Active Citizenship in an Urban Community: Race, Class, Power, and Politics (AS 131) - Students work 3 hours per week in a Chinatown nonprofit community organization while taking an American studies course focused on race, culture, power, and politics.
Citizenship and Public Service Scholars Program - a three-year leadership development program that works with a select group of sophomores, juniors and seniors. Scholars work to create positive change, engage University resources and build capacity in Tufts’ partner communities and beyond.
Community Language Bank: Somerville - student-operated service for affordable, reliable translation and interpretation.
Jumpstart - Early childhood program pairs college students with preschool children at risk in Head Start and other low-income preschools to help prepare them to succeed when they enter school.
Tisch Active Citizen Summer Fellows - Tisch ACS provides unique summer internship opportunities for Tufts students. These Tisch Fellows actively partake in building stronger communities and societies. ACS opportunities are available in: Somerville, Boston’s Chinatown, Washington DC, through the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and internationally.
Tisch Civic Engagement Fund (CEF) - financial and advisory support to individual students and student groups who engage in active citizenship work during the academic year. CEF encourages existing Tufts student groups and organizations to integrate active citizenship into their activities, while supporting community identified needs.