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IDHE Director Nancy Thomas talks about how universities can engage students in learning and discussions related to the election.

As the election approaches, colleges and universities cannot endorse one candidate over another, but they can certainly offer learning experiences, writes IDHE Director Nancy Thomas.

Voting rates in the 2012 presidential election, according to an analysis of 7.4 million student records by the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement at Tufts University.

The data will allow us to measure progress as we work to increase student voting rates this November and beyond.

Inside Higher Ed reports on data from our comprehensive NSLVE study on the voting rates of college students in the United States.

45% of college students in the study cast ballots in the 2012 general election.

As the 2016 candidates look for ways to woo young people, Tufts University’s National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement is out with a new analysis of how 7.4 million college students voted — or didn’t — in 2012. 

Our researchers and experts wrote articles related to political learning and engagement on college campuses.

We hosted a summit with representatives from the White House, federal agencies, and across the field of higher education.