How We Can Help
The CCN Elections & Democracy Initiative helps faculty at U.S. colleges and universities who are running student reporting programs and want to cover upcoming races, large and small. We connect program leaders to a community of peers, provide free teaching resources, facilitate collaborative reporting projects, and promote the exceptional work of your students.
How You Can Join Us
Email Sarah Gamard (scbgamard@gmail.com) to register for upcoming virtual collaboration sessions
Read our our free teaching resources including templates for student election coverage (PDF)
Share your student reporting via email (centerforcommunitynews@gmail.com) for our National Student Reporting News Site
Tell us what you need by taking our survey (Google Form)
Assignments and Resources
CCN Guide on Student-Led Political Reporting (doc)
Assignment 1: Profiling first-time and/or young voter attitudes on campus (doc)
Assignment 2: Profiling voter attitudes in underserved communities off-campus (doc)
Assignment 3: How do I cast my vote? A how-to guide for first-time voters in the 2024 election (doc)
Assignment 4: Student-made voter guide project (doc)
Assignment 5: Pitch a feature story on the 2024 election to your “editor” (doc)
Assignment 6: Electoral College Project (doc)
Assignment 7: Profiling Election Challenges Post-Election Day (doc)
Elections & Democracy Program: All Assignment Templates & Handouts (doc)
Template for Voter Guide Candidate Questionnaire - Use for Any Races (Google Form)
Collaborative Project: Cross-State Live Blogging on Election Day (PDF)
More Resources
Stay in Touch
Sarah Gamard
Program Manager, CCN Elections & Democracy Initiative
scbgamard@gmail.com
Meg Little Reilly
Managing Director, Center for Community News
Meg.little-reilly@uvm.edu