Higher Ed’s Role In Protecting Youth Voting Rights And Democracy
Posted by Forbes on March 31, 2026
As we approach our 250th anniversary as a country, we face persistent low voter turnout and declining trust in our institutions. Where do we go from here to ensure all Americans can and will make their voices heard at the polls? Jonathan Becker and Yael Bromberg have some insight.
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the birth of the nation, every day proves that we are in the midst of a constitutional crisis to define the nation’s identity. America was born and re-born of political and physical violence, giving way to Independence, the First Reconstruction following the Civil War, and the Second Reconstruction, which catalyzed in the passage of its crown jewel: the Voting Rights Act of 1965. With a new shadow of entrenchment enveloping the nation, it serves to recall the civic ethos and action which overcame prior anti-democratic impulses.
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