Why Midterm Elections Matter!

- Hannon Room, Sullivan Student Center
Panel Discussion

Come learn what midterm congressional elections are, why governors’ races matter, what primaries are and how to have a voice in them, and how the fall of 22 elections will affect the future of our nation and our prospects for a robust democracy.

Why Midterm Elections Matter!

Panel: Tuesday, September 20, 7 to 8:30 PM, Hannon Room, Student Center

Panelists: Kimberly Flint-Hamilton, Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion, Moderator

Precious Hall, Assistant Professor of Government

Elun Gabriel, Associate Dean of Academic Planning and Associate Professor of History

Penda Sarr, SLU Class of 2024, President of BLI, and Titilayo Aluko, SLU Class of 2025, Secretary of BLI

Natalia Singer, Professor of English

Zachary McGee, Assistant Professor of Government

Wendi Haugh, Associate Professor of Anthropology and African Studies

Catherine Weeks, SLU Class of 2024, Andrew Goodman Foundation Student Ambassador

Members of the Andrew Goodman Foundation's nonpartisan Vote Everywhere project will be on hand to help students register to vote and to sign up for upcoming GOTV events.

Come learn what midterm congressional elections are, why governors’ races matter, what primaries are and how to have a voice in them, and how the fall of 22 elections will affect the future of our nation and our prospects for a robust democracy.

Find out what’s at stake at the state and national level regarding voting laws, abortion, the environment, civil rights, and how issues relevant to Generation Z will be affected in the coming midterm election. 

Snacks will be served.