With only days remaining in this election season, IDHE has resources and advice to help guide your work. Visit our 2020 Election Hub for a memo on voting rights, advice for the final few weeks of the season, and more.
Announcements and Opportunities
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Want to join NSLVE? The first step is to see if your institution is in the study.
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How do you make the most of the 2020 election season? Start with Election Imperatives, IDHE's research-backed set of 10 recommendations for building a campus culture of student political learning and participation.
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Interested in bringing an IDHE team member to your campus for a workshop? Browse our offerings at this link, or reach out if you have something you'd like us to design specific to your institution!
Featured Research
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In the 2018 midterm elections, the average student voting rate at U.S. colleges and universities more than doubled from the last midterm elections, jumping from 19% in 2014 to 40% in 2018. Other findings from 2018 include:…
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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
How should you facilitate discussion at a debate watch event at your college or university? In this short guide, IDHE offers some discussion questions to help students engage during a debate watch event. Also, be sure to check out our...
Organizing a debate watch event at your college or university? In this short guide, IDHE offers some tips and reminders for setting up and running online or in-person debate events at your institution. Also, be sure to check out...
This short paper, released in collaboration with the American Council on Education (ACE), provides a checklist for higher education professionals looking to make the most of the waning days of...
- The Washington Post highlights a recent report from Tisch College's Institute for Democracy & Higher Education on how colleges can improve political learning and engagement.The Washington Post
- Inside Higher Ed cites various ways IDHE helps promote political engagement on college campus, particularly its NSLVE data and a new report with recommendations for institutions.Inside Higher Ed
- An interview with Nancy Thomas, Director of our Institute for Democracy & Higher Education, about our newest report on how colleges can facilitate political learning and engagement.The Chronicle of Higher Education