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.
Tisch College's Institute for Democracy & Higher Education's national study finds that 40% of college students voted in last year's midterms.
At a Tufts visit hosted by Tisch College, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke vowed to serve those who are often overlooked.
Humanitarian Chef José Andrés, Republican Congressman Will Hurd, intersex activist Tatenda Ngwaru, and others will also visit Tisch College this semester.
Spearheaded by Tisch College, this one-week winter course will offer students who want to work in politics a chance to learn key skills from experienced scholars and campaign veterans.
Check out what we were up to in the past academic year: new student programs, election-year research, exciting speakers and more!
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
- This feature on the new civic education law in Massachusetts cites Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, director of our CIRCLE research team.The Boston Globe
- Exclusive data and commentary from Tisch College's CIRCLE helps paint a picture of this increasingly politically engaged generation.Teen Vogue
- Research from Tisch College's CIRCLE on youth voting in the 2016 Iowa caucuses informs this piece on Bernie Sanders' candidacy.The New York Times
News & Updates
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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. -
Tisch College's Peter de Guzman, who spearheaded our JumboVote initiative, joined the Tufts undergraduates as they shared their experiences and mentored other students from across the country. -
A $100K grant from the Cummings Foundation will fund this Tisch College program that supports associate degrees for people in a Massachusetts correctional institution -
Tisch College supported this innovative course through which Tufts students shareed food, art, and nutritional advice with members of Boston’s Chinatown community. -
Tisch College joined leaders from the various health science professional schools for an induction ceremony in Boston's Chinatown. -
More than 70 undergraduates, four graduate students, and 21 Fletcher students were inducted at poignant ceremonies on the Medford campus. -
Giving shout-outs to student groups, the actor and activist told grads of the Class of 2019 to “write your own script”. -
Veterinary student Cindy Cesar, a 2019 inductee to Tisch College's Honos Civicus Society, overcame obstacles to reach her goals and now helps others do the same. -
Presented by Tisch College's Distinguished Speaker Series, the author and interfaith leader delivered the Tufts University Russell Lecture on Spiritual Life.