This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which lowered the Federal, State, and local voting age to 18. To honor and celebrate this landmark event and Constitution Day/Week, the University Libraries’ Diversity Advancement Committee is co-hosting an online panel discussion with scholars from across the Texas A&M University System. They will discuss the history, impact, and future of college-age citizens voting in the United States in a moderated panel, followed by an audience question and answer period.

This is a virtual talk. Please register, and a Zoom link will be sent to you 24 hours before the event (registration closes 24 hours before the event).

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Marisol Moreno at marisol.moreno@library.tamu.edu to communicate your needs by September 21 to allow us to facilitate a reasonable accommodation.

About the Speakers:

Kirby Goidel, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas A&M University. His research is motivated by questions of democratic governance, including whether citizens are up to the task of democratic governance, the willingness and ability of elites to manipulate public opinion, and the institutional mechanisms which translate democratic inputs into policy outcomes. His most recent project investigates how the public understands democracy and how those understanding influence political processes and outcomes. Dr. Goidel currently serves as a co-editor of the Social Science Quarterly. Previously, he served as the director of the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University, the Scripps Howard Professor of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University, and the founding director of LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab.

Professor Meg Penrose has been teaching Constitutional law courses for over 20 years. She is a member of U.S. Supreme Court bar and the American Law Institute.  She currently serves as the law school’s Faculty liaison for judicial clerkships.  A former Division I college athlete, Meg has qualified for - and run - the Boston Marathon twice. 

Billy W. Monroe, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Political Science in the Division of Social Sciences at Prairie View A&M University and serves as University Pre-Law Advisor.  He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2008.  His research and teaching interests are in American politics, with an emphasis in constitutional law (law and courts).

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