Our full report on 2016 data from the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) is here. Explore our findings and data below.
Announcements and Opportunities
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IDHE is pleased to announce a call for syllabi, to be included in an online repository accessible to all educators. Click to learn more about guidelines and submission process
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We are excited to announce a series of customizable workshops on topics like Facilitating Politically Charged Discussions or Leveraging your NSLVE Data. Fill out this form if you are interested in having us facilitate a workshop on your campus.
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We're offering a new set of IDHE “office hours” in which our staff will be available to answer questions about your NSLVE report or help you troubleshoot issues on your campus.
Featured Research
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The National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) offers colleges and universities an opportunity to learn their student registration and voting rates and, for interested campuses, a closer examination of their campus climate for political…
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The National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE, pronounced "n-solve") is a study of U.S. college and university student voting.…
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The National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) offers colleges and universities an opportunity to learn their student registration and voting rates and, for interested campuses, a closer examination of their campus climate for political…
Latest Resources
Article by IDHE Director Nancy Thomas on the nature of academic freedom, and its role in both student learning and a democracy.
Thomas, N.L. (2010) “The Politics of Academic Freedom” in Educating for Deliberative Democracy, New Directions for...
An article in the Fall 2015 issue of AACU's Diversity & Democracy by IDHE Director Nancy Thomas.
Guest post by IDHE Director Nancy Thomas on the Campus Compact blog looking at the current wave of free speech news on college and university campuses.
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- Rutgers University will participate in the Big Ten Voting Challenge, a conference-wide competition to increase voter registration and turnout among students on all Big Ten campuses.My Central Jersey
- Voter turnout among college students nationwide was up by 3 percentage points in the 2016 election, according to a new report — faster than turnout growth among all voters. But depending on the type of school, that turnout grew either far faster or in some cases plummeted.NPR
- Students at Oakland University, however, over-perform their age group. What is more, OU students voted at a higher rate than students across the nation. A new study by the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) through the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University places OU student voter turnout rate at nearly 57 percent.The Oakland Post