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Tony Monaco and Amina J. Mohammed on stage during 2023 Commencement

In the Face of Turmoil, ‘Step Up and Speak Loudly’

To meet today’s complex challenges, we must reject easy narratives and work to understand each other, Amina Mohammed tells Tufts’ Class of 2023

Jon and Lizzie Tisch New York Brighter World

$10 Million Gift Bolsters Tisch College of Civic Life

Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch strengthen Tufts’ leadership in advancing civic engagement and education

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WGBH

The 2023 Massachusetts budget cycle is packed with uncertainty — and some lawmakers don't care

Evan Horowitz, director of cSPA, joins this “Talking Politics” episode to discuss how the uncertainty created by April’s drop in Massachusetts state tax revenues will impact budget talks.

Nickeisha Louis-Elias, D23, Arika Neal-Branch, D24, Ashley Makala, D23, and Amber Courtney, D23, in dental scrubs, look at children's books while gathered around a dental chair.

Dental Students Read Their Way Through Kids’ Stories in 10 Languages

Volunteer effort creates a video library to boost children’s literacy

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The New York Times

It’s Not Just Math and Reading: U.S. History Scores for 8th Graders Plunge

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, director of CIRCLE, is quoted about how even a basic knowledge of history and civics is “critical for students to become engaged, informed citizens.”

Meet Waideen Wright, A23

School: Tisch College of Civic Life and the School of Arts and Sciences Degree: Bachelor of Arts Home: Wherever love is. For me, that’s Chicago and Boston.

Dee-1 addresses an audience at Tisch College

Dee-1 Wants to Change the Way You Think About Rap

The hip-hop artist and educator discussed rap as a force for education, community, and change during a recent talk at Tisch College

Schools: Tisch College of Civic Life and School of Arts and SciencesDegree: Bachelor of Arts Home: Definitely Philly. You learn my name and you learn that I’m from Phlly. I’m proud of where I come from.

Meet Kaila Caffey, A23

Schools: Tisch College of Civic Life and School of Arts and Sciences Degree: Bachelor of Arts Home: Definitely Philly. You learn my name and you learn that I’m from Phlly. I’m proud of where I come from.