What exactly is the American Democracy Project?
The American Democracy Project is a non-partisan, national initiative conceived by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in partnership with the New York Times and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. AASCU is working to connect participating campuses, facilitate conversation and research, and support the effort through networking. Of AASCU’s 430 member campuses, 227 have currently declared participation in this project. The ADP asks participating campuses to consider the growing challenges of educating a citizenry who have the knowledge, skill, values and motivation to renew our democratic principles and ensure a healthy democracy anew with each generation. The Civic Participation Project is The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s implementation of this initiative.
