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Trump’s 2016 rhetoric and Latino immigrant civic behavior
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"Holding Fast: Resilience and Civic Engagement Among Latino Immigrants" sheds light on immigrants’ attitudes before, during and after Trump’s election.

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    • Trump’s 2016 rhetoric and Latino immigrant civic behavior

    A new book by political scientist Michael Jones-Correa sheds light on immigrants’ attitudes before, during, and after Trump’s election.

    Kristen de Groot

    ‘Motivated to vote’
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    I Voted Today! stickers convey the excitement and enthusiasm of Penn students.

    ‘Motivated to vote’

    Co-directors Eva Gonzalez and Harrison Feinman of Penn Leads the Vote push for 100% student voter registration in the Year of Civic Engagement.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Introducing the Year of Civic Engagement
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    Introducing the Year of Civic Engagement

    The latest theme year was ushered in last week with the Penn Reading Project. In a time of great distance, the University asks the community to think about how it can enact great engagement.
    Reflections on suffrage: The 19th Amendment at 100
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    Reflections on suffrage: The 19th Amendment at 100

    Penn Today reached out to experts from centers and schools across the University to look at suffrage through the lens of history, this election, and the fight yet to come. 

    Kristina Linnea García , Kristen de Groot

    A hallmark year in voting history
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    A vintage suffrage banner from the early 20th century. (Image: Birmingham Museums Trust)

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    • A hallmark year in voting history

    This year marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment as well as the bicentennial of Susan B. Anthony’s birth. Penn experts reflect on Anthony’s legacy and voting rights today.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Americans’ civics knowledge increases but still has a long way to go
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    Americans’ civics knowledge increases but still has a long way to go

    The past few years have seen contention between Congress and the president over budgets and immigration, disputes over the limits of executive power, contested confirmation hearings for two Supreme Court justices, and lawsuits involving members of Congress and the president.

    Penn Today Staff

    The future of conservatism
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    A virtual event sponsored by the Red & Blue Exchange looked at where the GOP goes from here.

    The future of conservatism

    A top GOP pollster, a former White House aide and Penn grad, and a leading “Never Trumper” journalist share their thoughts on where the Republican Party goes from here.

    Kristen de Groot