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Midterm Elections

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CYPP Programs

RU Ready

A civic education program providing middle and high school students with the motivation and the civic, political, and expressive tools they need to address public problems in their community.

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RU Voting

RU Voting is a non-partisan effort to register, mobilize and engage Rutgers University students to participate in politics and vote in local, state, and national elections.

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Young Elected Leaders Project

Launched in 2002, the Young Elected Leaders Project (YELP) studies and works with young people under the age of 35 who run and serve in public office in the United States

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Rutgers-Eagleton Washington Internship Award

An award program providing up to $6,000.00 to outstanding Rutgers undergraduate from all campuses, majors, and years for in-person summer internships with government, nonprofit, or advocacy organizations in Washington, D.C.

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RU Voting National

A one-stop shop to get registered, get informed, and cast your ballot in any state or territory in the United States.

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News & Announcements

WHYY: N.J. election 2026: New state law allows some 17-year-olds to vote in primaries

Jessica Ronan-Frisch, the associate director of the Center for Youth Political Participation at the Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics, said the new law could increase enthusiasm for primary elections.
“It can only help improve and support young people in actually seeing the primaries as a place where they can really have a say in who’s going to be representing them,” she said. “Especially in New Jersey when you have elections every single year, I think it’s a nice opportunity for these younger people to make a difference and get involved.”

The Daily Targum: Students speak on civic engagement at Center for Youth Political Participation event leading up to Election Day

On Tuesday, the Eagleton Institute of Politics' Center for Youth Political Participation (CYPP) held an event titled Vote Early Day, featuring the "Postcards for the Future" project at The Yard @ College Avenue. This event aimed to help students form voting plans for Election Day and promote civic engagement.

WRSU: Eagleton and Rutgers Center for Youth Political Participation Host NJ Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party for “Popcorn and Politics” Series

The Eagleton Institute for Politics worked with the Rutgers Center for Youth Political Participation and other campus political science organizations to continue their “Popcorn and Politics” series with a watch party for October 8th’s NJ Gubernatorial Debate between Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill.

The Daily Targum: U. School of Social Work holds event encouraging voter participation

On Tuesday, the Rutgers School of Social Work held an open invitation online event about voting rights that included two speakers from the Eagleton Institute of Politics: Jessica Ronan-Frisch, associate director of the Center for Youth Political Participation, and Kristoffer Shields, director of the Eagleton Center on the American Governor (CAG).

The Daily Targum: Rutgers alum discusses political communications accomplishments under Murphy, White House

On March 31st, the Eagleton Institute of Politics' Rutgers Democracy Lab (RDL) and Center for Youth Political Participation (CYPP) hosted a conversation between CYPP Associate Director Jessica Ronan-Frisch and Megan Coyne, a Rutgers alum who transformed the use of X in state and federal government communications.

Press Release: Rutgers University—New Brunswick Administrators and Students Participate in Big Ten Democracy Summit with Leading Public Policy Schools

Faculty and students of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University—New Brunswick participated in the inaugural Big Ten Democracy Summit on February 10th and 11th in College Park, Maryland