| Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life

Be a Civic Leader: Vote and Help Others Vote, Too

Op-Ed: As early voting begins, signs of growing participation are encouraging, but there are still red flags signaling risk for our democracy.

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.

graphic depicting The Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy

A Robust New Vision for K-12 Civic Education

A team of experts, including two from Tisch College, created an unprecedented roadmap to improving civic education for U.S. students.

Teaching Toward Equity: A Pandemic’s Uneven Burden

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

The Most Persistent Woman in Politics

Stacey Abrams shares strategies for organizing, increasing engagement, and “getting good done”.

What It’s Like to be a U.S. Ambassador

Dean Alan Solomont, former U.S. Ambassador to Spain, shares his experience representing American interests abroad and offers advice for new ambassadors under President Biden.

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.

College student voting rates skyrocketed in 2020

New report from Institute for Democracy & Higher Education finds college-student engagement with 2020 election jumped to record level, approaching that of voters overall.

College students vote at historic rate in the 2020 election

Tisch College's Institute for Democracy & Higher Education (IDHE) released Democracy Counts 2020, a national report on student participation in the 2020 election. Read the full report to learn more about the record-breaking student voting rates at the link.