Society & Culture
Drawing a ‘bright line’ on democracy
With colleagues at Yale and Dartmouth, Rochester professor Gretchen Helmke has launched Bright Line Watch, an initiative to survey opinions about democracy, both among the public and political scientists.
Campus Life
Election season a busy one for student leaders
College Republicans, College Democrats, and the students of the Committee for Political Engagement (CPE) expect to have an active fall semester in preparation for the 2016 United States elections.
Campus Life
#TurnOutForWhat documents why UR community votes
In an effort to increase awareness of and participation in the democratic process, the University of Rochester’s Committee for Political Engagement (CPE) held a two-day photo shoot on October 28-29 called #TurnOutForWhat to document and share photos of Rochester students, faculty, and staff identifying what issues compel them to vote.