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.

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.

A $100K grant from the Cummings Foundation will fund this Tisch College program that supports associate degrees for people in a Massachusetts correctional institution

The new program, in collaboration with Bunker Hill Community College, offers prisoners at MCI-Concord a chance to earn a college degree.

The 2018 Presidential Symposium on Community Partnerships focused on engaged research opportunities to address myriad problems.

The early childhood education program, housed at Tisch College, continues to engage Tufts students in local schools and expands its impact on underserved children.

A symposium organized by the Tufts University Prison Initiative at Tisch College will feature prisoner advocates and graduates of college-in-prison programs.

The Tisch College Community Research Center will support projects that combine health and education in the Tufts host community of Boston’s Chinatown.

Community and university to partner in teaching and research

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.