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Fall 2026 Events

Join us at this semester's events with changemakers like former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, Rev. Dr. Susie Hayward, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, and more!
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Election 2026

Find election resources, get involved with JumboVote, and sign up for free election reminders through Turbovote! Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.
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Big Data for Democracy

Tisch College has one of the biggest research teams in the U.S. devoted to understanding the challenges to our democracy—and the opportunities to build and sustain it. We use that scholarship to inform our own programming at Tufts and to drive national conversations about voting and elections, the role of citizens, the health of democratic institutions, and the power of young people.

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Find Your Civic Pathway

At Tisch College, every Tufts student—whatever their field of study, school or degree program—has a pathway to civic engagement.

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Find Your Civic Pathway

At Tisch College, every Tufts student—whatever their field of study, school or degree program—has a pathway to civic engagement.

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Tisch College News

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The Carolina Journal

Before they could vote, they came with us

A CIRCLE study that found that greater access to civic opportunities, encouragement to participate, and a surrounding culture that values participation were associated with higher self-reported voting among young people is referenced in this opinion piece.
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Scripps News

Young voter turnout could be pivotal in this year's midterms

CIRCLE's Alberto Medina is quoted in this piece on the signs that Gen Z is motivated to show up to the polls this year, "this is personal for a lot of young people, and that's really what's motivating a lot of their political engagement, is the desire for change, for improvement in their lives, the lives of their peers and communities." (This article appears in over 39 additional media outlets.)
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