Happy Friday! Actual signage means we're official now, right? (Ignore that construction equipment). We are ONE MONTH away from move in!! 🥳

On National Coming Out Day, the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates the courage of the LGBTQI+ community and reaffirms that LGBTQI+ rights are human rights.

Civics education is essential to educating future voters. New voters need a strong baseline with which to exercise their new rights. #Vote16

Last to register for the November election is Tuesday, October 18, 2022. umd.turbovote.org

Terps don't forget to register umd.turbovote.org

Join the conversation with Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate Wes Moore at Bowie State University Oct. 24. Register docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Join us Nov. 9 for a post-election discussion about the policies we might see from a newly elected U.S. Congress. Register ow.ly/QUIS50LsJQB Remember to let your voice be heard this election. Nov. 3: last day to vote early. Nov. 8: General Election Day.

The work of our friends Merrill College @ Maryland and Maryland Democracy Initiative (MDI) colleagues. Journalism Investigation Surveys Maryland School District Spending, Creates Public Database today.umd.edu/briefs/journal…

We're so excited for @umdlcsl to work together with UMD Public Policy's civicUMD to develop training for student poll workers from all University System of Maryland campuses—work made possible by a $78K grant from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. today.umd.edu/umd-to-lead-us…

Merrill College has released its first Maryland Local News Ecosystem Study, which paints a detailed picture of the current local news landscape in the state. MORE: go.umd.edu/LocalNewsEcosy…

Check out this Poynter piece from our Associate Professor Christopher Hanson on our first-ever Maryland Local News Ecosystem Study, which released Friday. #fearlessjournalism poynter.org/locally/2024/u…

Be sure to read this Maryland Today story on the findings of our first Maryland Local News Ecosystem Study, which was released Friday. #fearlessjournalism #merrillmade today.umd.edu/umd-journalism…

Democracy is good for the economy. Can business defend it? brookings.edu/articles/democ…

Press Release: Maryland State Board of Elections Clarifies How Ballots Cast for Candidates Prior to Withdrawal from Primary Election Will Be Handled #TrustedInfo2024

Early voting day 4! Use this link to locate an early voting center: vote.md.gov/MDsearch Polls are open from 7am to 8pm #TrustedInfo2024

“If the United States were to experience substantial further democratic decline, there is strong evidence that the resulting instability, cronyism, and stagnation would substantially damage the economic health of the country,” warns clockchecker. brookings.edu/articles/democ…

Youth voting thrives in states that support it! CIRCLE Researcher Peter de Guzman talks facilitative election laws in this article from YES! Magazine. Read the story here: buff.ly/3yiaMeE Read the research here: buff.ly/4a7DADV

Together, Civic and @UMDLCSL will provide all USM system schools with the resources and training they need to recruit and support university poll workers this fall.

Early voting day 7! Use this link to locate an early voting center: vote.md.gov/MDsearch Polls are open from 7am to 8pm #TrustedInfo2024

Part of our work is about dispelling myths and misinformation about young people. The truth is that youth today are not apathetic - they vote at the same level or higher than other generations did at the same age. Read the Newsweek story here: buff.ly/3y9MH9T