Student Groups
Tisch College plays an important role promoting and facilitating community service, political participation, and other forms of civic engagement at Tufts University. Much of that work is carried out by students, both individually and, especially, through myriad student organizations on all Tufts campuses that advance Jumbos’ participation in civic life.
We are proud to have an especially close relationship with several of these student groups which we consider Tisch College affiliated organizations, and to which we offer various forms of support. All students are welcome to attend.
Learn more about these student organizations:
ALLIES
The Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) is an undergraduate student organization dedicated to promoting discourse relating to security and foreign policy affairs. Through joint education, research, and collaboration, ALLIES provides students and professionals, military and civilian alike, the opportunity to explore significant topics, events, and policy while developing lasting relationships. For more information, email ALLIES. All students are welcome to attend. (IGL)
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is the world's largest human rights organization that seeks to promote and fight for human rights around the world. Through weekly discussions, events, and campaigns, the Tufts Amnesty International chapter aims to raise awareness of human rights abuses among the Tufts community and in the greater Boston area. Founded in 2009, the Tufts chapter has been actively promoting awareness of human rights abuses around the world to the Tufts community. Our weekly meetings include in-depth discussions on both current events as well as the priority campaigns outlined by Amnesty International USA. All students are welcome to attend. (IGL)
Learn About Amnesty International
CIVIC
Cooperation and Innovation in Citizenship (CIVIC) works to engage undergraduate students with each other in conversations about policy, current events, and the fundamental principles that drive American democracy. Since its founding at Tufts University in 2015, CIVIC has worked to ensure that it remains a safe but challenging environment in which students must consider their opinions and articulate their thoughts to a wider audience. As Tufts’ only multi-partisan community, CIVIC has become an outlet for many students to engage in weekly political discussions, learn civic-action skills, and develop friendships with those across the political spectrum. All students are welcome to attend.
Dominican Student Association (DSA)
The Tufts Dominican Student Association (DSA) is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive community for students at Tufts interested in Dominican culture, identity, and history. We recognize that culture is deeply interconnected and are actively striving to build meaningful, collaborative relationships with other cultural and student organizations across campus to promote shared learning. By creating a structured space for shared heritage and mutual interest, we empower underrepresented students to find their voices, pursue leadership skills, and actively shape the campus culture. All students interested are welcome to attend!
Engineers without Borders
Tufts Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is a student group at Tufts University that designs and implements sustainable engineering projects in developing communities. EWB at Tufts is unique in that it includes liberal arts and engineering students who work together to integrate the conceptual and technical strengths of both schools and thereby strengthen our chapter's projects in the communities in which we work. Tufts EWB works with professional and faculty mentors to design technologically sound projects in communities who express their desire to partner with us. To ensure the sustainability of their projects, they build robust relationships with our partner communities and use participatory methods to address their most pressing needs. All students are welcome to attend. (IGL)
Hooked
Hooked brings together fiber artists who want to craft for a cause through handmade donations and mental health advocacy. Each year, Hooked collaborates with various charities and organizations across the Greater Boston area to donate crocheted and knitted items, and it also hosts engaging, educational on-campus events about the mental health benefits of learning fiber art. The mission of Hooked is to encourage others to find purpose through art and creativity, give back to their community in a unique way, and destigmatize conversations around mental health. All students are welcome to attend.
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JumboCode
JumboCode is a student-run Tufts University club that designs and builds apps and websites for non-profits and charities, free of charge. It strives to offer these services to the organizations that need them most while providing a platform for Tufts undergraduates to gain a practical, first-hand software development experience. All students are welcome to attend.
JumboVote
In the run-up to the 2016 general election, Tufts University launched JumboVote as a multifaceted, university-wide initiative to boost political learning, engagement, and voting in that year’s presidential election—and beyond. Spearheaded by Tisch College with support from the Office of the Provost, there are JumboVote representatives in every Tufts school and major administrative department, as well as among the student body. The initiative worked to facilitate voter registration, tackle barriers for Tufts students to vote in local communities, increase voter education, and support events and programs that foster political engagement. All students are welcome to attend.
Jumbos for Nonprofits
Jumbos for Nonprofits (JFN) focuses on creating opportunities to empower the leaders of tomorrow by functioning as a foundation board that allocates funding to non-profits in Tufts' surrounding communities. The organization also organizes service projects, coordinates a philanthropic leadership speaker series, and promotes conversations about the social sector. All students are welcome to attend.
Learn About Jumbos for Nonprofits
Leonard Carmichael Society
The Leonard Carmichael Society (LCS) is the largest student-run community service organization at Tufts University. LCS operates as an umbrella group for more than thirty service-oriented sub-groups. They work alongside the neighboring communities of Medford, Somerville, and Boston to challenge students to adapt a meaningful view of service and become civically engaged with the world around them. All students are welcome to attend.
Learn About Leonard Carmichael Society
Maternal Advocacy & Research for Community Health (MARCH)
Maternal Advocacy & Research for Community Health (MARCH) is a student-led organization focused on addressing maternal and child health issues locally and globally, with an emphasis on improving outcomes for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Through research and education, community engagement, event planning, fundraising, and social media, MARCH works to educate Tufts students and the broader Medford/Somerville community about maternal health and health disparities.
