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Media Mentions October 2, 2025

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).

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Media Mentions April 8, 2025

Rutgers alum discusses political communications accomplishments under Murphy, White House

On Monday. March 31, 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

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Media Mentions September 12, 2024

The Daily Targum: U. Democrats, Republicans discuss presidential debate at watch party

On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump squared off in their first debate since President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and endorsed Harris. The Eagleton Institute of Politics' Center for Youth Political Participation held a live debate watch party co-sponsored by Rutgers College Republicans, Rutgers University Democrats, the Department of Political Science and Douglass Residential College.

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Press Releases March 6, 2024

New Data Reveals Growing Presence of Young Elected Leaders in State Legislature Across the US

A new report from the Center for Youth Political Participation's Young Elected Leaders Project at Rutgers University­­­—New Brunswick highlights the increasing number of young elected leaders (YELs) making their mark in state politics across the United States.

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Press Releases January 17, 2024

March 7, 2024: RU Running Political Campaign Training

Join the Center for Youth Political Participation for RU Running Political Campaign Training on Tuesday, March 7th from 5:30PM to 8:00PM. Learn and network with young elected officials and campaign operatives as they discuss running and serving in office in New Jersey.

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Press Releases December 19, 2023

Young Elected Leaders’ representation in the NJ Assembly & Senate has declined.

According to new data collected by the Center for Youth Political Participation at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, only two members of the New Jersey State Legislature are 35 years old or younger, Honorable William B. Sampson (D-31) and Honorable Cody D. Miller (D-4).

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Media Mentions December 2, 2020

AOC isn’t the only politician playing the social media game

AOC isn’t the only politician playing the social media game. Millennial politicians are figuring out new ways to campaign and engage with constituents, writes Brittany Anlar.

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Journal Articles November 19, 2020

Talking Politics: Creating a Course for Incoming Freshman on Political Discourse

In this paper, we share our experiences in creating and piloting a one-credit course for incoming freshmen entitled “Talking Politics: Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable”. We hold that learning to “talk politics” with those who disagree with us is a core democratic skill and that this course offers a promising approach to imparting this skill.

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Media Mentions November 13, 2020

WRSU Post-Election Analysis with Jessica Ronan

Hear from Jessica Ronan, program coordinator for the Center for Youth Political Participation, as she discusses post-election impacts of youth turnout.

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Media Mentions November 1, 2020

How new Gen Z voters could shape the election

Voting-age members of Generation Z are more politically engaged and less bound by party labels. They are most concerned about issues like climate change, health care access and economic opportunity.

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Media Mentions October 29, 2020

Pandemic’s Impact on Voting Rights and Election

Elizabeth C. Matto, discusses changes in New Jersey’s voting system this election cycle and the voter resources available to help them navigate the changes.

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Media Mentions October 28, 2020

#RUVoting: Rutgers ‘Go Out and Vote’ Initative

Rutgers University wants you to go out and vote. Rutgers' Jessica Ronan speaks with Kimberly Kravitz about the #RUVoting initiative.

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