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Why it may be weeks before N.J. has election results for some primaries

NJ.com interviewed Dr. Elizabeth Matto, Eagleton professor and director of Center for Youth Political Participation, about the New Jersey Primary Election.

Rutgers University Gets Out the Vote: Going Big in the Big Ten and Beyond

Elizabeth C. Matto, Associate Research Professor at Rutgers University, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign.

Rutgers Awarded ”Greatest Growth in Student Voter Turnout” in Big Ten Voting Challenge

Rutgers had the greatest gains in student voter turnout over the past four years in the Big Ten Voting Challenge – a nonpartisan initiative to spur civic engagement and encourage more students to head to the polls.

Students should vote in Tuesday’s election, Barchi urges

University President Robert L. Barchi urged Rutgers students to participate in the New Jersey elections on Nov. 5 in a University-wide email yesterday.

Rutgers students, faculty react to recent Democratic Debate

Eagleton’s Center for Youth Political Participation hosted a Democratic debate viewing party Tuesday night, which garnered a crowd that organizers said was larger than expected and educated students on the candidates.

Barchi urges students to register to vote for this year’s elections

University President Robert L. Barchi sent an email to Rutgers students urging them to register to vote.

Rutgers Student Voting Rates Increased Three-Fold in 2018

Lasting Patriotism rooted in civic engagement, not symbolism

Last year, 65% of Americans cited viewing a fireworks show as their favorite Independence Day activity and 62% planned on attending a 4th of July barbecue. In contrast, approximately 50% of the eligible voting population cast a ballot in the most recent midterm election.

Cap and Gown: Eagleton graduates look to future

Two graduating seniors have spent their last year at Rutgers working at the Eagleton Institute’s Center for Youth Political Participation (CYPP), a program that promotes youth engagement in politics. They will both miss Rutgers, but are looking forward to their plans to go to law school.

Trump wants to quiz immigrants on civics — but many natural born Americans lack basic knowledge of government

Just under half of people knew that Justice John Roberts was the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a recent survey showed.

The new face of N.J. voters? Young and female, new data shows.

The face of the new New Jersey electorate is increasingly young and female.

From Studying Democracy To Teaching It

Elizabeth Matto, Director of the Center for Youth Political Participation at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics and member of the Scholars Strategy Network, is a guest contributor for the ALL IN Challenge.