Inside an HBCU’s Big Endowment Push @NCATSUAggies achieved the largest endowment of any public HBCU—no simple feat given some of the challenges HBCUs face in growing these funds. bit.ly/46KS7oZ

1/2 CIRCLE is proud to partner with @YWCAusa's YWomenVote 2024 Gen Z National Town Hall! 9/7/24 includes: A moderated panel discussion among Gen Z women & gender-expansive individuals; A presidential candidate forum; and Local watch parties with #GOTV activations.

Democracy Counts 2022 highlights the civic engagement initiatives on college campuses. See what College of the Canyons in CA and other campuses are up to!! To read the report visit our website: nslve.tufts.edu. College of the Canyons

In 2020, Black students’ voting rate was 63 percent, compared to 71 percent for white students ... #NSLVEinthenews insidehighered.com/news/governmen…

Read Democracy Counts 2022 to learn how college campuses such as Washington University St. Louis, are civically engaging/informing their students! Find the report on our website: nslve.tufts.edu. @WUSTL Gephardt Institute

September 6th at 11AM: join us for a virtual conversation by Brookings Brown Center about the critical role that schools & colleges can play in nurturing youth development as citizens & voters. CIRCLE Director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg will be a panelist! Register: buff.ly/4e1Nd9T

🎉 Welcome to Tufts, Jumbos! 🎉 Hayley and Pepper are thrilled to see so many new faces on campus. Don’t be shy—come by and say hi! 🐘💙 #Tufts #WelcomeJumbos #CampusLife #tuftsuniverity #tuftspolice

Fall events are here! From the Olympics to the silver screen, this semester's speakers are changemakers + barrier-breakers. See the lineup & join us this fall: tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/ev… Ibtihaj Muhammad Chris Hayes #NicSheff Dr. Mona Roger Lau • 劉煒 Evan Horowitz Tufts University

Join us and Students Learn Students Vote Coalition, this Wednesday, September 11th at 3pm ET for a virtual workshop on Unlocking Student Voter Potential: An In-Depth Webinar with NSLVE on Trends, Campus Successes, and Preparing for the Upcoming Election Season To register visit secure.everyaction.com/eRQk2S1REUaAJ4…

1/2 CIRCLE is hiring a Senior Researcher! Although CIRCLE studies civic development and engagement of all youth, the central focus of its work is on expanding access to civic learning and engagement opportunities, especially for marginalized youth from various backgrounds.

We're excited to have a senior researcher join our team! If you're interested apply!

Have you read the campus features in Democracy Counts 2022? Salem State University has established a student-led initiative that has influenced civic engagement throughout campus. Read about it in our national report: idhe.tufts.edu/2022 Salem State Center for Civic Engagement

In the second piece from our Youth Expertise series, Hannah Michelle Bussa writes about the unique role Nebraskan youth can play in elections and the reasons behind so many young people leaving the state. Read the full piece here: buff.ly/4gXttGm

Student Success | How Colleges Are Bridging FAFSA Filing Gaps Financial stress is one of the top reasons students stop out of college, and recent challenges with FAFSA filing may have exacerbated the issue. To mitigate these obstacles, institutional leaders have established

How did each age group vote in the #2024Election? We continue to refine data on the youth vote as it becomes available and conduct analyses to understand the choices young voters made in this election. Catch up on all of our ongoing work here: buff.ly/3UEC4EK

NEW: We can now estimate that youth voter turnout was 42% in this year's presidential election, a drop from 2020 and on par with youth turnout in 2016. In battleground states, youth turnout was much higher: 50% on aggregate. Data and analysis: circle.tufts.edu/latest-researc…