Project Community Pilot Study Findings Show Positive Impact on Teachers’ Media Literacy
May 7th, 2025
CERL Director Diana Owen and Research Specialist Patrick McSweeney recently presented pilot study findings at the Project Community workshop in Philadelphia, where state coordinators and…
CERL Participates in Center for Civic Education’s We the People National Finals
April 15th, 2025
The CERL team attended the Center for Civic Education’s We the People National Finals, a simulated congressional hearing competition held in Leesburg, Va. and Washington, D.C. on April 9-11. The…
CERL Presents Research to Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago
April 10th, 2025
What Does It Mean to Be an Engaged Citizen in a Digital World? CERL Associates Katherine Weiss and Nadya Hayasi presented their paper, “Reimagining Civic Engagement: New Dimensions in a Digital…
CERL and the Center for Civic Education Showcase Collaboration at APSA-NCAPSA Workshop
October 10th, 2024
Diana Owen, Georgetown Professor and CERL Director, and Meghan Volcy, Coordinator of National Grant Projects at the Center for Civic Education, made a joint presentation at the “Connecting…
Diana Owen Receives Established Leader Award from APSA
September 11th, 2024
Diana Owen, CERL director, received the Established Leader Award from the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Civic Engagement section at the organization’s annual meeting in…
New CERL Research on Civic Education for Students with Disabilities
September 2nd, 2024
The James Madison Legacy Project Expansion (JMLPE), a program of CERL and the Center for Civic Education, focuses on civic education for students with disabilities, emerging multilingual learners,…
Australian Parliamentary Delegation Visits CERL
July 9th, 2024
A delegation of members of the Australian House of Representatives met with Dr. Diana Owen, Professor and Director of the Civic Education Research Lab (CERL) at Georgetown University, and Bradlee…
Q&A with CERL’s Katie Hartzell
July 2nd, 2024
Katie Hartzell is a CERL research specialist. She is a graduate of Georgetown University’s Communication, Culture, and Technology master’s program and served as the managing editor for…
