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UD Political Science Major Named Newman Civic Fellow
University of Dayton political science major Jakob Burdick has been named a Newman Civic Fellow for his work as a voting rights and civic engagement advocate in the Dayton community.
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Andrew Goodman Virtual National Civic Leadership Training Summit – Jul 31 & Aug 1
Register today for AGF's 2024 National Civic Leadership Training Summit, '64-'24: The 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer.
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CUNY Celebrates the Class of 2024 at Commencements Across the City
David Goodman, Julia Chaney-Moss and Stephen A. Schwerner, siblings of Andrew Goodman, James Earl Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, will receive presidential medals at the 2024 Queens College’s commencement.
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Queens College 100th Commencement May 30 To Recognize Siblings Of Civil Rights Martyrs James E. Chaney, Alumnus Andrew Goodman, And Michael H. Schwerner, Murdered 60 Years Ago, And Distinguished Alumni Carole A. And Norman Barham ’68
David Goodman, Stephen A. Schwerner, and Julia Chaney-Moss will receive the President’s Medal, the school’s highest administrative honor at the 2024 Queens College commencement.
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Queens College Marks Freedom Summer With Play Honoring Civil Rights Heroes
On Tuesday, June 18, Queens College will present a reading of a play highlighting local activists’ efforts to register voters living in segregated Mississippi in the 60s. The play ‘The Invaders’ will be showcased at the college’s Goldstein Theatre and coincides with the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer, which falls on June 21.
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QC Play To Highlight Freedom Summer
Queens College will premiere on June 18 a staged reading of “The Invaders,” a play about the Freedom Summer Project of 1964.
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Founding Fifteen Campus Connections: Bard College
One of the "Founding Fifteen" campuses, the Campus Team at Bard College reflected on the past ten years of increasing voter and civic engagement on the campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
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Spring 2024 Roundup: Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere’s Semester Highlights
Young people have always been at the forefront of movements for change. Read how our Andrew Goodman Ambassadors have lived the legacy throughout the Spring '24 semester.
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Founding Fifteen Campus Connections: The University Of Mississippi
One of the "Founding Fifteen" campuses, the Campus Team at the University of Mississippi reflected on the past ten years of increasing voter and civic engagement on the campus in University, Mississippi.
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Queens College To Stage Reading Of ‘The Invaders,’ An Original Play Commemorating The 60th Anniversary Of The Murder Of Civil Rights Activists
On Tuesday, June 18, at 7 pm, Queens College will premiere a designed reading of “The Invaders,” a play about the Freedom Summer Project of 1964—a voter registration effort in segregated Mississippi that drew Black and white volunteers from all over the country—and the Ku Klux Klan’s murder of participating activists James Chaney, then-QC student Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner.
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