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Where do young people come down on questions of faith, values, and public life? How do they relate their values to public policy issues including education, economic inequality, and the environment? These questions, critically important for the 2012 election, are at the center of a campus conversation being organized by the Berkley Center and Georgetown University. This blog features an ongoing conversation about these issues between students selected as Millennial Values Fellows through a national competition. You can read and comment on their blogs here.To learn more about the project, visit the Campus Conversation on Values page.
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Millennials on Social Media and Politics
November 15, 2012
Millennials on Social Issues and Diversity
November 12, 2012
Hira Baig (Rice) on Why the Presidential Election Matters to Millennials
November 7, 2012
Millennials on Religion and Interfaith Work
November 7, 2012
Ryan Price (Drake) on E Pluribus Duo
November 6, 2012
Mohammad Usman (DePauw) on Unpredictable Millennials
November 5, 2012
Millennials on Affirmative Action Policy
November 3, 2012
Seth Warner (Vassar) on What Happens as the "God Gap" Widens
November 2, 2012
Josina De Raadt (Dordt) on How Social Media Is Like Wii Bowling
October 31, 2012
Zachary Yentzer (Arizona State) on the Next Greatest Generation
October 29, 2012
Brice Ezell (George Fox) on Post-Racial America? Race, Millennials, and the 2012 Election
October 25, 2012
Tyler Bishop (Vanderbilt) on a Future of Hashtags #whatitmeansforus
October 23, 2012
Brice Ezell (George Fox) on How the People Can Heal a “Divided,” Partisan Nation
October 4, 2012
Hira Baig (Rice) on Religion and American Democracy
October 4, 2012
Tyler Bishop (Vanderbilt) on How It’s All About Relatability: Voter Turnout
October 3, 2012
Josina De Raadt (Dordt) on Mistaking Politics for a Hollywood Blockbuster
October 2, 2012
Mohammad Usman (DePauw) on the Internet Solution
October 1, 2012
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PUBLICATIONS (3)
Diverse, Disillusioned, and Divided: Millennial Values and Voter Engagement in the 2012 Election
October 4, 2012
October 4, 2012
LETTERS (2)
RELATED RESOURCES: MILLENNIAL
LaRissa Connett (Philander Smith College) on the Millennial Generation
March 26, 2012
Since the mid-20th century our world has changed almost beyond recognition—and certainly beyond the recognition of the Baby Boomer generation. Today, the world we live in is truly global. In our lifetime, the internet grew from a government project to a massive social network that allowed people to grow interconnected in ways never before imaged. Previous generations did not have the access we have to each other via mobile devices or tablets like the iPad. We are truly a connected generation and while not all of us share the same ideals, we do all share a sense of interdependence and an appreciation for the concerns of others. The glaring difference between the Millennial Generation and our predecessors is that we have an abundant access to information, continual development of technology, and wide access to this technology.
This new norm of instant communication and the World Wide Web encourages the exchange of ideas and has created contact and closeness to areas of the world that would have otherwise been isolated. Our parents; generation and their parents’ generation were limited to what they heard on the news and, if so inspired, taking to the streets to make change. We, however, can no longer plead ignorance when it comes to issues around the world. When civilians in Syria are being attacked by the Syrian military opposition, a young teen in Iowa has the capacity to express concern and a new sense of compassion. The Baby Boomer generation suffered from the lack of exposure to international cultures and instant technology. They were able to sustain their exclusive lifestyles without regard or empathy for other areas of the globe. The Millennial Generation’s ability to express a far reaching sense of compassion has truly shaped our world view to include a sense of extended community that the previous generations did not.
The challenge now for the millennial generation, in the presence of globalization, nuclear weapons, and terrorism, is whether or not the interconnected world can coexist peacefully.
larissaconnett@gmail.com
The challenge now for the millennial generation, in the presence of globalization, nuclear weapons, and terrorism, is whether or not the interconnected world can coexist peacefully.
larissaconnett@gmail.com