Higher education has long accepted its role in educating for the future and health of democracy, but how colleges and universities meet this responsibility changes based on the social context of the times. Recently the rationale for...

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The debate over free speech and inclusion in higher education is not new, but it has reached new levels of vitriol and confusion as legislators and others beyond the academy argue for unfettered speech. Mandating speech rights on...

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On March 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided Pompeo v. Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico, ruling in favor of a university that had been accused of discriminating...

Although college and university professors utilize many different styles of teaching, pedagogies, and approaches to learning in the classroom, some are ideal for fostering student political inter- est, knowledge, and agency. This chapter focuses on...

All college level teaching for political knowledge and engagement happens in the context of a campus climate, a combination of the norms, behaviors, attitudes, structures, and external influences that shape the student experience. In this chapter, the...

In addition to its signature NSLVE study on campus voting rates, the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education undertakes qualitative research to examine the campus climates and institutional characteristics that lead some colleges and...

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...