Elections Are Coming! Are YOU prepared?
Virginia state and local elections are Tuesday, November 5. The James Madison Center for Civic Engagement and Dukes Vote have put together some key information you need to exercise your right to vote. Check voter registration! Individuals can only vote where they are...
Impeachment Demystified
Moving beyond headlines, political science faculty experts Dr. Tim LaPira and Dr. Valerie Sulfaro provided insights into the impeachment process, how it works, what we might expect next and how it will affect politics on Monday, October 14. The panel was moderated by...
Furious Flower Celebrates 25 Years of Supporting Black Creatives
Post by Bryana Moore, Engagement Fellow, James Madison Center for Civic Engagement The Furious Flower Poetry Center celebrated its 25th Anniversary on September 27 and 28, 2019. The two-day conference was held at the National Museum for African American History and...
Peaches and Mints
What do you know about the impeachment process and what the U.S. Constitution says about impeachment? Relevant Constitutional Provisions Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 The House of Representatives...shall have the sole power of impeachment. Article I, Section 3,...
Making of America: There’s More to History
Post by Bryana Moore, '19-'20 Engagement Fellow The James Madison Center for Civic Engagement’s Fellow, Bryana Moore and group of Engagement Fellows, attended the 1619 Making of America Summit at Norfolk State University on September 25 through 27, 2019. Bryana writes...
What do Rihanna, Jesus and Albert Einstein have in common?
A delegation of UC San Diego students doing an alternative break on civic engagement with us this week joined us for a Tent Talk on the Quad to learn and talk about immigration. We heard from nearly 100 JMU students who shared their thoughts on the prompts: "Have you...