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2024 Presidential Award for Civic Life Recipients

14 students will receive the Presidential Award for Civic Life, the university's the highest recognition for service, leadership, and civic engagement.

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Strategic Vision

Our North Star, building robust, inclusive democracy for an increasingly multiracial society, helps situate Tufts as an academic leader in a society in which democracy is at risk, and in which there is a need for just and effective governance for a emerging multiracial societies.

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Tisch College Open Applications

Tisch College has opportunities open for internships, service, and student programs all year long.

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Big Data for Democracy

Tisch College has one of the biggest research teams in the U.S. devoted to understanding the challenges to our democracy—and the opportunities to build and sustain it. We use that scholarship to inform our own programming at Tufts and to drive national conversations about voting and elections, the role of citizens, the health of democratic institutions, and the power of young people.

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Find Your Civic Pathway

At Tisch College, every Tufts student—whatever their field of study, school or degree program—has a pathway to civic engagement.

Tisch College News

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The polls are suggesting a huge shift in the electorate. Are they right?

Abby Kiesa of CIRCLE is quoted about the challenges of polling young voters, particularly via traditional phone surveys, saying “Even if they’re on a cell phone, they’re much less likely to answer it.”

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Tufts Students and Alum Receive Prestigious Scholarships

Three of 18 Luce Scholars nationally this year are Jumbos, and two students receive Barry Goldwater Scholarships

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College in Prison Changed Them. Now They Want to Change Minds

TUPIT students, including the first Tufts class to earn their bachelor’s degrees behind bars, celebrate the program that turned them on to civic responsibility

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TCRC Seed Grants Request for Proposals Open

TCRC works to expand and support community research, with an emphasis on participatory approaches through partnerships between locally-based community organizations and Tufts faculty, students, and staff.

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Michelle Wu considering petitioning state for higher commercial tax rates

Evan Horowitz, director of cSPA, comments on potential legislation proposed by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu that would increase property taxes on businesses.

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Office Hours with Dean Cunningham

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DeStress Fest with Pepper the Comfort Dog!

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