U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke at Tufts as part of the Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series and told the audience that political extremism is damaging our democracy.
Al Gore visited Tufts as part of the Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series and told the audience that a sustainability revolution is possible, but political will is necessary.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer visited Tufts as part of the Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series and spoke about the philosophical differences on the court.
The 2018 Presidential Symposium on Community Partnerships focused on engaged research opportunities to address myriad problems.
As the featured speaker in the Tisch College Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism, NBC correspondent Katy Tur tells a Tufts audience how she covered the campaign by staying tough and dispassionate.
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Tufts University’s Tisch College today released an analysis of the voting patterns of millions of students in 2016. Overall college-student turnout increased by more than three percentage points—from 45.1% to 48.3%—from 2012 to 2016.
Education
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Eight unique Fall 2017 courses, co-created or supported by Tisch College, will allow students to learn in the classroom about vital aspects of civic life. -
More than 125 Tufts students are currently honing their professional skills while contributing to communities near and far through substantive summer internships that pursue the public good. -
Our Tufts 1+4 program keeps growing, with new sites and our largest group of students to date who will experience a transformational year of service.
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.
- CIRCLE Director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg comments on the potential impact of young, millennial voters and the impact of the Parkland, Florida school shooting survivors' activism on their peers.Los Angeles Times
- This article references a recent CIRCLE study on youth voter turnout during midterm elections.TIME
- Nancy Thomas, director of Tisch’s Institute for Democracy and Higher Education, discusses how recent student activism could have an effect on American politics.National Public Radio
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Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood tells a Tufts audience of the importance of active involvement in the political process. -
Afghan native Abuzar Royesh, A16, an alumnus of the Tisch Scholars program, receives funding for a graduate degree at Stanford, hoping to reform governance in his home country. -
Global Research Assistant Program offers the chance to work in the field. -
Dopkeen, A04, received a Distinguished Achievement Award in large part for her leadership of the Tisch Summer Fellows program at the Pentagon. -
Eric Washington, A76, former chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, says we need to create a more fair legal system. -
The early childhood education program, housed at Tisch College, continues to engage Tufts students in local schools and expands its impact on underserved children. -
Long after the program ends, students still reap the rewards of their service learning experience. -
The awards recognize undergraduate and graduate/professional school students who have demonstrated a significant commitment to civic engagement while at Tufts. -
The Tisch College Community Research Center will support projects that combine health and education in the Tufts host community of Boston’s Chinatown. -
Former Democratic Party chair Howard Dean tells students it’s time the next generation stepped up politically. -
During a Civic Life Lunch, Prof. Cutcha Risling Baldy highlighted the value of online campaigns to raise awareness and inspire action. -
The Youth Economic Participation Initiative, one of Talloires' signature programs, supports universities around the world in creating pathways for their students to develop business ventures.