Bard College Recognized as an ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting
Photo of Bard student voter by Joseph Nartey ’26
"We are so proud of the work that the Center for Civic Engagement and the Election@Bard teams have been able to do to maintain this award!” said Sarah deVeer, Center for Civic Engagement Special Events Administrator. “As we head out of the 2024 Election cycle, we will continue to work within Bard’s mission of being a private institution working for the public good.”
Bard College joins 471 campuses in being recognized by ALL IN for participating in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, sharing its voting data with ALL IN, and submitting a 2024 democratic engagement action plan to ALL IN.
Over 300 Bard students were newly registered to vote this fall due to the direct assistance of the Election@Bard team. This means that 635 students overall were on the rolls and able to vote locally (40% of eligible students at Bard). An additional 323 students were registered to vote non-locally or via mail-in ballot and were registered to vote in over 30 states.
Sierra Ford ‘26, Lead Campus Initiatives Intern at Election@Bard added that “It is a great privilege to attend an institution that makes meaningful investments in the democratic expression of our student community. I cannot wait to continue this work of voter advocacy and education and I am grateful to ALL IN for this recognition”
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. Campuses that join the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge complete a set of action items, with the support of ALL IN staff, to institutionalize nonpartisan civic learning and voter participation on their campus. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge currently engages 10.8 million students from more than 1,075 institutions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Campuses can join the ALL IN Challenge here.
“The research is clear: colleges and universities that make intentional efforts to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement have higher campus voter registration and voter turnout rates," said Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. "This year we saw more colleges than ever before step up their efforts to ensure that their students were registered and ready to make their voices heard at the ballot box. These Most Engaged Campuses are setting the standard for nonpartisan civic engagement work for colleges and universities across the country.”
Post Date: 11-20-2024