Youth-led. Community-based. Built on firsthand experience. Carnegie Young Leaders projects came from real life, with young people asking, “What can I do to address a problem in my community?” Meet the changemakers: buff.ly/iArWJNI

What happens when you give young people the funding, training, and trust to address challenges in their communities? You’re about to find out. ➡️ Hear from Carnegie Young Leaders team leads about their projects: buff.ly/kR7IXex

Real civic learning is happening in unexpected places—public health classes, technical degree programs, even intro biology labs. Faculty Fellows are reimagining what education for democracy looks like. buff.ly/HZcRWbV #HigherEd #Democracy

There's a growing youth-led movement to lower the nat'l voting age 🗳️ Proud to see The Gem Project,Inc. in The New York Times for pushing Newark's city council to lower the voting age for school BOEs. The Gem Project had 2 classes of Civic Spring Fellows in 2023 and 2020! buff.ly/Mw4S6ca

Students want open, challenging, and respectful conversations. Faculty Fellows are building classrooms where that’s the norm—not the exception. buff.ly/HZcRWbV #HigherEd #Democracy

Think homecoming is just about football and floats? 🏈 Its roots go much deeper. The tradition started in #HigherEd, with HBCUs hosting gatherings for "survival" long before other colleges branded it as "homecoming." Check out more in Reader's Digest: buff.ly/fyezzUH

"Showing up for your town, simply because it's yours, is one of the most meaningful things we can still do together." --Raj Vinnakota, C&S President Homecoming is one of America's last great civic rituals: buff.ly/fyezzUH #CivicLife #Community #Homecoming

Democracy starts in the classroom. These 37 Faculty Fellows are preparing the next generation for civic life by making space for complexity, conversation, and courage. buff.ly/HZcRWbV #HigherEd #Democracy

👏 Congrats to the inaugural Faculty Fellows! They’re not just teaching subjects—they’re shaping our democracy: buff.ly/HZcRWbV #HigherEd #Democracy

Carnegie Young Leaders projects are tackling urgent, complex issues. These are BOLD solutions behind things like: -Disaster recovery -Restorative justice -Voting access -Food insecurity -Teen mental health -Media literacy Learn more about their projects: buff.ly/Tqy7Nir

C&S President Raj Vinnakota weighs in on the modern homecoming for Reader's Digest: it's "about carving out those rare, real-life moments when people are actually in the same place, looking at one another instead of their phones." 🔗 buff.ly/fyezzUH #IRL #Community

Carnegie Young Leaders get to make real decisions that affect their communities and see the results of their efforts. They take on real responsibility, which leads to real change and new ideas: buff.ly/BEyguHs

#HigherEd isn’t retreating. It’s rising to the challenge. Explore how 125 colleges are transforming campuses into hubs of civic renewal. buff.ly/MajYpYk

As engaged citizens, we need the courage to be open to new ideas and willing to change our minds. To help students become engaged citizens, colleges must be hubs for #CivicLife and faculty play a vital role: buff.ly/o39QQK4 Pittsburgh Quarterly #HigherEd #CivicLearning

We're so excited to see Boston-area Carnegie Young Leaders teams featured on masslivenews! 🎨 Community Arts Initiative for Post-COVID Learning Recovery ⚛️ Students for Science 🗳️ The Beacon Project buff.ly/itxnqGc

Carnegie Young Leaders are creating bold, real-world solutions to problems in their communities and we’re backing their vision with serious funding and support. This is what REAL investment in youth-led civic innovation looks like 👇 buff.ly/9Bkcrrf