In a new research paper published in the Journal of Politics, we consider how race-centered coursework influences public opinion among college students. This is important because college student bodies have diversified over the past few decades. As such, many colleges and universities are offering courses on race and ethnicity to meet student demand, especially in response to contemporary events, such as protests for racial justice in the summer of 2020. There has also been pushback against educational initiatives that center race and diversity, with several states restricting such activities at public universities in recent years.
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Local newspapers were once a staple of American political life. Information is the lifeblood of democracy, and newspapers have long been critical providers of information to the public. Founding figures of the American democratic experiment described newspapers as essential for ensuring that government is responsive and accountable: Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s third President, wrote that given a choice between “government without newspapers or newspapers without government,” he “would not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
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