Higher Education - Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
ENACT: The Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation, based at Brandeis University, is a new national program to engage young people in state-level legislative change.Students enrolled in courses taught by ENACT faculty fellows at colleges and universities in or near state capitals learn how to work with advocacy organizations, legislators and legislative staff members to advance policy. Students learn through direct engagement in this work, traveling to the state capital, meeting with and lobbying legislators, strategizing with advocacy organizations and creating outreach materials to advance their chosen issues.