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Setting Up the Next Half Century of Good Nutrition

Fifty years after a landmark conference on nutrition, Tufts is co-hosting a conversation about how far we’ve come and where to go next.

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18601km - A Home away from Home

Tufts Civic Semester Fellow Yong Quan Tan shares his experience moving halfway around the world for this transformative educational opportunity.

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Exclusive Analysis: College Student Voting Doubled in 2018

Tisch College's Institute for Democracy & Higher Education's national study finds that 40% of college students voted in last year's midterms.

Writer and Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt explains the nuances and dangers of modern antisemitism in a talk at Tufts University

A Perfect Storm of Antisemitism

Tisch College was pleased to co-host writer and Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt as she highlighted the nuances and dangers of modern antisemitism.

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Learn How to Be a Campaign Staffer

The new Tufts Campaign School is a six-day course in the winter term designed to train students about political campaigns ahead of the 2020 election.

Announcing the Tufts Campaign School

Spearheaded by Tisch College, this one-week winter course will offer students who want to work in politics a chance to learn key skills from experienced scholars and campaign veterans.

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Sonia Sotomayor and the Power of Asking Why

Tisch College was honored to co-sponsor the Supreme Court Justice's visit to Tufts, where she told thousands of students we all need to speak up and be heard—and be willing to engage with others.

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A Promise of Change

At a Tufts visit hosted by Tisch College, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke vowed to serve those who are often overlooked.

Tisch College Announces Fall Events

Speakers include a Supreme Court justice, a presidential candidate, political operatives, a scientist, and a philosopher.