The Department encourages community involvement and efforts by students to link research to social action. Applicants to Tufts with an activist bent are encouraged to learn more about the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service. Tisch College is a national leader in civic education whose model and research are setting the standard for higher education’s role in civic engagement and preparing young people to be lifelong active citizens.

Civic Engagement is one of the University's signature strengths and is built upon an extensive range of resources including faculty and research, Tufts in Washington, PS99 Internship Fieldwork in Politics, and Ghana Gold.

To view the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service Prizes and Scholarships please visit:

• Tisch Scholars
• Tisch Civic Engagement Fund
• Tisch Active Citizenship Summer
• Presidential Awards

In addition, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service supports research on political and civic engagement, civil society, and citizenship. For additional information please visit:

• Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG)
• Tufts Community Research Center (TCRC)
• Civil Society Series of the University Press of New England

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