Polarization and Divide in the Digital Age

This brief will discuss the growing threat of online election interference, the dangers it poses to democratic integrity and public trust, and propose non-partisan solutions to strengthen digital safeguards, enhance transparency, and promote informed civic participation.

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Natalie Wang

September 14, 2025

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Inquiry-driven, this project may reflect personal views, aiming to enrich problem-related discourse.

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Political Polarization: An In-Depth Analysis of the Current Political Climate in America

Capstones Fall 2025

Alisha Sachdeva

Political polarization is spreading throughout America, creating a volatile and even dangerous climate. Nearly 30% of Americans, per PBS, now see violence as a solution. The troubling divide it is creating between citizens of one, united country is beginning to affect everyday life and trickling hate on all sides, parties, and spectrums.

The Commercialization of Feminist Art Through Social Media Algorithms

Capstones - Spring 2026

Sophie Yang

As algorithms continue to prioritize feminist artwork on the metrics of audience retention, profitability, viewer engagement, feminist artistic expression online has transformed into commercially marketable and performative forms of activism. This policy brief covers how the commercialization and algorithm curation of social media has challenged feminist creators and artists’ visibility and creative freedom.

Reimagining Family Policy in China: Balancing Demographic Pressures with Individual Rights

Capstones Spring 2025

This brief examines the school-to-prison pipeline, where exclusionary discipline practices disproportionately affect marginalized students and increase their risk of incarceration.

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Other Fellowship Capstones

Political Polarization: An In-Depth Analysis of the Current Political Climate in America

The Commercialization of Feminist Art Through Social Media Algorithms

Reimagining Family Policy in China: Balancing Demographic Pressures with Individual Rights