Month: August 2017

The Importance of Civic Participation in Moments of Perceived Institutional Failure

The Importance of Civic Participation in Moments of Perceived Institutional Failure: Lessons from China By Eli Emigh, New York City Program Associate I found the importance of civic participation at a time in my life when my own views on civic engagement were nihilistic at best. I was a college student studying abroad in Beijing,… Continue reading The Importance of Civic Participation in Moments of Perceived Institutional Failure

Generation Citizen Massachusetts Program Manager

Generation Citizen (GC) is excited to announce that we are looking for an exceptional leader to join our team as the Massachusetts Program Manager. The Program Manager will execute GCā€™s ambitious strategy for action civics programming across Massachusetts, working directly with a local site team as well as educators and administrators from statewide. The position… Continue reading Generation Citizen Massachusetts Program Manager

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What We’re Reading

Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Put Me In Coach: Reworking Social Studies for… Continue reading What We’re Reading

Howdy from Texas: Meet Lucianne, Central Texas’ New Program Associate

Howdy, I am Lucianne Nelson, the new Program Associate with the Central Texas team here at Generation Citizen!   Before joining GC, I was a teaching fellow in the university setting. I also implemented civics programming on college campuses, so my background is largely in working with college students. While I definitely felt at home… Continue reading Howdy from Texas: Meet Lucianne, Central Texas’ New Program Associate