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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.
Tisch College is using our platform to recruit and train groups of local or virtual volunteers who can support our communities during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
A partnership between Tisch College and Amigos de las Americas, the program will allow high school graduates to enjoy a virtual "volunteership" with a community organization as well as coursework for Tufts credit.
"Dispatches from the Pandemic" — A county health officer, a supply firm CEO, a dentist, and others share how they're leading communities through the crisis.
The University Award for Civic Engagement is supporting innovative projects in the Global South during the pandemic.
Nearly 150 students are enjoying virtual Tisch Summer Fellowships that allow them to learn and make a difference during the pandemic.
Read about the programs and initiatives we are creating, supporting, or expanding to engage in anti-racism work on campus and beyond.
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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. -
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
- This piece on the 2020 elections in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic cites studies from Tisch College's CIRCLE and IDHE research centers.Bloomberg Government
- Nancy Thomas, Director of Tisch College's Institute for Democracy & Higher Education, comments on the challenges to college student voting in 2020.The American Prospect
- Nancy Thomas, Director of our Institute for Democracy & Higher Education, talks about the challenges to student voting during a pandemic.Ms. Magazine
News & Updates
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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. -
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.