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‘Democracy Under Attack’ panel to be presented

A discussion of how democracy is fostered and challenged worldwide will be presented on Wednesday, March 29. The panel is being co-sponsored by the American...

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Applying for an absentee ballot for mid-term elections made easy by ADP

The American Democracy Project is collaborating with the League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County to help SUNY Fredonia students apply for an absentee ballot...

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Hildebrand lecture to examine BLM link to civil rights campaigns

“Voting Rights: Identifying the Deep Roots of #BLM,” a lecture by Department of History Associate Professor Jennifer Hildebrand, will be presented as part of the...

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Student voter registration made easy in September

The American Democracy Project at SUNY Fredonia is partnering with the League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County to make voter registration methods more accessible...

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Allyson Youngs recognized on the ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll

The American Democracy Project has announced that Allyson Youngs, a senior majoring in Communication: Public Relations, from Allegany, has been placed in the 2022 ALL...

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Authoritarianism topic of Zoom roundtable discussion

Students will be able to view a team of highly regarded academics assembled by the University of Wisconsin Law School explore resistance to autocracy in...

Dr. Joshua Fetterman

How COVID fueled group polarization flames is topic of ADP talk

An exploration of polarization in a highly charged atmosphere will be presented in a virtual talk, “Group Polarization in American: How COVID 19 Threw Fuel...

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Goal met with over 60 percent of SUNY Fredonia students voting in ’20 election

SUNY Fredonia students were squarely on board with the record numbers of Americans who voted in last year’s presidential election.

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Faculty to examine voting rights in panel discussion

Members from three academic departments – Sociocultural and Justice Sciences, History, and Politics and International Affairs – will discuss voting rights from their respective disciplines...