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
Gordon Institute students’ startup FoodEase hopes to help communities struck by natural disasters
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Young people prefer Biden by 34 points; youth engagement is higher than 2016 and 2018, though campaign outreach still a concern in both parties
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On the 100th anniversary of the Band-Aid, Tufts engineer Sameer Sonkusale is working to make “smart” bandages
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Two Tufts psychology professors who study stereotyping and prejudice talk about racism, implicit bias, and what can be done
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Survey by Tufts University researchers also finds 42% of Latinos and 27% of Whites know victims of police mistreatment
Spotlights
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Prepares students to become engaged public citizens and community leaders who will help build a more equitable world.
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Tisch College is pleased to offer two unique experiential education opportunities for incoming Tufts students to begin their college journey learning while doing community work, mastering a foreign language, and giving a global kickstart to their college life.
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In the run-up to the 2016 general election, Tufts University launched JumboVote as a multifaceted, university-wide initiative to boost political learning, engagement, and voting in that year’s presidential election—and beyond.
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Tufts' umbrella organization for 30+ service groups across campus.pus
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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.