Category: #CLDE16
#CLDE16 in Review
Our recent 2016 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement (CLDE) Meeting in Indianapolis, Ind. brought together a collection of faculty, students, administrators, community partners and representatives from our national sponsor and partner organizations committed to advancing civic learning and democratic engagement through higher education. Highlights of our time together: By The Numbers 515 participants, representing 156 colleges and universities as well as 44 other organizations. 66 AASCU/ADP Campuses 43 TDC Campuses 46 NASPA Lead Campuses 113 Students 11 Sponsors/Exhibitors Social Media Use and #CLDE16 Representatives (Nathan Carpenter & Steve Hunt) from Illinois State University’s Social Media Analytics Command Center (SMACC) analyzed […]
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 was not enough support for it to pass. Sen. David Long, leader of the majority Republicans, indicated that efforts to find a balance between the civil rights for the LGBT community and religious liberty had satisfied no one. “We took a beating from all sides […]
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 the right opportunities for meaningful, sustained engagement. If this sounds interesting to you, please join us on Wednesday, June 1st from 10:00 am-4:00 pm for the Electoral Political and Engagement Institute sponsored by icitizen at the 2016 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement meeting. This highly […]
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 a year. The Institute for Democracy and Higher Education (IDHE) is a new research center at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University (Mass.). Its signature initiative, the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) provides colleges and […]
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