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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Tess van Kan, VG16, credits the school’s M.S. in Infectious Disease & Global Health program for giving her a leg up
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As climate change brings more natural disasters, more people will have to cope with traumatic stress
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There needs to be a conservative alternative to Trump, says presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld in a Tufts podcast
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When the children’s show includes a character whose mom is in recovery for addiction, it fosters belonging, tolerance, and empathy, says Tufts professor
Spotlights
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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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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.
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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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Authoritative research on the civic and political engagement of young Americans, especially those who are marginalized or disadvantaged in political life.
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Advances democracy, student political learning and engagement, and increasing political equity and opportunity.
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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.