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Engaging in the election

Penn students in a collaborative fall English course shared their experiences in civic engagement with each other and the world, writing for publication.
Vote That Jawn written in bright yellow chalk on the sidewalk
Penn students in a Writing and Politics fall course taught by Lorene Cary focused on civic engagement during the 2020 election, working with her nonprofit Vote That Jawn. The students created new ways to share nonpartisan information with other young voters: Senior Jay Falk came up with the idea of Vote That Jawn stencils to decorate sidewalks with spray chalk before Election Day.

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