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Salisbury University Improves on Political Awareness

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Salisbury University ranks Number 8 in a study “Election? What Election” that measure’s the least politically active students among colleges.

That’s better than last year when the University ranked Number 3 in the Princeton Review’s ”The Best 377 Colleges, 2013 Edition.”

Jeanne Krier is a publicist for Princeton Review Books which compares responses from students who attend each featured school.

She told the Salisbury Daily Times the ranking is based on the question:

“How popular are political/activist groups on your campus.”

In 2009 and 2010 Salisbury University ranked number 1 while ranking number 2 in 2008.

The Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement on the SU campus has hosted a number of forums ranging from ballot measures like the Maryland Dream Act and same-sex marriage to a debate by the Maryland US Senate candidates.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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