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Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life

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Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life

The Tisch College of Civic Life is a national leader in civic engagement that sets the standard for higher education's role in advancing the greater good.

The only university-wide college of its kind, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life Tisch College is charged with a broad and vital mission: to prepare students for a lifetime of engagement in civic and democratic life, to study civic life and its intersections with public and private institutions, and to promote practices that strengthen civic life in the United States and around the world.

We combine education, research, and practice to serve as a hub for students, faculty, and community members who are committed to civic engagement and to its ability to change the world for the better.

06/02/2026

We had a great time at the Tisch College reunion event this past weekend! Thanks to everyone for stopping by, decorating vote postcards, and connecting with us at Barnum Hall 🐘

06/01/2026

Happy June, Jumbos! Swipe ➡️ to see which of your home states has a primary this month!

05/29/2026

That’s a wrap on an incredible spring semester of civic leadership and learning! 🐘🎉

05/22/2026

A special congratulations to these 16 graduating Tisch Scholars who have been with us for the last 2-3 years engaging in community-based work and weekly classes. We will miss you all! 🐘🩵🎉

05/21/2026

Congratulations to the 167 students who kicked off Commencement 2026 weekend with us by being inducted into the Honos Civicus Society, which recognizes students who excelled in service activities and civic leadership during their time at Tufts. Students from across the university gathered with their loved ones to receive Honos Civicus pins to wear at Commencement. 🎉

05/17/2026

Happy Commencement Day ! We are so proud of you! 🎉🐘

05/16/2026

We 🩵 celebrating !

05/15/2026

Tuesday morning we celebrated this year’s 14 recipients of the Presidential Award for Civic Life. Thank you to all of the nominators and awardees for your commitment to civic life, and to all the family and friends who joined us in honoring these students! 🐘💙

Photos by Paul Rutherford

05/14/2026

We are celebrating Tufts Class of 2026 students who participated in Tisch programming! Join us in congratulating Matt Gee, AG26👏🐘

Majors & Minors

PhD in Child Study & Human Development

Tisch College Programs

Tisch Summer Fellows (TSF), Student Programs Research and Development

Share a favorite experience at Tisch College

Through my Tisch Summer Fellowship with the Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance (MEJA), I had the opportunity to help organize and present at the 2024 Massachusetts Education Justice Convening. Seeing so many organizers, teachers, scholars, parent advocates, and students come together to strategize, share skills, and strengthen relationships for the shared purpose of advancing education justice was truly inspiring. Many times, impact is hard to see, but at this convening the progress of MEJA’s movement building was palpable.

What does civic engagement mean to you and how has your time at Tufts shaped that definition?

Civic engagement can be a lens through which we understand our entire lives, may it be the ways we interact with others, our life choices, or our place in society. The ethics, attitudes, and outlooks that I have learned from my civic engagement at Tufts and before (e.g., cultural humility, civic responsibility, positionality) can (and I argue, should) guide not only our explicitly civic and political work, but also our daily actions. Consider what would happen if we approached our next conversation from a posture of humility, paused to consider the impact of our next purchase, and continually reflected on the responsibility that stems from our privileged identities. Civic engagement can help us to be, and bring about, the change we wish to see in the world.

What’s something you’re looking forward to post-Tufts?

I am excited to continue doing research and evaluation with Tisch College. Through a generous grant from the Educating Character Initiative, Tisch staff and I developed a new measure of civic character. I look forward to using the measure in evaluations of civic engagement programming to better understand what types of experiences lead to what types of meaningful civic character growth for which students.

05/13/2026

We are celebrating Tufts Class of 2026 students who participated in Tisch programming! Join us in congratulating Sophie Cash, AG26👏🐘

Majors & Minors

Masters of Arts in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning

Tisch College Programs

Masters of Arts in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning with Penn Loh (through which I have been working with DSNI), took Teaching Democracy, attended various events and symposia.

Share a favorite experience at Tisch College

The community partnership I have been lucky to build with the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) has been an incredible joy of my Tufts experience. During out practicum class last year I was lucky to work with the Greater Boston Community Land Trust Network to create a resource library about CLTs; this introduced me to DSNI’s team. This year, DSNI generously welcomed me into their organizing team for an exciting project leading a radical community planning process about the future of a vacant lot, using art, imaginative visioning/prototyping, and creative activation. Building relationships with the amazing DSNI team and their thoughtful inclusion of me into this project has both been incredibly enjoyable and also an incredibly valuable learning experience for me a future community-centered practitioner.

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163 Packard Avenue
Medford, MA
02155

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/

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