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Diverse: A Society of Women Engineers Podcast
Ep 280: Engaging Youth STEM Voters With Jennifer McAndrew of Tufts University
Jennifer McAndrew explores the critical issue of voter turnout among STEM students with Dr. Roberta Rincon, director of research and impact at SWE. She dives into findings from the recent “Democracy Counts 2022” report from the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gen Z candidates are looking to change Georgia’s political landscape
This article cites data from CIRCLE on Georgia youth voting in 2020 as well as the increased percentage of 18- to 25-year-olds running for elected office from 2010 to 2020.
MetroWest Daily News
Massachusetts tipped workers' minimum wage is lower. Ballot Question 5 could change the pay
Data from cSPA analysis of Massachusetts Ballot Question 5, which would raise the minimum wage for tipped employees in the state, is highlighted.
MassLive
Harris jumps out to 31-point lead over Trump in Harvard poll of young voters
2020 CIRCLE research on the “decisive” role youth voters had in Joe Biden’s election in 2020 is highlighted.
ILAOfficial
Kofi Annan and Global Leadership at the United Nations
Abiodun Williams, Professor of the Practice of International Politics, was a featured speaker in an International Leadership Association Perspectives webinar on his latest book, Kofi Annan and Global Leadership at the United Nations
NBC10 Boston
@Issue: Breaking down the Massachusetts ballot questions
cSPA's Evan Horowitz speaks with NBC10Boston’s “@Issue” about the ballot questions in Massachusetts in this year’s elections.
The New York Times
Accurate Polls Hinge on a Tricky Question: Who’s Actually Going to Vote?
Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies Brian Schaffer comments on the imprecise nature of polling “likely voters” noting, “The reason you should care is because [polling] does reflect that turnout matters.” Data on voter records from Schaffner’s 2020 Cooperative Election Study is also referenced.
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