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Boston University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee members at a watch party for a broadcast about the election and civic engagement. The broadcast was presented by The Team, a non-profit organization encouraging voter participation and civic engagement among student-athletes. SAAC offered voting resources leading up to the election and hopes to provide more civic engagement opportunities for student-athletes in the future. COURTESY OF EMILY HOWARD

Boston University student-athletes push for civic action, look to unify, project voices post-election

Chloe Cramutola November 7, 2024
Two months before Tuesday’s presidential election, the Boston University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee offered voting resources with a focus on civic engagement.
From left to right: Professor Christopher Martell, professor Mary Collins, Howard Thurman Center Director Katherine Kennedy and professor Virginia Sapiro speak at a panel Tuesday evening at the Metcalf Ballroom. The panel, hosted by the Howard Thurman Center, explored drivers of civic action and voter turnout among youth. PHOTO BY MADDIE EPPERSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU professors talk political action among youth

Julia Chinigo September 26, 2018
Boston University professors and students alike gathered in the Metcalf Ballroom to discuss the question of young people in political action and celebrate National Voter Registration Day Tuesday night.
From left to right: David Hogg, Johnathan Rangel, Jessica Browning, Bria Smith and Teddy Landis partake in a panel Monday evening at the Harvard University Institute of Politics. PHOTO BY JALIANA GRIESBACH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Young activists discuss ways to engage youth voters in upcoming elections

Jaliana Griesbach September 25, 2018
A panel of youth advocates, including school shooting survivor and March For Our Lives co-founder David Hogg, brainstormed ways to engage youth voters at Harvard University’s Kennedy School Monday, the eve of National Voter Registration Day.
Boston Election Department representative Ellen Rooney discusses voter registration at Boston University's George Sherman Union with Tabitha Burnett (CAS ‘15). PHOTO BY NICKI GITTER/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Election Department officials register students at GSU Link

Caroline Lord September 24, 2014

A team from the City of Boston Election Department came to Boston University’s George Sherman Union Link on Tuesday to encourage students to register to vote, answer questions about voting and provide...

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