First-Year Seminar Presents “Democracy is a Verb”: Bard’s Fight for Student Voting Rights and the Lessons for Today
Bard College hosted “Democracy is a Verb: Bard’s Fight for Student Voting Rights and the Lessons for Today,” a panel highlighting the history of student-led efforts to secure voting access and the continued importance of campus civic engagement. The event featured current student leaders, Bard civic engagement staff, and alumni including a former Andrew Goodman Foundation Vote Everywhere Ambassador, connecting past organizing victories to ongoing efforts to expand student voting rights.