This collection is provided to the larger educational community for use in their courses across multiple disciplines. Created by several cohorts of "Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Teacher Scholars" supported by the Mellon Foundation, these materials consist of full course syllabi, course assignments, and in-class activities across several humanities, social sciences, general education, and interdisciplinary areas of study. These ready-to-deploy materials help faculty to integrate course content with real-world issues impacting democracy, civic engagement, voting rights, and other civic-oriented topics.
This is an open-access collection distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License CC BY-NC 4.0
For more information on the program, see the program website.
For more information on the Teacher Scholars Cohort 1, see the link with their bios.
Browse the Civic Engagement & Voting Rights Teacher Scholars Collections:
American Democracy - Michael Landis
A Draft Syllabus Outline for a University-Level, Advanced Undergraduate Course
America's Founding Documents: The Foundation for Civic Engagement - Kendall Deas
This course will explore the evolving definitions of freedom in the United States through an analysis of the lives and writings of African Americans.
Charleston Classroom: Race, Elections and American Politics in the Holy City - Jordan Ragusa
Syllabus for a course on race, elections, and American politics with a focus on Charleston, South Carolina
Citizen Science and Scientist Citizens - Jenny Presgraves
This interdisciplinary course explores the intersection of citizen science and the ethical obligations of scientists as responsible and engaged citizens.
Civic Engagement and Learning for Democracy - Russ Wood
Explores how free speech is valued and limited in the US, especially within a college or university setting.
Democracy in Action - Sonalini Sapra
The course explores civic engagement and citizenship in a globalized world. It examines belonging, dialogue skills, and collective responsibilities within local, national, and global communities.
Foundations of Community and Civic Engagement - Andrea Woodward
Foundations of Community and Civic Engagement. This is a foundation course for an interdisciplinary minor in Community and Civic Engagement. Most applicable/adaptable to: Sociology, Political Science, and Peace and Social Justice.
Graphic Democracy: Cartoons, Comics, and Voting Rights in America - Sarah Hamblin
This course explores the relationship between American voting rights and various comic forms.
Information Design for Public Action - Hannah Hamblin
This course is designed to teach the theory and application of information design from a framework of civic education and engagement.
Introduction to Ethnic Studies - Winnie Tam Hung
This course introduces students to Ethnic Studies and the diverse institutional, cultural, and historical issues relating to the past and present life circumstances and intersectional identities of the four core populations of Asian Americans, Chicana/o and Latina/o Americans, African Americans, and Native/Indigenous Americans within the United States.
Introductory Psychology (Civic Engagement Emphasis) - Chris Garris
Key Issues in State and Federal Constitutional Government - Megan VanGorder>
In this course, we will explore how democracy functions, and evaluate its relevance in our time of political, economic, and environmental crisis.
Sociology of Gender - Bernadette Ludwig
This course will present gender as a social structure, one that is socially embedded in institutions, bodies and interactions.
The City as History: Introduction to Public History - Patricia Rutenberg