Feb 1, 2023 | 2023, Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, Democracy In Peril |
January 8th Coup Attempt In Brazil What do observed similarities to January 6th mean? February 1, 2023 By Alexander Donlon, ‘22 International Affairs, Madison Center Democracy Fellow; Kara Dillard, Interim Associate Director, Madison Center for Civic Engagement ...
May 10, 2022 | Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement |
https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/civic/files/2022/05/Civics-Secures-Democracy-Act.mp4 Post by Future Teachers in Dr. Carah Ong Whaley’s Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Spring 2022 Course Research shows that students who receive quality civics education are more...
Jan 1, 2021 | 2020 Census, 2021, Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, Voting |
American democracy is in trouble. Fierce partisanship, demonization of opposing perspectives and persistent structural and institutional discrimination and racism threaten the core foundation of our political system while countless public problems remain unaddressed. ...
Dec 7, 2020 | 2020, Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, elections, Voting |
Co-taught by Prof. Cathy Copeland (Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication), Prof. Adrienne Hooker (School of Media Arts and Design), and Dr. Carah Ong Whaley (Political Science), the interdisciplinary JMU Civic and JMU Xlabs Hacking4Democracy: 2020 Elections...
Sep 17, 2020 | 2020, Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, criminal justice, Issues |
By Angelina Clapp (JMU ’20, Political Science), Kyel Towler (JMU ’21, Communication Studies) and Ryan Ritter (JMU ’22, History and International Affairs) Read the full paper with footnotes here. Abstract Modern day prison labor in the United States...
Jun 10, 2020 | 2020, Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, criminal justice, Issues |
1 in 5 Americans interacts with law enforcement yearly. Of those encounters, 1 million result in use of force. And if you’re Black, you are 2-4 times more likely to have force used than if you are White. Center for Policing Equity The death of unarmed Black men at...
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