Authors:
Charles Whitaker
Abstract: Some forms of vaccine hesitancy have their roots in religious beliefs about future apocalyptic events. Such beliefs engender fear of centralized governmental authority as manifested in public health mandates involving vaccines or masks. The author’s upbringing as a religious survivalist provides perspective on why some people display vaccine hesitancy. The author also discusses several […]The post Vaccine Hesitancy and the Apocalypse appeared first on . PubDate: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 05:13:26 +000
Authors:
Ashish Vaidya
Abstract: In this editorial, Northern Kentucky University’s president celebrates Kentucky’s new bipartisan voting rights bill. Signed into law in April 2021, the legislation runs counter to trends in other states by expanding, rather than restricting, voting options in the Commonwealth. As an immigrant to the United States from India, the author brings a unique perspective […]The post The Commonwealth of Kentucky Takes an Important Step in Protecting Democracy appeared first on . PubDate: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 05:10:41 +000
Authors:
Sayil Camacho
Abstract: American democracy and higher education were not developed under—nor are they guided by—the principle of equality for all. However, the sociopolitical history of the United States does not negate the responsibility to equality and equity that educators, university administrators, and policymakers have today. As a means of advancing the praxis of civic engagement within […]The post The Praxis of Realizing Election Imperatives in Trump’s America appeared first on . PubDate: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 05:08:38 +000
Authors:
Morgan Lewing; Lisa Bunkowski Abstract: The study discussed in this article explored collaborative efforts between faculty development centers and civic and community engagement centers related to the promotion of civic and community-based teaching practices. The authors surveyed chief academic officers of public institutions supportive of civic and community engagement and found initial evidence that such collaborations do exist and […]The post Promoting Civic and Community-Based Teaching Practices: An Exploratory Study of Collaborations Between Faculty Development appeared first on . PubDate: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 05:05:30 +000
Authors:
Charles Whitaker
Abstract: Discussed in this review: How Spaces Become Places: Place Makers Tell Their Stories. Edited by John F. Forester. New Village Press. October 2021. ISBN: 978-1613321423. 320 pages. Paperback, $30.00. In this age of media overload, education flows, globalization, and transnational capitalism, it is refreshing to get a perspective on how businesses and the professional sector […]The post Book Review: How Spaces Become Places: Place Makers Tell Their Stories, Edited by John F. Forester appeared first on . PubDate: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 05:02:09 +000
Authors:
Charles Whitaker
Abstract: Discussed in this review: Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America. By Vegas Tenold. Bold Type Books. February 2018. ISBN: 978-1568589947. 336 pages. Hardcover, $27.00. “Sometimes what we do is embarrassing.” This quote, from a KKK member who appears in Everything You Love Will Burn by Norwegian journalist Vegas […]The post Book Review: Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America, by Vegas Tenold appeared first on . PubDate: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 04:59:10 +000
Authors:
Angelina Clapp
Abstract: Discussed in this review: Operation Chaos: The Trump Coup Attempt and the Campaign to Erode Democracy. By Kevin James Shay. Random Publishers. December 2021. ISBN 978-1881365587. 296 pages. Paperback, $14.95. On January 6, 2021, a feat that could not be accomplished by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War was pulled off by an insurrectionist. That […]The post Book Review: Operation Chaos: The Trump Coup Attempt and the Campaign to Erode Democracy, by Kevin James Shay appeared first on . PubDate: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 04:54:37 +000
Authors:
Kenneth W. Moffett
Abstract: Discussed in this review: I Alone can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year. By Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker. Penguin Press. July 2021. ISBN 978-0593298947. 592 pages. Hardcover, $30.00. Written by highly distinguished journalists Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year in Office is […]The post Book Review: I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year, by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker appeared first on . PubDate: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 04:52:43 +000
Authors:
Nicholas Kapoor
Abstract: After the raw votes in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were tallied and showed Donald Trump to be the Electoral College victor, Democrats protested in Trump-won states, asking Electoral College members to vote with their conscience and against their state’s popular vote. On January 6, 2021, supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol […]The post Bent but Not Broken: The Constitutional, Legal, and Procedural Issues in the 2020 Electoral College Vote Certification appeared first on . PubDate: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 03:47:25 +000
Authors:
Stephen Hunt; Kevin R. Meyer, Nathan J. Carpenter Abstract: In this article, the authors advocate that civic engagement education must focus on antiracism, anti-extremism, and digital literacy in the wake of the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. This critical turn is necessary to stabilize democracy, restore trust in institutions, and address the problems presented by the post-truth era. Out of […]The post Promoting Critical Reasoning: Civic Engagement in an Era of Divisive Politics and Civil Unrest appeared first on . PubDate: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 03:44:19 +000
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