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Tufts Named a Top Institution for Community Engagement

The Carnegie Classification recognizes the university-community partnerships that advance the public good

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The Conversation

OpenAI is a nonprofit-corporate hybrid: A management expert explains how this model works − and how it fueled the tumult around CEO Sam Altman’s short-lived ouster

Tisch College and Fletcher School Professor Alnoor Ebrahim explains the “hybrid governance” structure of Open AI in the wake of its recent leadership tumult.

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The Boston Globe

Massachusetts should move local elections to even-numbered years

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, director of CIRCLE, and Peter Levine, Tisch College associate dean, co-author this opinion piece outlining the benefits of aligning local and federal elections to even-numbered years, which include fostering higher and more diverse voter turnout.

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The Washington Post

Opinion: How corporate liberalism is changing both parties

Tufts University and Tisch College Professor Eitan Hirsch is quoted in this op-ed piece on the relationship between corporations and the democratic process.

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Jackson Lubke’s Window Into Housing Equity

The budding economics researcher studies gentrification, wealth economics, and the power of home ownership

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg

Saving Democracy Series

Democracy in the United States is under its biggest threat in decades. In the Saving Democracy series, Tisch College experts explore the challenges facing democracy today and our best hopes for safeguarding it.

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How Much Do Doubts About Election Fairness Affect Voting - and Democracy?

It’s complicated, say Tufts political experts, but there are ways to increase participation and voting.

Dayna Cunningham

A Vision for Building a Multiracial Democracy

Dayna Cunningham, the new Tisch College dean, outlines key opportunities and responsibilities for higher education in shaping the next generation of engaged citizens.

Barnum Hall

Tufts Receives Grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to Launch New Curricular Track in Interfaith Civic Studies

The AVDF grant will catalyze the development of a six-course sequence in interfaith civic studies at Tufts.