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First Year Global Programs
Civic Semester in Peru
Our Peru program focuses on community health, arts and culture, education, and environment and agriculture in Urumbaba, Peru.
Civic Semester in Thailand
Our Thailand program focuses on indigenous rights, environmental conservation, and sustainable tourism in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Civic Semester has been a life-changing program. I’m coming home with a whole new perspective, and I can’t really imagine starting my Tufts experience any other way. I feel like I've grown and seen way more than I ever could in a normal first semester on campus.
Ben, A25, School of Arts and Sciences
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Uno Flip (in Thailand)
Tufts Civic Semester student Syd Hallowell describes her experience meeting and living with a host family in Huai Lan.
Chiang Mai: The Dynamic Classroom for These Tufts First-Years
From khao soi to sky lanterns, Class of 2029 Civic Semester students immersed themselves in Thai culture
Tufts’ Fulbright Fellows Embark on Global Journeys of Discovery
Eight Tufts alumni participating in the Fulbright U.S. Student program reflect on what they hope to learn from working and living outside of their home country
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Life After Civic Semester
Tufts Civic Semester Thailand alum Amos Tiyo writes about his experiences returning to campus after spending fall semester in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Civic Semester fellows spend first-year fall semester in Peru, Thailand
Students from the two fall 2024 Tufts Civic Semester cohorts reflect on their experiences in Peru and Thailand.
Alumni Profile: Alexandra Dingle
Alexandra Dingle’s passion for transnational approaches to education began in Tisch College’s 1+4 Bridge Year Program in Pune, India. She is now applying these experiences as a VIA Global Community Fellow and mentor to First Year Global Program students in Chiang Mai, Thailand.Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year (Not in Session)
Tisch College’s innovative bridge year program provides accepted Tufts students the opportunity to learn from a transformational year of full-time community service before beginning their academic studies. Note: The bridge year program is currently on hiatus following the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.