What happens after the 2020 election results are in? This new resource for faculty, published in coordination with Scholars Strategy Network, offers advice and resources for faculty members looking to create space for meaningful dialogue post-election.
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
In an effort to cut through the seemingly endless stream of news we're faced with, IDHE periodically releases short discussion guides, called "Making Sense of..." These short pieces are meant 1) as a way to become quickly acquainted with an...
Between 18 and 20 million people attend U.S. colleges and universities annually. Around 80% of them attend an in-state intuition, but a significant number relocate out of state. These mobile students have the legal...
Ideally, the U.S. voting system would work to select public officials elected by the people affected by their decisions. Research on the turnout gap has shown that not all groups vote in equal proportion, which leads to unrepresentative outcomes. With...
- 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