Abby KiesaAlexander P. OrlowskiPeter LevineDeborah BothEmily Hoban KirbyMark Hugo LopezKarlo Barrios Marcelo

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Millennials Talk Politics:

A Study of College StudentPolitical Engagement

This report is published in collaboration with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

CIRCLE (The Center or Inormation & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement)promotes research on the civic and political engagement o Americans between theages o 15 and 25. Although CIRCLE conducts and unds research, not practice, theprojects that we support have practical implications or those who work to increaseyoung people’s engagement in politics and civic lie. CIRCLE is also a clearinghouseor relevant inormation and scholarship.CIRCLE was ounded in 2001 with a generous grant rom The Pew Charitable Trustsand is now also unded by Carnegie Corporation o New York, the Ford Foundation,and other oundations.The Charles F. Kettering Foundation (www.kettering.org) is a nonprot operatingoundation, chartered in 1927, that does not make grants but welcomes partner-ships with other institutions and individuals who are actively working on problemso communities, governing, politics and education.

Executive SummaryMai Fidis.

Today’s College Students are More Engagedthan Generation X Was

Millennials are Involved Locally with Othersbut are Ambivalent about Formal Politics

Millennials Dislike Spin and PolarizedDebates and Seek Authentic Opportunities orDiscussing Public Issues

Dierences Among the Millennials: Collegesand Universities are Providing Very UnequalLevels o Opportunity or Civic Participationand Learning

Recmmedatis

All Students Need to have Opportunities orCivic and Political Participation, andStudents Need Opportunities and Space orDeliberation on Public Issues

Future Researc Areas

Non-College YouthOpportunities on Other CampusesAchieving a Civic Mission in Resource-LimitedContextsFiltering the Media

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MethodologyDemographicsSurvey Toplines

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