Charlotte Thomson

Charlotte Thomson is the partnerships coordinator for Close Up, and has been with the Foundation since 2024. She grew up in Northern Virginia and attended St. Olaf College in southern Minnesota, where she studied biology and political science. Charlotte is also currently a full-time evening master’s student at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she is getting her Master’s in Public Policy. Charlotte is passionate about science and technology policy and finding ways to get young people passionate about politics.

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From Multipartisanship to Skill Development, Civic Fellows Learn Lessons for Life

November 17, 2025

“My time as a Fellow allowed me to realize that everyone has a passion of their own, and there is space for everyone to make a positive change in their community.” Every September, Close Up welcomes into its ranks a new class of Civic Fellows, a group of recent college graduates who spend the next nine months building experience […]

Poll: Young Americans See U.S. Civic Discourse as a Major Problem

November 14, 2025

Young Americans highly value civic education and are actively looking for more of it, according to the results of the 2025 Sine Institute Poll, Reimagining Higher Education: Young Voices, New Visions, which was published on October 28. The poll, which was designed by the Sine Institute of Policy & Politics at American University, Close Up, Future Caucus, and AU’s Kogod School of Business, and based […]

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