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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.
From published research to student initiatives, Tisch College is spearheading efforts to boost the student vote in the 2020 election.
Tufts undergraduates in Tisch College Professor Brian Schaffner's election polling seminar conducted and analyzed a survey of a representative sample of Americans before the 2020 election.
This fall, we're hosting more speakers and events than ever before. Meet the diverse civic leaders virtually visiting Tufts this semester, including Van Jones, Chairman Adam Schiff, Ijeoma Oluo, LaTosha Brown, Hank Azaria, Yamiche Alcindor, and many more. Learn more and register at the link!
The Tufts Votes 2020 website brings together news, research, resources, and other timely nonpartisan information about the 2020 elections on campus and beyond. Get informed, get involved, and vote!
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. -
In partnership with Amigos de las Americas, we're offering an online gap semester program that allows students to enjoy a virtual "volunteership" and for-credit Tufts coursework.
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. -
Our newest research center focuses on publishing expert, scholarly, nonpartisan analyses on pending legislation and ballot questions in Massachusetts.
Practice
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Tisch College's student-led voter education and engagement initiative works to ensure that all Tufts students are registered and ready to vote in every election cycle. -
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
- Peter Levine, Tisch College's Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, is quoted on the importance of talking to children about community service.The Washington Post
- This piece includes data and commentary from our Institute for Democracy & Higher Education (IDHE) and its director Nancy Thomas.NBC News
- A major feature on youth voting extensively cites data and commentary from our Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.CNN
News & Updates
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Three students received a total of $900 to support valuable research with implications for local communities. -
Dean Alan Solomont will retire at the end of the 2020-21 academic year. -
Tufts students and faculty, working in partnership with community leaders from The Welcome Project in Somerville, learned valuable lessons from adapting their research due to COVID-19. -
The panel, hosted by the Tisch College Community Research Center, highlighted perspectives from students in various disciplines. -
The university-wide school of civic engagement highlights six ways they’re working to create greater racial equality at Tufts and beyond. -
The grants will support research initiatives that bring together Tufts faculty with local organizations to focus on questions that address issues in Tufts' surrounding communities. -
Our experts will be co-principal investigators and co-authors of a comprehensive report on how to improve civic education in America. -
Tisch College will move into Barnum Hall at the beginning of 2020, a physical change that symbolizes our impact and potential at the center of campus life. -
At this year's prison education symposium hosted by thePrison Initiative of Tisch College, formerly incarcerated scholar Stanley Andrisse shared how his path from prison to Ph.D. highlights the transformative potential of higher education. -
Tisch College was pleased to co-host writer and Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt as she highlighted the nuances and dangers of modern antisemitism. -
The new Tufts Campaign School is a six-day course in the winter term designed to train students about political campaigns ahead of the 2020 election. -
Tisch College was honored to co-sponsor the Supreme Court Justice's visit to Tufts, where she told thousands of students we all need to speak up and be heard—and be willing to engage with others.