Thurgood Marshall Jr., Paul Loeb to analyze impact of coronavirus on college-age voters today

Washington lawyer Thurgood Marshall Jr., and Paul Loeb, the founder of the Campus Election Engagement Project, will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on college voters and the 2020 election at a virtual National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 1 p.m. today, Aug. 31.

The one-hour program will stream live. To access the event, click here.

Paul Loeb, founder of Campus Election Engagement Project
Paul Loeb, founder of Campus Election Engagement Project

The pandemic has scattered college-based voter groups, leaving them and the states and districts they impact dependent on unsystematic absentee ballot practices and the embattled U.S. Postal Service.

Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP),  a national nonpartisan project, helps administrators, faculty, staff, and student leaders at America’s colleges and universities engage students in federal, state, and local elections. CEEP works with schools to help their students to register, volunteer in campaigns, educate themselves on candidates and issues, navigate voting laws, and turn out at the polls.

Washington attorney Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
Washington attorney Thurgood Marshall, Jr.

Marshall recently co-authored an article for Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball on the pandemic's potential to create a lost generation of voters. Marshall noted that college students are a key voting bloc whose participation in this year's election may be hampered by COVID-19 and major efforts will be needed to ensure that students know how to vote.

This Headliners Newsmaker event is open to Club members, credentialed media and the general public free of charge.