Every student at the University of Delaware can now enroll in the Citizenship and Democracy Certificate, a program grounded in the Citizens, Civility, and Change course as well as initiative focus areas including governance, media, and leadership. 

For example, SNF Ithaca Student Leaders presented at the international conference  “A Matter of Trust” hosted by iMEdD (incubator for Media Education and Development) in Athens and authored their own response to the field of journalism in the report “The Door Opens Both Ways: Building Trust Between News Media and Generation Z.” Education resources have also been developed from the collaborative SNF Ithaca x iMEdD Media & Democracy Summit.

In addition to the student experience, SNF Ithaca is a national hub for scholars through convenings like the SNF Ithaca Leadershi​p Summit, research and publications by Biden School faculty such as “Answering the call: Offering and analyzing civil discourse opportunities in undergraduate public affairs education,” white papers from SNF Ithaca Research Scholars and opportunities like the SNF Ithaca Fellows program that brings in scholars and practitioners to broaden how we understand and study democratic citizenship.

The All Politics is Personal video series, inspired by President Joe Biden’s adage that “all politics is personal,” introduces viewers to the person behind the politician, driving home the point that we can find commonality, humanity and civility even with people with whom we disagree politically.