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Giuliana DeAngelis is a member of the class of 2014 in Georgetown's School of Foreign Service and is pursuing a Certificate in Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs. Giuliana is currently studying...
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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Remembering Our Forefathers as We Look to the Future
November 4, 2011
The recent event “A More Perfect Union: A Dialogue on American Values,” co-sponsored by Georgetown University and the Ford Foundation, provided a venue for discussion amongst a cross-section of leaders from diverse fields such as politics, business, religion, and education. The most essential question considered was, “Can our nation still find common ground to guide public policy decisions as we confront a new set of domestic challenges?”
America has indeed prospered under the tenets of freedom, equality, and democracy set forth by the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. We have become a nation that prides itself on hard work, self-motivation, and visionary leadership. Alongside a country rich in resources and opportunity, these values have promoted productivity and provided America with a blueprint for continued growth and success.
Along with our immense freedom came choices – choices that are reflected in our present state. These decisions are evident in the management of our finances, in the way we communicate with each other, in the way we view our relationships, and in the way we make use of our free time.
Did we, in an attempt to achieve our personal aims, neglect responsibility for our country? Have we allowed our nation to be divided by differences in political views rather than united under the fundamental principles on which our nation was founded? Today our nation suffers from illiteracy, poverty, hunger, and unemployment. We are unequal in wealth, time, power and education. As we look to our value system to solve these problems, we have to first ask ourselves if the meaning of freedom, equality, and democracy can include social responsibility and compromise. In my opinion, it can and it will. As we move forward in confronting domestic challenges, a new generation of voices marked by our determination to seek accountability, cooperation, and social justice will define policymaking discourse.
Along with our immense freedom came choices – choices that are reflected in our present state. These decisions are evident in the management of our finances, in the way we communicate with each other, in the way we view our relationships, and in the way we make use of our free time.
Did we, in an attempt to achieve our personal aims, neglect responsibility for our country? Have we allowed our nation to be divided by differences in political views rather than united under the fundamental principles on which our nation was founded? Today our nation suffers from illiteracy, poverty, hunger, and unemployment. We are unequal in wealth, time, power and education. As we look to our value system to solve these problems, we have to first ask ourselves if the meaning of freedom, equality, and democracy can include social responsibility and compromise. In my opinion, it can and it will. As we move forward in confronting domestic challenges, a new generation of voices marked by our determination to seek accountability, cooperation, and social justice will define policymaking discourse.