Societal Impact
In every discipline, Tufts empowers students to be advocates for social change. Beyond classroom learning, Tufts students learn how to foster collaborative partnerships and creative problem solving that impacts others on campus and around the world.
New & Notable
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Tufts students share food, art, and nutritional advice with members of Boston’s Chinatown community
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A new study finds that experiencing the trauma of discrimination at a young age is tied to heart troubles later in life
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Artificial Intelligence can be a force for good—or the opposite, says author and Fletcher School alum Olaf Groth in a Tufts podcast
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A course for young people with intellectual disabilities, designed by School of Medicine faculty and students to cut the risk of abuse, contains lessons for everyone
Spotlights
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Encourages community involvement and efforts to link research to social action.
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A professional development program with an outreach mission. Ambassadors share their passion for the sciences, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with local middle and high school students.
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Develops effective, ethical leaders who are driven to comprehend complexity, reflect cultural and political nuance, and engage as responsible global citizens in confronting the world's most pressing problems.
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Tisch College houses the Tufts chapter of Jumpstart, a national early education organization that recruits and trains college students and community members to serve preschool children in low-income neighborhoods.
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Advances democracy, student political learning and engagement, and increasing political equity and opportunity.
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A group of Tufts alumni interested in having social impact to network, collaborate, and help current students drive social change.A group for Tufts alumni interested in the social impact field to network with each other, collaborate, and help current students drive social change.
Resources
Tufts in the News
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Wall Street Journal
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Washington Post
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Boston Globe Magazine