Protecting Public Institutions and Fighting Corruption in Public Life
Joseph Centorino, A73, G75, exemplifies the long tradition of active citizenship at Tufts University. After spending years as a prosecutor going after public corruption, Centorino now serves as the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust, where he tries to prevent corruption through ed ...
Tufts at Tech: Treating and Teaching
Joshua Malouin, V15, explains the treatment plan for Peanut to Worcester Technical High School students Paula Machado and Sabrina Pepper. Peanut was having trouble with her ears. A pitbull-labrador retriever mix with big bright eyes, she had been scratching at them frequently, and shaking her head in distress. Now she was wriggling a little an ...
Putting the Teeth into Public Health
Assistant Professor Wanda Wright has a long-standing commitment to reducing disparities in oral healthcare and improving quality of life through teaching, service, and research. “Active citizenship means giving back to the community in any way you can,” said Wright, a member of the Tisch College faculty executive committee. “It can b ...
Catalyzing the Knowledge Reaction
Associate Professor Arthur Utz has a vision for integrating community outreach, communication, and education into the science curriculum at Tufts. As chair of the chemistry department in the School of Arts and Sciences, Utz has supported the department in partnering with communities and educating students to communicate with non-scientists – ...
A Summer of Policy and Politics in the Big Easy
Grainne Griffiths at the Louisiana State Capitol Building. “There is no typical day in New Orleans,” said Grainne Griffiths, A14, a fellow in Tisch College’s Active Citizenship Summer (ACS) program. Working with the non-profit organization Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families, Griffiths is getting an on the ground view of how edu ...
Rebuilding Education in New Orleans
“New Orleans is the Silicon Valley of public education,” said Lisa Schlakman, AG07, an early education professional and alumna mentor for Tisch College’s inaugural Active Citizenship Summer (ACS) New Orleans Fellowship program. In 2005, the city’s school system was virtually destroyed by Hurricane Katrina – leaving a void and an opportuni ...
Tufts Voting Headquaters
Whether you want to vote in Massachusetts or vote absentee in your home state or from abroad, Tisch College has all the resources you need to help you vote.
Visit Tufts Votes to learn more.
Read the Story of Stuff
Join all incoming undergraduates in reading this summer’s common book, The Story of Stuff . Tracking the production, consumption and disposal of material goods, The Story of Stuff is an eye-opening account of the impact of consumerism on health, communities, and the environment.
The Story of Stuff will feature prominently in undergraduate orientation and in events throughout the year. Join the conversation by reading the Story of Stuff and by checking out our calendar of related events.
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