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Tag: Elections
COVID-19
Voter Suppression During COVID-19
Since the United States’ founding, our elections have been fraught with fraud, abuses of power, and the suppression of particular voices. After the enactment of the 15th amendment, which granted the right to vote to former slaves and people of color, numerous measures were put forth to suppress the votes of communities of color. In recent decades, such efforts have come in the form of strict voter ID laws, cuts to early voting days, and purges of voter rolls, to name a few.
September 21, 2020
News Roundup
Coalition for a Diverse Harvard Nominates Governing Candidates
The Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, an alumni group dedicated to increasing diversity at the school, endorsed five candidates for this year’s Board of Overseers election and six candidates for an elected director position on the board of the Harvard Alumni Association, reported The Harvard Crimson. The Board of Overseers is the school’s second-highest governing […]
March 26, 2020
News Roundup
Cory Booker Ends Bid for Presidency
In an email to his supporters, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker announced the end of his 2020 presidential campaign on Monday, citing a lack of funds. “Our campaign has reached the point where we need more money to scale up and continue building a campaign that can win — money we don’t have, and money that […]
January 13, 2020
Opinion
What Higher Ed Can Learn from Ocasio-Cortez Campaign
Given Alexandri Ocasio-Cortez’s success in engaging first-time voters, despite being significantly underfunded compared to her opponent, her election has many lessons for colleges throughout the nation to take note of in engaging their students and surrounding communities to participate in local elections.
July 12, 2018
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