May, 2016
Student Engagement at #CLDE16
The CLDE 2016 meeting will kick off, leading to three days of meaningful conversations, networking opportunities, and other engaging and empowering events. We, the student interns, are excited to welcome all of you to Indianapolis and start talking about civic and democratic engagement. To help your conference experience run smoother, we have put together a […]
Read More...#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 […]
Read More...#CLDE16: Don’t Miss our Political Engagement Pre-Con!
The 2016 presidential election cycle has thus far been one of the most polarizing and captivating in recent memory, and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Meanwhile, a rising tide of emergent research, tools and civic technologies is redefining the way campuses are able to understand their students and provide them with […]
Read More...#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 […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...#CLDE16 | Key Features
Note: The group hotel rate expires on Tuesday, May 10th, but rooms are filling up — book your room online here! Our 2016 Civic Learning & Democratic Engagement Meeting organized by AASCU’s American Democracy Project, The Democracy Commitment and NASPA (#CLDE16) is fast approaching from June 2-4, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Register here. Attended by presidents, provosts, faculty, staff and […]
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