Article by Jonathan Becker, Erin Cannan, and Yael Bromberg Featured in Times Higher Education
L–R: Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs and director of the Center for Civic Engagement, and Erin Cannan, vice president for Civic Engagement.
A new article coauthored by Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College, Erin Cannan, vice president for Civic Engagement at Bard, and constitutional rights litigator Yael Bromberg, has been published in Times Higher Education. The article, “US Universities Must Do All They Can to Counter Voter Suppression,” addresses how US youth aged 18 to 24 are underrepresented in registered voter numbers, at nearly 30 percent fewer than older age groups, and calls on institutions of higher education to develop integrated plans to promote student voting. Universities and other institutions should “explicitly support student voting as a core part of their educational and democratic missions,” the authors write. “They should reject calls for ‘neutrality’ that imply disengagement and passivity, and they should develop integrated plans to promote and defend student voting.”
Post Date: 12-10-2025
Post Date: 12-10-2025