This week, an election-focused episode with Dr. Christina Rivers, associate professor of political science at DePaul University. She studies voting rights, African American politics and she’s taught several inside-out classes at the Stateville Correctional Center with students on the inside and DePaul students.
Rivers spoke to host Peter Medlin about how unprepared political science was for this moment in our history, theRe-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act which she assisted with, prison gerrymandering and voter suppression.
In the meantime, we want you to be a part of the show. Send us an email at teacherslounge@niu.edu and tell us how you’re feeling about in-person or virtual school this fall. And, if you want, record your thoughts and feelings into your phone with your voice memos app, then send the file to teacherslounge@niu.edu and we could feature it on the show. You can also email us there to nominate teachers to be featured on the podcast!
SHOW NOTES
Educator in this episode:
Dr. Christina Rivers
Stories Featured in this episode:
You Can Still Vote Early In Person, Even If You Originally Requested A Vote-By-Mail Ballot
This Is The 1st Year Vote-By-Mail Is Mandatory In Illinois County Jails
Music:
Our show's theme music is from the northern Illinois-based band "Kindoves" and their songs "Popn," "Origins" and "Quiche." You can find more of their music on their Soundcloud page. You can also listen to the episode of WNIJ's own Sessions from Studio A where they were featured.
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