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Advancing Public Purposes

Youth Voting Rights: Civil Rights, the 26th Amendment, and the Fight for Democracy at Colleges

Thursday, January 22, 2026
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
Location: Catholic University - Level M1

    Primary Presenter(s)

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    Jonathan Becker

    Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Politics
    Bard College
    Bard College, United States

    • Co-Presenter(s)

  • Yael Bromberg

    Lawyer and Twenty-Sixth Amendment Scholar
    Bromberg Law LLC, United States

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  • Michael Nojeim

    Professor and Program Coordinator of Political Science
    Prairie View A&M University, United States

This panel will feature authors of the book Youth Voting Rights: Civil Rights, the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, and the Fight for American Democracy on College Campuses (October 2025), which explores the 26th Amendment and the intersection of youth and race in the battle for the franchise, and how students, faculty, and institutions, in partnership with nonprofits, can protect and promote democracy. The book centers on case studies of four US institutions―Tuskegee University, Prairie View A&M University, North Carolina A&T University, and Bard College―which offer unique insights into the contributions of college communities to the right to vote in the United States. The book offers lessons in the fight to promote and defend democracy and is being released in print and as a free open educational resource. The panel will draw on lessons learned and provide practical takeaways for participants to consider on their own campuses.