The Future of Civics – March 11, 2026​

The Future of Civics – March 12, 2026 As part of National Civic Learning Week 2026, CivicsNJ convened civic leaders from across the state at Rutgers University–Camden for “The Future of Civics – Celebrating America @250 and Our Commitment to Civic Learning and Engagement in New Jersey.” The event brought together educators, policymakers, researchers, students, and […]

February Exchange

February 2026 Exchange Simon Galperin (Left, The Jersey Bee) & Ayinde Merrill (Right, NJ Civic Info Consortium Simon Galperin, Executive Editor, The Jersey Bee and Ayinde Merrill, Program Officer, NJ Civic Info Consortium, hosted the February 2026 Exchange, ‘Local News as Civic Infrastructure.’ Simon and Ayinde discussed the critical importance and impact of local news, which aims to […]

January Exchange

January 2026 Exchange Ebonie Simpson The first CivicsNJ Exchange of 2026 was hosted on January 28th by Ebonie Simpson, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Region, Generation Citizen. With her mentee, Camila Perez, a senior at Yale University, they shared not only their personal civics stories, but how civic engagement changed the trajectory of their personal and professional lives. They […]

December Exchange

December 2025 Exchange Audra Watson Audra Watson, Ph.D., Chief of Youth Civic Programs at Citizens & Scholars and CivicsNJ Steering Committee member, as well as her colleagues from Citizens and Scholars, Christine Foley, Program Officer for Civic Youth Programs and Kilan White, a Carnegie Young Leaders Program coach and member of the Citizens & Scholars Youth Consulting Team, delivered […]

November Exchange

November 2025 Exchange Amanda Ebokosia On Wednesday, November 19th, Amanda Ebokosia, CEO/Founder, The Gem Project and CivicsNJ Steering Committee member, Jennymarie Idrobo, Program Associate, The Gem Project and Fatoumata Bah, High School Fellow, The Gem Project shared their deep insight around Authentic Youth Civic Engagement. The Gem Project seeks to decrease barriers to entry in civic […]

October Exchange

October 2025 Exchange Andrea Benites (left) & Shawn Healy (right) Shawn Healy, Chief Policy and Advocacy Advisor at iCivics and Andrea Benites, State Policy Lead, Mid-Atlantic Region at iCivics, led an interactive discussion where they shared not only a national perspective of civic learning and engagement, but also where New Jersey sits in comparison to other states. iCivics is […]