Our new Civic Semester program will allow incoming undergraduates spend their first Tufts semester abroad combining learning and community work
The Presidential Award is the highest recognition for service, leadership, and civic engagement conferred by Tufts University.
A new Civic Studies institute in Spain highlights the growing international reach of this academic discipline advanced by Tisch College.
Youth turnout went up in all 34 states for which we have data, according to research from Tisch College's Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE).
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.
At a Tisch College event, U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley told a Tufts audience about her efforts to bring previously excluded communities to the political table.
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.
- This piece on the growing influence of college student voters cites research from both our CIRCLE and IDHE research teams.The Fulcrum
- Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Director of Tisch College's CIRCLE research team, shares her thoughts on young people's attitudes toward the President.The Washington Post
- The Hill reports on Tisch College research showing that, in every state, young voters participated at higher levels in the 2018 midterm elections.The Hill
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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. -
The event was part of Tisch College's Program for Public Humanities. -
Brian Schaffner, Tisch College's Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies, finds that after horrifying gun violence, political opinions on the topic become more rigidly divided. -
Nancy Marks, Tisch College's community-service learning coordinator at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, leads art workshops for family members and friends of those suffering addiction’s devastation. -
At an event co-sponsored by Tisch College, SMFA alum Kim Berman spoked about co-founding a printmaking center in her native South Africa that encourages artists to bring positive change. -
In response to the administration's immigration policies, Risam and her team used data to tell stories about what was happening at the border and beyond.