More than 125 students have summer internships working for the public good.
Funded by an alumnus and leading supporter of SEL, the initiative will enhance the work of both students and faculty.
The awards are the highest honors conferred by Tufts University for achievements in leadership, service, and civic engagement.
The symposium serves as a great example of Tisch College’s commitment to working with community partners and inspiring the next generation of civic leaders.
Tisch College hosted Congressman Joe Kennedy III at a special event at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Featured Research
Tisch College's Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement has created a new tool to highlight counties with high potential for increased youth civic engagement.
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.
- Tisch College's Peter Levine gives his thoughts on civics education in American schools.The Economist
- Tisch College's Tufts 1+4 program is mentioned in this article about different options for students taking gap years between high school and college.New York Times
- CIRCLE Director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg and Senior Researcher Felicia Sullivan write about the special challenges in engaging rural youth in civic life.PBS
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We just wrapped up the 2017 Frontiers of Democracy conference! Check out the conversation as it happened online through this #DemFront storify from one of our attendees. -
The Common Reading Book for incoming students in Fall 2017 will be The Outrage Industry by Tufts political scientists Jeff Berry and Sarah Sobieraj. Learn more about the book and access your online copy. -
The Talloires Network recently held its global conference of higher education leaders in Veracruz, Mexico. Explore the Talloires Facebook page for full video of conference plenaries and more.