Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life |

Time 2020-07-09 14:05:57

Web Name: Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life |

WebSite: http://activecitizen.tufts.edu

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UPDATE: Tufts announces fall 2020 semester plans. Learn more. The only university-wide college of its kind, Tisch College studies and promotes the civic and political engagement of young people at Tufts University, in our communities, and in our democracy. Tisch College is using our platform to recruit and train groups of local or virtual volunteers who can support our communities during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Check out our second virtual Civic Life Lunch: a conversation featuring Amanda Litman, co-founder and executive director of Run for Something. We re proud to join the rest of Tufts University in celebrating and honoring this year s graduates. Explore special virtual ceremonies and videos in which we celebrate Presidential Award winners, Honos Civicus inductees, graduating Tufts 1+4 Fellows, and all Jumbos who are committed to civic life. Dispatches from the Pandemic — A county health officer, a supply firm CEO, a dentist, and others share how they re leading communities through the crisis. Tisch College is offering a free webinar series, featuring experts from Tufts and beyond, on social-emotional resilience, building understanding, and staying civically engaged throughout the COVID-19 crisis and the social unrest due to violence against communities of color. Tufts University and Tisch College are proud to recognize this year s recipients of the Presidential Award for Civic Life. Tisch College condemns the violence against people of color and stands with all members of the Tufts community who seek to create a more just and equitable world. Read the statement from our Dean and explore resources to learn more and get involved. The Civic Studies major is an interdisciplinary field of study that provides an intellectually rigorous foundation to engaging with communities and solving problems. Tisch Summer Programs Each summer, more than 100 Tufts students hone their professional skills while contributing to communities near and far through substantive summer internships that pursue the public good. First-Year Global Programs The Tufts Civic Semester and Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year allow incoming students to start their education with unique experiential learning opportunities around the world. Tisch College s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning Engagement conducts some of the nation s leading research on youth voting, civic education, and young people s participation in democracy. Our Institute for Democracy Higher Education, which studies and promotes the political learning and engagement of college students, will soon release aggregate data on voting and registration rates of students in more than 1,000 institutions. Our newest research center focuses on publishing expert, scholarly, nonpartisan analyses on pending legislation and ballot questions in Massachusetts. Tisch College s student-led voter education and engagement initiative works to ensure that all Tufts students are registered and ready to vote in every election cycle. Tisch College supports the Tufts chapter of Jumpstart, an early education organization that helps local children in underserved schools thrive. The Talloires Network Founded and housed at Tisch College, this international association of universities committed to strengthening civic life globalizes our mission and expands our impact around the world. Young people s political activism on the rise, poll finds The Fulcrum reports on our CIRCLE researchers' 2020 pre-election youth poll, which finds high levels of youth participation in civic and political life. Lawmakers considering novel budget approaches Evan Horowitz, Executive Director of Tisch College's Center for State Policy Analysis, shares commentary based on the center's report on potential economic aid in Massachusetts. We re tired of waiting : GenZ is ready for a revolution Dr. Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Director of our Center for Information Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, comments on young people's desire to achieve social change. A New Beginning for Barnum Hall Tisch College will move into Barnum Hall at the beginning of 2020, a physical change that symbolizes our impact and potential at the center of campus life. Tisch College leadership Sonia Sotomayor and the Power of Asking Why Tisch College was honored to co-sponsor the Supreme Court Justice s visit to Tufts, where she told thousands of students we all need to speak up and be heard—and be willing to engage with others. events Healthier Living Through Art Tisch College supported this innovative course through which Tufts students shareed food, art, and nutritional advice with members of Boston’s Chinatown community.

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