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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Book topics range from memory and superpowers to GMOs and microeconomics, plus music, film, art exhibitions and more
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With the scare about Candida auris spreading worldwide, Tufts researchers look to lessons from Candida albicans
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In an era in which they are under threat, Fletcher’s Hurst Hannum advocates a focus on essential human rights to achieve more progress
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After horrifying gun violence, political opinions on the topic become more rigidly divided, Tufts researcher finds
Australia, New Zealand
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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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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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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Advances democracy, student political learning and engagement, and increasing political equity and opportunity.
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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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Part of a national movement to increase access to higher education, particularly for students from underrepresented backgrounds.