This past week, Doane celebrated another American Democracy Week (ADW), packed with events designed to educate and uplift campus voices. Hosted by Professor Amanda Irions, Professor Tim Hill and Sara Hinds, copywriter in the Office of Strategic Marketing, the week had an event each day except Friday.
The week kicked off with a screening of the “Trust Me” documentary, highlighting the need for media literacy in the age of technology. Sophomore Connie Jarm attended the viewing and found it interesting, remembering a specific case covered in the documentary that occurred in New Zealand, where “this guy was giving people misinformation about vaccines and how to protect their kids from measles.”
Following that event, Tuesday would see the return of the “What’s Happening in Washington?” Q&A, where Hill fielded questions on topics like voter fraud, DEI and vaccine policy, with insights from Irions, Hinds and alumnus Travis Handler, joining via Zoom for a constitutional law discussion. Hill emphasized the concept of states as “laboratories of democracy” and the evolving nature of the digital political landscape…