Stories
As students around the country find meaningful ways to participate in American civic life, here we share inspiring stories of engagement and ideas for best practices from across the institutions that have committed to the principles of Engage 2020.
Stories of Engagement
Trinity College: TrinVotes! Initiative Encourages Trinity Community to Register and Vote
Led by a group of Trinity College students, staff, and faculty members, a new initiative called TrinVotes! is designed to increase the college’s voter registration and election participation, especially among students who are first-time voters. A letter to the community in February from Trinity President Joanne Berger-Sweeney and Trinna Larsen ’20, president of Trinity’s Student…
Furman University: Justicia fights for COVID-19 protections for people who are incarcerated
While nursing homes and meatpacking plants were the early epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the five largest outbreaks are now in correctional facilities, according to an analysis by The New York Times. Cases of the virus among inmates has doubled in the past month, and deaths are up by 73 percent,…