2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (311+ words) Gettysburg Connection The Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College will hold its annual Democracy Week September 14–19 The theme this year is America at 250: Our Democracy, Our World The week will bring together three major programs examining American democracy through history, voting…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (474+ words) STAR EXPLAINS: What are Flock cameras? NIU football clobbered 40-0 at No. 22 Iowa in season opener NIU quarterback battle continues as season nears That time I found confidence wearing my hearing aids Get the Flock out of DeKalb DeKALB – The political…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (331+ words) A talk about how to achieve happiness and an exploration of the country's founding ideals will fuel Grand Canyon University's inaugural Canyon Civic Conference. “When you say civic engagement, students assume it is limited to those that are in the…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (355+ words) Nearly 163 years ago, Abraham Lincoln spoke of a government “by the people.” But in our currently dysfunctional politics, it often seems that only the loudest voices are heard. Few of us believe that we could play an active role in…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (552+ words) Home » All » Early Civic-hood Education All episodes of Good Neighbor Club Season 1 are now published and available on-demand on the WHYY Kids YouTube channel. We’ll be at the Fitler Club Ballroom September 14 from 5:30 to 7:30pm for the launch of New York…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (170+ words) It’s been a year since Ohio’s Senate Bill 1 became law to crack down on what conservatives view as liberal bias at the state’s public universities. Among the law’s requirements is that students complete a three-credit hour course on American civic…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (211+ words) League of Women Voters sponsors activities to raise voter education The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization that engages in activities to enlighten and educate citizens about their role in the electoral process and the governmental life of…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (223+ words) Tom Yedica, a social studies teacher at Sheboygan North High School, will deliver Lakeland University’s annual Constitution Day lecture on Thursday, September 17 at 11 a.m. in the Younger Family Campus Center Event Space. His presentation, “The Constitution Viewed Through the Lens…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (285+ words) As part of the year-long commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of America, Jacksonville State University’s American Democracy Project and the Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Institute will host a special panel examining the significance of the Declaration of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (164+ words) A local high school teacher will be educating college students on the U.S. Constitution later this month. Lakeland University has shared that Sheboygan North social studies teacher Tom Yedica will deliver the school’s annual Constitution Day lecture on September 17th. The Lecture…...