Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA
4-year | Private
Enrollment: 11,254

Academic year of attempt: 2020-21

Classification: ongoing student-led cancellation effort

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Boston Globe: College students make a last-ditch effort to make Election Day an academic holiday

Danielle Geathers, Student Body President, signed onto a fall 2020 letter calling for the suspension of classes on Election Day. Yale campus leaders and a coalition of student body presidents drafted the letter, which argued class cancellation was necessary “to ensure that all members of our community—including students, faculty, and employees—are prioritizing efforts to empower our fellow Americans to vote.”