Hillygus Virtual Rothbaum Lecture Series

Historically, youth voter turnout has been abysmal—young citizens typically vote at half the rate of older citizens, and this gap in turnout is much worse in the United States than other democracies.  Despite a dismal track record of turnout in past elections, young Americans seemed poised for a wave of youth engagement in the 2020 presidential election.  Did it come to fruition?  What are the prospects for the future?

Due to COVID-19 considerations, the 2021 Rothbaum in-person lecture series featuring Distinguished Lecturer D. Sunshine Hillygus was postponed and reformatted into this series of virtual lectures.