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Anthropology/AMER 183-01: Urban Borderlands - This community-based research seminar integrates academic and experiential learning in an ongoing (since 2001) project documenting the history and development of Cambridge and Somerville’s Latino communities, and their interactions
with other resident and new immigrant groups.
The ARRAYS Project - an award which focuses on improving science education at the undergraduate, graduate and K-12 levels. The four year term for the award began in 2006 and will conclude in 2010.
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.
Community Music - offers Saturday classes throughout the school year for students ages 3-18 in addition to programs for adults. Community Music offers 4-6 free concerts for children on Saturdays. Tufts music students also serve as mentors for Somerville and Medford public schools.
The Fulcrum Institute- this program aims to prepare a group of Educators in Science who will implement and lead research-centered science learning and teaching in their schools and districts. Participants advance their professional knowledge and status through the Institute’s credit-bearing, three-graduate-course sequence which focus on investigations in physical science and the teaching of science in K-8 classrooms.
Home School Connection Program - This program assesses children and mediates to strengthen communication between elementary teachers and parents.
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.
Leonard Carmichael Society - A student-run, umbrella organization with more than twenty sub-groups working in theareas of Hunger and Homelessness, Youth Mentoring, Literacy/Education and Tutoring,
Health Issues, and more!
LIFT Somerville (Formerly NSP)- LIFT gives student volunteers the opportunity to work one-on-one with members of the community in a client advocate/case manager role on everything from searching for affordable housing to creating a strong resume to applying for public benefits to filing income taxes.