Teaching Political Science at a Community College: Resource Set One
Terry L. Gilmour, Midlands College
Much has been written about the importance of undergraduate students doing research. Nearly 40 percent of UC Davis undergraduates participate in research activities. They explain …
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Teaching Political Science at a Community College: Resource Set Two
Josh Franco, Cuyamaca College
In 2007, I am sitting in a class with a little over half dozen junior-level transfer students at UC Merced, a loud “Wham!” echoes throughout the …
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By Sabrina Medler
As a young voter, and recent Political Science graduate from Stanford University, I understand the kinds of obstacles that impact students’ ability to vote. My goal is to help boost the youth vote in this monumental election, …
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Political participation is one of our most important civic duties. It is part of the original contract we the people agreed to when we founded this country, both native born citizens and immigrants. However, the vote is a …
By the time that Wisconsinites cast our ballots in the presidential preference primary, we will have already voted in two primaries—and we have a couple more coming up later in the spring. Studies have indicated that the …
Inspired by the legacy and lessons learned from the historic 1964 Freedom Summer, students from UC Santa Cruz and UC Merced took their energy and activism home to the Central Valley of California over the summer of 2018 as part …
The Ohio primaries are almost here! As a political science professor, it is my goal to help make sure that students are empowered to participate. Although only the Democratic party will hold a presidential primary this year, it’s important for …
The Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary mark the official beginning of the 2020 election season, though campaigning has been going on for a full year before the first primary votes were cast. Below, I present an overview of the …
Williams Yamkam, assistant professor and Chair of the campus chapter of the American Democracy Project at the University of Arkansas, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured …
Read MoreSekou Franklin, Associate Professor of Political Science at Middle Tennessee State University, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured in the RAISE the Vote campaign are those …
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