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Young voters are going to be key to winning 2020

An op-ed co-authored by our Dean Alan Solomont extensively cites data on youth voting from our CIRCLE and IDHE research teams.

The Student Vote Is Surging. So Are Efforts to Suppress It.

Data on college student voting from Tisch College's IDHE team informs this piece on the efforts to prevent students from casting ballots on college campuses.

Massive Surge in Student Voting

This feature highlights research from Tisch College's Institute for Democracy & Higher Education which found that 40% of college students voted in 2018.

Why college students could draw new attention in 2020: Their turnout doubled for the midterms, study finds

A feature on Tisch College's exclusive national study of college student voting in the 2018 midterm elections.

Here’s How Colleges Can Get More Involved in Elections — and Not Just in the Midterms

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.

Let's emphasize growing collegiate voter turnout

This piece on the growing influence of college student voters cites research from both our CIRCLE and IDHE research teams.

We shouldn’t be making it harder for college students to vote

In a letter to the editor, Nancy Thomas, Director of our Institute for Democracy & Higher Education, talks about the distressing trend of increased barriers to student voting.

More college students expected to vote in 2018 midterms

Nancy Thomas, Director of Tisch College's Institute for Democracy & Higher Education (IDHE) shares encouraging signs that point to increased college student voting.

Welcome to college. Don't forget to vote.

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.