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A Pivotal Time for Democracy

Covering voting, civic leadership, and the role of universities during an intense campaign season Our new issue is available now.

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Theory and Practice: Service-Learning, Community Engagement, and Community-Based Research

Book Review | Democracy Awakening

Heather Cox Richardson | Review by Keisha L. Hoerrner

Considering AI for the Classroom to Boost Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement

Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses significant risks to society in general and to higher education specifically. However, it offers potential ...

Who Pays the Price for the Cost of Voting

The Impact of Voting Policies on Presidential Election Turnout, 1996-2016 ...
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Effects of Gerrymandering on State Social Policy

Abstract Partisan bias occurs when one party gets something the other party does not. If a given district map results ...
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The Time is Now, The Time is Always

Moving Civics from the Classroom to the Campus ...
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From Institutional Trauma to Institutional Healing

Abstract The societal struggles in American higher education have intensified in recent years, impacting various facets of academic life. Enrollment ...

Civic Education for Civic Leadership

Renewing Faith in Democracy ...
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The Praxis of Realizing Election Imperatives in Trump’s America

Abstract American democracy and higher education were not developed under—nor are they guided by—the principle of equality for all. However, ...
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Promoting Civic and Community-Based Teaching Practices: An Exploratory Study of Collaborations Between Faculty Development

Abstract The study discussed in this article explored collaborative efforts between faculty development centers and civic and community engagement centers ...

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Book Review | Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

Phrases such as “required reading” can be overused, but Heather Cox Richardson’s newest book Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State ...
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Book Review: How Spaces Become Places: Place Makers Tell Their Stories, Edited by John F. Forester

Discussed in this review: How Spaces Become Places: Place Makers Tell Their Stories. Edited by John F. Forester. New Village ...
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Book Review: Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America, by Vegas Tenold

Discussed in this review: Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America. By Vegas Tenold ...
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Book Review: Operation Chaos: The Trump Coup Attempt and the Campaign to Erode Democracy, by Kevin James Shay

Discussed in this review: Operation Chaos: The Trump Coup Attempt and the Campaign to Erode Democracy. By Kevin James Shay ...
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Book Review: I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year, by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker

Discussed in this review: I Alone can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year. By Carol Leonnig and Philip ...
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Book Review: Run: Book One, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell

Discussed in this review: Run: Book One. By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell. Abrams ComicArts. August ...
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