| Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

The Civic Stakes of Organizational Disagreement

In this article, the first in a series curated by Professor of the Practice Ahmmad Brown, Dean Dayna Cunningham and Associate Dean Peter Levine explore how institutions understand and exercise their roles amid disagreement.

NewsMedical

New AI learning tool bridges communication gaps between autistic and neurotypical people

Fahad Dogar, associate professor in Computer Science and at the Tisch College for Civic Life, said the team's approach was "grounded in the social model of disability, which emphasizes that disability arises not from individual deficits, but from the mismatch between individuals and their social environment."

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ProPublica

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Once Defended Congress’ Power of the Purse. Now He Defies It.

Associate Dean of Faculty and the Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs Peter Levine is quoted about Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s apparent flip-flopping on the meaning of the Constitution since his time as a member of the House of Representatives.

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How to Be a Mayor

In the classroom, as in City Hall, former Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone models the art of truly engaging your community

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WBUR

30 years gone: Boston man leaves prison after landmark court decision

TUPIT's Hilary Binda shares the mission of the re-entry program MyTERN, of which she is founder and executive director.

WCVB-TV

CityLine: Teaching social justice and leadership through hip hop

WCVB's CityLine profiles Dee-1, a hip hop artist and inaugural Alan Solomont Artist/Scholar-in-Residence at Tisch College, who teaches students how to include social commentary in hip hop without glorifying violence, misogyny, or drug culture in his class "Hip Hop and Social Change."

Virtues & Vocations

The Spirit of Freedom

Can courage of conviction co-exist with civic virtue? Check out Dean Cunningham’s latest article, published in the journal Virtues & Vocations, on The Spirit of Freedom: Black Thought, Civic Virtue, and the Courage to Transform Democracy.

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Where We Are Now in American Politics, and Where We Might Go

A Tufts political scientist on polarization, news bubbles, and the dangers of presidential republics

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Forbes

How Educators And Leaders Can Prepare For Post-Election Uncertainty

Associate Dean Peter Levine is quoted at length about how educators can help prepare students for potential domestic political unrest by sharing historical context, teaching nonviolence, and cultivating constructive methods for achieving social change. Levine’s "Blog for Civic Renewal" is also referenced.

Civic Studies