MARCH also creates opportunities for students to connect with healthcare professionals and advocates through speaker events, discussions, and interactive programs. These events introduce students to different career paths in maternal health while encouraging them to think about how they can become advocates and leaders themselves. By combining education, community engagement, and leadership development, MARCH gives students the knowledge and opportunities to make a meaningful impact both on campus and beyond.
MEDLIFE
MEDLIFE at Tufts is a service-oriented group and part of a wide network of MEDLIFE chapters united by the mission of the nonprofit: “to build a worldwide movement empowering low-income individuals and families in their fight for equal access to healthcare, education, and a safe home.” This mission is carried out through MEDLIFE’s Service Learning Trips, where students travel to low-income communities in other countries to serve through clinical stations and community-based service projects. On the Tufts campus, MEDLIFE focuses on supporting low-income communities in the surrounding area through local volunteering, which contributes to the sustainable development of these communities.
MERG
The Middle East Research Group (MERG) is a collaborative, student think-tank and outreach initiative devoted to producing dialogue, scholarship, and nuanced explorations of the region. The group is designed to cultivate future leaders and to inspire students to realize the powerful results of its multi-perspectival model of thinking and acting. Founded as the New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP) in 2003, MERG works to foster understanding of the MENA region in the Tufts community through sharing the outcomes of its research projects and bringing various experts in fields such as political science, history, religion, art, journalism and humanitarian aid to campus. MERG’s annual fact-finding trip provides its members an opportunity to conduct independent research in the MENA region. All students are welcome to attend. (IGL)
The Petey Greene Program
The mission of The Petey Greene Program is to support the academic goals of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people through high-quality volunteer tutoring programs, while educating volunteers on the injustice manifest in our carceral system. The Petey Greene Program at Tufts brings student volunteers into correctional institutions to provide free and quality tutoring to incarcerated people. All students are welcome to attend.
Learn About The Petey Greene Program
South Asian Regional Committee (SARC)
The Tufts South Asian Regional Committee (SARC) is an academic discourse and research group focusing on the 8 countries that fall under the region which include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. This group focuses on social, political, historical and economic affairs, with a special focus on current issues facing the South Asian subcontinent. Though bi-weekly discussion meetings and a number of panel discussions, we hope to create a pace for students of all backgrounds, ideologies, Identities and ages to come together to develop a nuanced understanding of the region. For more information email SARC or follow SARC on Facebook. All students are welcome to attend. (IGL)
Tufts China Care
Tufts China Care is a student-led club dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and families across Asia through community engagement, education, and service in the Boston area. Inspired by our parent organization, OneSky's mission, we believe that lasting social change begins with small, consistent acts of care. We hope to raise awareness of global child welfare issues within orphanages and child welfare institutions while fostering a campus community committed to improving children’s well-being through service, education, and cross-cultural understanding. By engaging with OneSky’s work supporting children and caregivers across China, Vietnam, and Mongolia, we encourage students to learn how community-driven approaches to early childhood development, equitable access to quality healthcare and education, and culturally responsive, community-driven approaches can create lasting change.
Learn more about Tufts China Care
Tufts Latin American Committee
The Latin American Committee (LAC) is a student-led organization that is dedicated to promoting discourse on cultural, social, political, historical and economic issues in Latin America through a variety of events and initiatives that foster interest and awareness about the region. It is a space open to students of all backgrounds, identities and ideologies to discuss and learn about the Latin American region; they want to spark conversation about the region by facilitating the learning process for students. LAC members engaged in weekly discussions on given topics, followed by meetings with guest experts. To further strengthen and broaden their network the LAC hosts a series of events throughout the year in collaboration with faculty members and other Latin American and Caribbean student groups around the Boston area. All students are welcome to attend. (IGL)
Tufts Psychology Society
The Tufts Psychology Society is a pre-professional student organization that helps students build meaningful connections, explore pathways in psychology, and understand how the field can be used in service of others. Alongside career and academic development, we focus on applying psychological knowledge to address inequities in mental health access. Through community partnerships and service-oriented programming, we aim to reduce stigma, expand mental health education, and help bridge gaps in care for marginalized and underserved communities. Our work not only prepares members for future study and careers, but also creates opportunities for them to become philanthropic, civically engaged contributors to community well-being.
Learn more about Tufts Psychology Society
Tufts Undergraduate Law Review (TULR)
Tufts Undergraduate Law Review (TULR) is a student-led, edited, and written publication dedicated to the survey and analysis of legal and political developments. Through the journal, workshops, speaker events, and case reviews, TULR hopes to foster an environment and community of learning where Tufts students can further explore the diversity of opportunities to make an impact through law and legal scholarship. All students are welcome to attend.
Women in International Relations
Women in International Relations (WIIR) is committed to exploring opportunities for women in international relations (IR). WIIR aims to strengthen the IR community at Tufts. Through mentorship and networking events, we strive to build a safe space for dialogue, empowerment, and career-building. The IGL’s mission has always been to educate students to become leaders committed to their community and devoted to solving complex global issues that may involve social, political, and ethical implications. As women and femme-identifying individuals have only been able to celebrate their identities in recent years, WIIR wishes to help amplify women’s capabilities and guide their roles as global leaders. All students are welcome to attend. (IGL)