News | Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life

Tufts Racial Equity Policy and Planning (REPP) Fellowship completes first year

This past year, Tufts launched the Racial Equity in Policy and Planning (REPP) Fellowship program, a first-of-its-kind among graduate planning programs.

Three women stand in a group chatting at an event in this photo taken before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grant Will Establish Racial Equity in Policy and Planning Program

The Barr Foundation grant will provide stipends to five REPP Fellows studying urban planning and policy at Tufts.

Bringing Equity to Dyslexia Screenings in Massachusetts

Two Tufts lecturers partnered with the Department of Education to create and establish state-wide guidelines for screening young children for dyslexia.

Teaching Toward Equity: A Pandemic’s Uneven Burden

A ‘Civic Science’ class helps students analyze, and talk about, COVID’s social consequences.

Summer Projects Allow Students to Combat COVID-19, Racial Injustice

When COVID-19 derailed their summer plans, these Tufts students were awarded grant funding from Tisch College for projects to help their communities instead.

Local Governments Favor the White and Wealthy

Representation is not equitable for people of color and the poor, new book by Tufts professor shows.

The Road to Eradicating Structural Racism at Tufts

Leaders share how new workstreams aim to guide Tufts toward a more equitable future.

Tisch College Launches Action Plan to Confront Racial Injustice

The university-wide school of civic engagement highlights six ways they’re working to create greater racial equality at Tufts and beyond.

Confronting a Pandemic of Racism

Two Tufts psychology professors who study stereotyping and prejudice talk about racism, implicit bias, and what can be done.