The only university-wide college of its kind, Tisch College studies and promotes the civic and political engagement of young people at Tufts University, in our communities, and in our democracy.
Our new Civic Semester program will allow incoming undergraduates spend their first Tufts semester abroad combining learning and community work
Tufts' student-led initiative to promote electoral engagement had an extraordinary impact in this election cycle.
We’re excited to announce a diverse lineup of engaging Tisch College speakers in Spring 2019! Join us for our Distinguished Speaker Series, Civic Life Lunches, and events co-sponsored with partners across the Tufts campus.
At a Tisch College event, former Republican senator Jeff Flake, told a Tufts audience that voters need to value politicians who govern on their principles.
Young people are the largest voting bloc, and it’s time for them to get involved in politics, Donna Brazile told a Tufts audience during a Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series event.
Featured Research
Tisch College's Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) is producing exclusive data and leading analysis of how young people shaped the 2018 elections.
Education
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The Civic Studies major is an interdisciplinary field of study that provides an intellectually rigorous foundation to engaging with communities and solving problems. -
Each summer, more than 100 Tufts students hone their professional skills while contributing to communities near and far through substantive summer internships that pursue the public good. -
The Tufts Civic Semester and Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year allow incoming students to start their education with unique experiential learning opportunities around the world.
Research
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Tisch College's Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement conducts some of the nation's leading research on youth voting, civic education, and young people's participation in democracy. -
Our Institute for Democracy & Higher Education, which studies and promotes the political learning and engagement of college students, will soon release aggregate data on voting and registration rates of students in more than 1,000 institutions. -
Through rigorous scholarship focused on values, facts, and strategies, Civic Studies strives to provide the intellectual foundation to the movement to strengthen our communities and our democracy.
Practice
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Our partnerships with local governments and organizations, in our host communities and beyond, strengthen our work and help us better achieve our mission. -
Tisch College supports the Tufts chapter of Jumpstart, an early education organization that helps local children in underserved schools thrive. -
Founded and housed at Tisch College, this international association of universities committed to strengthening civic life globalizes our mission and expands our impact around the world.
In the News
- Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Dreictor of our Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE), shares Tisch College research that supports lowering the voting age.WGBH News
- This article cites data from Tisch College’s CIRCLE that found 56& of 18 to 24-year-olds said they supported the gun-violence prevention movement. CIRCLE Director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg is quoted.NBC Boston
- In a letter to the editor, Nancy Thomas, Director of our Institute for Democracy & Higher Education, talks about the distressing trend of increased barriers to student voting.The Washington Post
News & Updates
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Nancy Marks, Tisch College's community-service learning coordinator at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, leads art workshops for family members and friends of those suffering addiction’s devastation. -
At an event co-sponsored by Tisch College, SMFA alum Kim Berman spoked about co-founding a printmaking center in her native South Africa that encourages artists to bring positive change. -
In response to the administration's immigration policies, Risam and her team used data to tell stories about what was happening at the border and beyond. -
The new program, in collaboration with Bunker Hill Community College, offers prisoners at MCI-Concord a chance to earn a college degree. -
Sara Ladrón de Guevara, Rector of Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico, has been chosen for the role. -
Former Congressman Steve Israel and alum Filmmaker Sarah Ullman say that voters can disarm the gun lobby. -
A Tufts alumna and former Tisch Summer Fellow is helping lead a startup trying to encourage recent college grads to go into local government. -
At a Tisch College Civic Life eLunch, Liz Walker tells a Tufts audience about a community effort to help those suffering from the effects of trauma. -
A new poll from Tisch College's CIRCLE researchers shows high interest in midterms among youngest voters and strong support for Democrats. -
Tisch College is involved in one of these outstanding research projects: Equity in Health, Wealth, and Civic Engagement -
Invisible particles in the air are responsible for three of the top ten causes of ill health and death worldwide, warns a new book by Tisch College Senior Fellow Doug Brugge. -
Released by Tisch College's Institute for Democracy & Higher Education, "Election Imperatives" challenges universities to improve democratic engagement for 2018 midterms and beyond.