CategoriesBlogMore young people than ever joined civil political discussions in Fall 2024 This fall, a movement of constructive dialogue and disagreement swept across college and high school campuses nationwide. In […]
CategoriesBlogWhat issues determined the youth vote in 2024? 2024 just might be remembered as the election year–not just an election year and not just in the United States, but around […]
CategoriesBlogHow Students Address Political Differences With Family Jessica Carpenter The 2024 election might be over, but for many, the tension of political disagreements is spilling over into the holiday season. […]
CategoriesBlog Student POVsHow Students Address Family Politics During the Holidays Adam Calder Thanksgiving is here! And the holiday means something different to everyone. For many of us who share our family’s political […]
CategoriesBlog Student POVsPolitical Violence Doesn’t Have To Be Inevitable After This Election Adam Calder As all of my friends know, I’m a political junkie. Each day, I wake up excited—not because I’m […]
CategoriesBlogFirst-Time Voters Discuss Voting for Trump or Harris As President Jessica Carpenter For over 8 million young Americans, the 2024 election will be their first chance to cast their vote. […]
CategoriesBlogAdam Calder Many young Americans will cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time this year. I’m one of them. If you thought that Gen Z was […]
CategoriesBlogAdam Calder Finding someone on a college campus who does not know who Charlie Kirk is would be a difficult task. “Charlie Kirk” has become synonymous with the conservative movement […]
CategoriesBlogIn an era where political polarization seems to dominate every conversation, BridgeUSA is proving that bipartisan dialogue is not only possible, but essential for the future of democracy. This fall, […]
CategoriesBlogAdam Calder This fall, a record number of new BridgeUSA college chapters are starting up on campus! Eighteen new chapters, along with their presidents, officers, and faculty advisors set out […]
CategoriesBlogAdam Calder Last month, over a hundred young chapter leaders from across the country–even as far as Hawaii– huddled for a weekend in a balmy, but characteristically breezy, downtown Chicago. […]
CategoriesBlogThe BridgeUSA Team For the past few years, we’ve all watched conversations about issues we care about be taken over by political toxicity and hyper-partisanship. The loudest and most extreme […]
CategoriesBlogManu Meel This piece was originally published on the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Read the story here. While the firestorm at Columbia University is the latest instance of campus protests sliding into hostility […]
CategoriesBlog Student POVsIn the last two weeks, dozens of protests surrounding the Gaza war have erupted on college campuses across the country. The University of Southern California canceled its valedictorian speech; Columbia University […]
CategoriesBlogJessica Carpenter Originally published on AllSides.com. This blog is in collaboration with AllSides, a nonpartisan media group focused on strengthening our democratic society with balanced news, media bias ratings, diverse perspectives, and real conversation. Disturbing. […]
