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Mathew Ltisinywa Letua’s Plan for Peace and Prosperity in Kenya
After beginning his journey to impact at Tufts through the Tufts Civic Semester Program, Mathew Ltisinywa Letua, A26, is now a 2026 Presidential Award for Civic Life honoree and won a Projects for Peace grant to bring financial education and debt relief to women in northern Kenya.
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Civic Communication and Leadership Program
Do you have what you need to be a civic leader in challenging times? The Civic Communication and Leadership Program provides emerging and established civic leaders with the communication toolkit they need.
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Big Data for Democracy
Tisch College has one of the biggest research teams in the U.S. devoted to understanding the challenges to our democracy—and the opportunities to build and sustain it. We use that scholarship to inform our own programming at Tufts and to drive national conversations about voting and elections, the role of citizens, the health of democratic institutions, and the power of young people.
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The Boston Globe
Bills taking aim at Massachusetts ballot questions still on state lawmakers’ to-do list
Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, explains the impact of changes made by the state legislature, allowing more flexibility to debate and negotiate bills. The article also references cSPA analysis that found the proposed 2026 ballot question to change the framework of the state’s Chapter 62F rule would increase the frequency and scale of refunds.
Could Prediction Markets Replace Election Polling?
The betting platforms call themselves good forecasters of who will win a race, but tracking their odds won’t supplant voter surveys, says a political scientist
USA Today
This small voting bloc could decide Maine's Senate race
Leela Strong, senior director of CIRCLE, is quoted in this USA Today piece,"There seems to be a resonance with young people and candidates who hear and see their concerns, specifically about the economy and about challenging systems that aren't working." This article was reprinted in over 100 additional outlets.
ABC 11
Young voters could play key role in NC Senate race: 'Want to be heard'
The 2026 Youth Electoral Significance Index study by CIRCLE is cited in this article that focuses on the impact that young voters will have in the North Carolina Senate election.
The New York Times
We Hate to Break It to You, but Maybe We’re Not That Polarized
Brian F. Schaffner and Stephen Ansolabehere of the Cooperative Election Study pen this op-ed on partisan animosity related to a recent study they conducted showing the similarities between Democrats and Republicans.Upcoming Events
