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 Student Health Service staff develop protocol to help other colleges provide HIV prevention with daily medication
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Participation was up, helping raise almost a half million dollars for financial aid, neighborhood nonprofits, and other charities
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Tufts faculty weigh in on the State of the Union address and what lies ahead for America
Spotlights
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In preparation for their role as care providers and community leaders, medical students work directly with community organizations as collaborators, mentors, and educators.
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Encourages community involvement and efforts to link research to social action.
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An undergraduate club dedicated to fostering non-partisan debate within the Tufts community.
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An approach to community engagement that facilitates collaboration between government, academia and community groups to solve some of Boston’s most pressing issues.
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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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Live Science
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Boston Globe
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National Public Radio