

On this student-centric 'Cuse Conversation, we hear from AAPI Planning Committee members MaryKate Keevins '24, who is studying television, radio and film in the Newhouse School and political science in the Maxwell School, and Lia Margolis ’23, a student in the School of Architecture. This year’s theme is “Community Coming Together: Strength in Unity," representing the University's diverse AAPI community uniting across our differences to demonstrate they are a strong voice that can face challenges together. It's an important and timely theme, especially following the challenges of the last three years, including the COVID-19 pandemic and a troubling rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and bias incidents. over voters not trusting election results, and shares how she wants to use this research to make election laws less discriminatory and more representative.Īpril is a time for the Syracuse University community to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. with the U.K., addresses the growing concern in the U.S. Coleman stops by to discuss her research and how she became interested in politics and elections, compares voter ID laws in the U.S. Coleman’s findings will be used for a report on how the U.K. Coleman will analyze materials sent to voters informing them of the policy change to examine how well-informed voters were about the policy shift. elections, thanks to a Fulbright postgraduate award. Gretchen Coleman '22, who is currently pursuing a master's degree in political science, democracy and elections at the University of Manchester, has researched voter ID laws in the U.S. The reason behind the policy change is a growing mistrust in the election process, and the new laws closely follow those in the U.S. The United Kingdom is about to hold the country’s first elections where voters are required to show ID when they vote.
