Food & Community: Mapping Food Access, Food Justice, & Food Sovereignty in Harrisonburg, Virginia
While global food production has reached record highs, producing more food than necessary to feed Earth's population, more than 800 million people went undernourished in 2017— including 37 million in the US, or around 11% of the country. While global production is...
State of the Union 2020: Watch & Discuss
Post by Caroline Byrd, Senior Political Science Major and Democracy Fellow for James Madison Center for Civic Engagement. Tonight President Donald J. Trump will give the 2020 State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress that will air at 9 PM EST and...
Key Reasons Why The Census Matters For Hard-to-Count Communities by Abby Wallen
The census is one of the most direct manifestations of democracy. The framers of the U.S. Constitution had a bold vision of a nation governed by the people and for the people that could only be realized if every person in the nation was represented. The power of the...
Why the Census Matters to Hannah McGann
Post by Hannah McGann, JMU POSC & ED, '21 The census plays a very important role in our governing system. The census will tell how many representatives each state will get in the House of representatives by counting the amount of people per household to make sure...
Key Reasons Why the Census Matters by Kearstin Kimm
Post by Kearstin Kimm, JMU Computer Science '20 Data collected by the census are used for many purposes, all of which ultimately affect every resident of the United States in one way or another. While many of these purposes benefit society as a whole, some make a more...
Advocating for ALICE
The Madison Center participated in the Poverty Simulation organized by Emily Akerson and Mary Walala at the Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services (IIHHS) for students across disciplines, including nursing, social services, and health and behavioral...