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IDHE  |  Institute for Democracy and Higher Education  |  Update | 7/30/2021
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IDHE Receives Lumina Grant!
We’re proud to announce a new collaboration with Lumina Foundation to develop a conceptual framework for higher education’s role in a democracy in question. U.S democracy faces multiple threats: racial injustice and social inequality, polarization that has given way to extremism and hate, disinformation campaigns, destabilized institutions and systems, and threats to academic freedom. Colleges and universities are central to addressing these threats.

Read more about this initiative on the Tisch College website, which includes info on the project background and some early thoughts from IDHE and Lumina. We’ll share more as the work evolves, but in the meantime, you can always send us an inquiry at idhe@tufts.edu.


From our Partners
 
The Talloires Network Leaders Conference is scheduled for Thursday, September 30th, and will run through Sunday, October 3rd, 2021. This event will bring together university, nonprofit and community leaders from around the world. The 2021 virtual convening is hosted by Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life and the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School. Read more about the conference here and register here!

The Students Learn Students Vote Coalition recently released a new resource, “Navigate the Coalition,” which helps make sense of the many organizations and partners in the SLSV coalition.

Campus Vote Project is hiring a Redistricting Manager through the end of the year. For more information, visit the CVP website.

UP TO US Voting Modules Fellowship: Mini-Grant Award Opportunity in collaboration with Project Pericles. Apply for the award online. Deadline is August 13, 2021.

Campus Takeover Mini-Grants. Campuses can apply for funding to facilitate events around the civic holiday season, and the grant application is available online.

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NSLVE Report Updates
 
We have our data and are in the throes of analyzing what has to be the most interesting election in recent memory. We plan to disseminate the campus reports - and release Democracy Counts 2020, our national report - in early September. Stay tuned via our newsletter, Twitter, and the website for updates in the weeks ahead.
 

Send us your campus photos!
 

Students at James Madison University
 
We've got a lot of publications on the way, including our 2020 national NSLVE report, and we want to feature you! Do you have photos of events and activities during the 2020 election season, or other notable moments from the past year? Send them our way (idhe@tufts.edu) and get seen!

Summer Institute for Students

 
Here’s a don’t-miss opportunity for students interested in civil rights and racial justice. Join the Ride Revived Summer Leadership Institute from August 9-13, 2021 at Dillard University or virtually. Designed by students, civil rights leaders, scholars, and community organizers, this curriculum covers the history of civil rights in the US, the legal landscape, voter access, rights, and suppression, theories of oppression and intersectionality, the role of art and spirituality, organizing and direct action, and self care. 
 
The Institute launches a movement leading toward a Freedom Ride to Washington, DC in 2022. Register here. For more information, contact kaylan.tanner@dillard.edu
Support IDHE

IDHE relies on support from donors, philanthropists, and grants. If you'd like to contribute to our work and keep projects like NSLVE, Politics 365, and Election Imperatives free, please follow the link below or reach out to us at idhe@tufts.edu.

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The Institute for Democracy & Higher Education is dedicated to shifting institutional priorities, practices, and culture to advance student political learning, equity, and engagement in democracy. We fulfill our mission through research, resource development, and support for institutions interested in improving their campus political learning climate. The National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) - the Institute’s signature initiative - is both a service to campuses to learn their student voting rates and a research database for IDHE.

The National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement
Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
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