| Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life

What a Biden Presidency Means for Health Care, Politics, and the World

Tufts faculty weigh in on the prospects for incoming Biden administration policies and for the political future of the U.S.

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.

Tufts Class Brings Civic Education to Southern Audiences

The free, online Black Futures Matter civic humanities certificate course is aimed at adult learners in Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama.

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.

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.

An election sign saying “Vote Here Today” outside of a building

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.

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.