10 Presidents Join College Presidents for Civic Preparedness
Princeton, NJ, October 18, 2024: A new group of 10 presidents of diverse higher education institutions from across the country have joined the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, a unique consortium convened by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars. The 10 presidents joining the initiative lead diverse campuses: President Tania Tetlow, Fordham University President Ellen […]
9 Presidents Join College Presidents for Civic Preparedness
Princeton, NJ, September 13, 2024: A new group of 9 presidents of diverse higher education institutions from across the country have joined the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, a unique consortium convened by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars. The 9 presidents joining the initiative lead diverse campuses: President Andrea Talentino, Augustana College President Eric […]
Co-Creation Generation
The Case for Intergenerational Co-Design and Co-Leadership Citizens & Scholars recognizes the extraordinary power in the potential for young people and adults to work together to solve issues in their communities. Intergenerational co-design and co-leadership maximizes impact by including more voices, particularly the voices of youth who are often most impacted and yet rarely included […]
The Civic Outlook of Young Adults in America
C&S believes today’s young adults are particularly poised to strengthen democracy. As we head into a Presidential election year and when more than 31 million 18–24-year-olds are shaping the future of our country, the time is now to unleash this generation’s civic potential. Turning Warning Signs into Opportunities for Democracy The Civic Outlook of Young […]
Mapping Civic Measurement
The Institute for Citizens & Scholars brings together diverse people, across traditional divides, to build a constitutional democracy that works for all. In 2019, Citizens & Scholars released the whitepaper From Civic Education to a Civic Learning Ecosystem: A Landscape Analysis and Case for Collaboration, which noted a surprising consensus among practitioners in the civic education space that the current approach to developing effective citizens needed to be updated for the […]
From Civic Education to a Civic Learning Ecosystem
A Landscape Analysis and Case for Collaboration This 2019 white paper, From Civic Education to a Civic Learning Ecosystem, authored by Citizens & Scholars president Raj Vinnakota provides a comprehensive landscape of the civic education space to understand how the work of funders, policymakers, educators, researchers, and nonprofit organizations comes together and interacts to produce […]
National Survey Finds Just 1 in 3 Americans Would Pass Citizenship Test
Survey Findings:Results of 50-state survey find only four in 10 can demonstrate basic history understanding. PRINCETON, N.J. (Oct. 3, 2018) – Only one in three Americans (36 percent) can actually pass a multiple-choice test consisting of items taken from the U.S. Citizenship Test, which has a passing score of 60, according to a national survey […]