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Whovotesincollege?Studentvoterturnoutandimplicationsfor
highereducation'sroleinstrengtheningdemocracy
IngerBergomAdamGismondiNancyThomas
InstituteforDemocracyandHigherEducationTisch CollegeofCivicLife
TuftsUniversityMedford,MA
We study and work to improve …College student voting
Campus conditions for political learningStudent political agency, discourse and equity
Classroom teaching for democracy
Service tocollegesanduniversitiesinterestedinlearningabouttheirstudents’votinghabits
Nationaldatabaseforresearch oncollegestudentpoliticallearningandengagementindemocracy
WhatisNSLVE?
Whycareaboutcollegestudentvoting?
Highereducationhasbeenwidelyviewedasnotonlyvocationaltrainingbutpreparationfor“citizenry,”including“votingandparticipationintheformulationofpublicpolicy.”(Miller,1988)
Votinganindicationofhowwellhighereducationisdoingtopreparecitizensforlivinginademocracy
IPEDS
Catalist(publicvotingrecords)
NationalStudentClearinghouse
• 2012,2014,2016U.S.generalelections
• ~10millionstudentrecordsperelectionyear
• 1000+institutions• All50states
+3 +1.6
REGISTRATION
Acloserlookatturnoutratesby…GenderAgeRaceandethnicityFieldofstudy
+3+3
Gendergapstayedsame:womenvotedmoreby+7pointsinBOTHelections
Firsttimeeligibletovoteinpresidential
election
Interestedinmoredata?
FullnationalreportavailableonIDHEwebsite:https://idhe.tufts.edu/nslve/2016
NSLVEinteractivedataportalhttps://idhe.tufts.edu/nslve/nslve-data-portal
CustomizedInstitutionalReports
Seeusafterthissessiontosignupyourcampus(it’sfree)
Why are some institutions more (or less) politically and electorally engaged?
Campus Climate Research
Positiveoutlier
Negativeoutlier
Sample:Outliervotingrates
Whatareweseeingonthesecampuses?
@TuftsIDHE
Politics365:Campusclimatesforpoliticallearningand
engagementatoutliercampuses
ü Student well-being, strong interpersonal relationships, particularly student-faculty
ü A sense of shared responsibility among students for each other and for the institution
ü Compositional diversity used as an educational asset; cohesion across social and ideological diversity
©TheInstituteforDemocracyandHigherEducation,2017
Strong social cohesion among diverse student populations
ü Discussion-based teaching, political discussions across campus
ü Prepared faculty and students
ü Balanced free expression and inclusion; academic freedom is a “given”
©TheInstituteforDemocracyandHigherEducation,2017
Pervasive political discussions
ü Students with positional authority
ü Students respected for their views, with or without positional authority
ü Strong student government association
©TheInstituteforDemocracyandHigherEducation,2017
Student agency, power, and shared responsibility
ü Traditional political participation, election season “buzz”
ü Issue activism and organizing, with or w/o government
ü Nimble institutions, supportive faculty©TheInstituteforDemocracyandHigherEducation,2017
Active political engagement
ü Social cohesion, strong student faculty relations
ü Diversity and equity as intentional practice
ü Pervasive political discussions
ü Student voice and agency, institutional decision-making
ü Student activism and electoral engagement
©TheInstituteforDemocracyandHigherEducation,2017
Politics 365
WhatcanNSLVEdoforus?
• Wakeupcalltoimprovestudentpoliticallearningandengagement
• Toolforcatalyzingchange
Questions to Consider:
• HowcanNSLVE-basedresearchbeusedto:• Increasevoting?• Increaselearning?
• Whatarethechallengesandopportunitiesuniquetoyourcampus?
idhe.tufts.edu/nslve/join
2016 NSLVE National Report
Using Your NSLVE Reports
Talking Politics: Guide for Campus Conversations about your Voting Reports
IDHE Resources on Free Speech & Academic Freedom
Other resources
Where do I find a report on the campus climate studies? Here.
Is my campus participating in NSLVE? Look here.
How do I obtain a copy of my campus report? Go here.
Where do I go for other resources? Go here.
To sign up for our newsletter, go here.
For other questions please contact:idhe@tufts.edu
@TuftsIDHE
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