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Study: More, and more diverse, US college students voted in 2016

  • Written by Nancy Thomas, Director of the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education, Tufts University
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Whether motivated by support for particular policies or enthusiasm – or ire – toward the candidates, the 2016 election captured the attention of U.S. college and university students nationwide.

That’s the finding of a new study of students at more than 1,000 U.S. institutions released by the Institute for Democracy and Higher...

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