Apr 23, 2019 | 2019, Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, State Politics |
Post by Tyler Strosnider, Honors Civic Engagement History of LGBTQ+ orientations labeled as mental illnesses: According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-II), a Psychological reference book that provides all psychologists common...
Mar 18, 2019 | 2019, State Politics |
Download PDFs of new primers prepared by The Madison Center’s Democracy Advocates Ethan Gardner and Anna Connole! Virginia General Assembly Overview Key Legislation in the 2019 Session of the VA General Assembly
Feb 15, 2019 | 2019, Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, Madison Vision Series, State Politics |
Justice John Charles Thomas gave a powerful presentation about the importance of hope to unite our society at the Madison Vision Series on February 7th. Justice Thomas’ fundamental message was: “Have hope, spread light, and seek knowledge.” Below are reflections from...
Feb 13, 2019 | 2019, Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, State Politics |
By Ethan Gardner, JMU ’20 “Gerrymandering is the most evil thing that happened to our political system. We have to get rid of the fixed system.” -Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican, Former Governor of California, February 12, 2019 “Reducing gerrymandering will...
Feb 11, 2019 | 2019, Events, Issues, State Politics |
Post by Anna Connole (JMU, ’20) and Shelby Taraba (JMU, ’18), Madison Center Engagement Fellow On a rare 60-degree February day in the ‘Burg, the Madison Center, Dukes Vote and Women of Color at JMU popped up our tents on the Quad and brought Benny’s...
Feb 3, 2019 | 2019, Constitution, Events, State Politics |
Post by Tyler Strosnider (JMU ’22) and Dr. Carah Ong Whaley Dr. Megan Tracey, a professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at JMU gave a timely talk at Democracy in Peril in January about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Along with current...
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