Tisch College is the leading, non-partisan research center on young people’s civic learning and political engagement, and today we are announcing an important transition that will strengthen our work, outreach and impact.
This article highlights CIRCLE research that found almost a third of young people named climate change as one of the top issues that influenced their vote for president in the 2020 election.
On May 3, 2023, Tisch College hosted Tufts students and community partners to share research from all disciplines, fields, and communities to expand our thinking about the role of identity, innovation, and impact.
TCRC has selected three new Seed Research Projects exploring maternal and infant health, geospatial data on communities' wellbeing, and understanding engagement in Boston's environmental justice communities.
Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg of CIRCLE, says that eligible youth voters are a diverse group whose policy priorities have been shaped by identity and informed by such national struggles as the Covid-19 pandemic and the social justice movement.
Ruby Belle Booth of CIRCLE is quoted throughout this article on the surging political activity of younger people. Data from several CIRCLE studies are cited, including the 2022 midterms.