting. Lyon Software’s white paper […]
Read More...ADP/TDC Electoral Engagement Resources: Voter Education Websites
The ADP/TDC Electoral Engagement Resources now features a document on voter education websites to help college students better inform themselves in preparation for Election Day. Listed websites will assist students in finding factual information about the candidates on the ballot. Other websites feature voting information. One source students may find to be particularly useful is […]
Read More...ADP/TDC Economic Inequality Initiative Updates
By Amanda Adams, AASCU Civic Engagement Intern and Stockton University (N.J.) student For more information on the joint ADP/TDC Economic Inequality Initiative, go here. New Economic Inequality Grants We are excited to announce that thanks to Weber State University’s (Utah) overwhelming generosity under Provost Emeritus Michael Vaughan’s leadership, we are able to offer campus mini-grants […]
Read More...ADP/TDC Electoral Engagement Resources: U.S. Political Parties & Organizations
As a part of the ADP/TDC Electoral Engagement Resources, we’ve compiled a list of the notable political parties and organizations, breaking down the beliefs, ideas, and platforms. This document is meant to help students see the platforms in a side-by-side comparison in addition to provide more ways to connect further with the organizations for more […]
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