Did you know that you have access to study materials for the Step exams through the library? We’ve got digital and print books (of course we’ve got books) such as First Aid, but we also have interactive onli […]

I haven’t posted yet this year and felt the need to post something so here are some thoughts I am having here at the end of January. They may be more appropriate to twitter but I am posting them here […]

Karkhana Selects Six Teachers to be Early Adopters to Co-Design PEBL Kits In the the first phase of the Playful Engineering-Based Learning (PEBL) project, Karkhana Samuha is collaborating with six amazing teachers who are […]

Growth Guide: Keeping your Puppy on the Right Track Growing puppies have very specific nutritional requirements that are different from those of adult dogs.  Feeding puppies correctly reduces their […]

We are proud to share that Tufts’ Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) has received the Honor Award for the Boston Society for Architecture’s 2021 Sustainable Design Awards, recognizing the SEC as an “ […]

Talking about grief with colorI’ve recently fallen in love with the New York Time’s Close Read series, a digital exploration of a select number of works that serves as a fantastic introduction to interpretation a […]

It is common–and a good idea–to develop norms for speech within a group, such as a classroom or a community association.

In Talking to Strangers (2004), political philosopher Danielle Allen develops a theory […]

In order to convene people to discuss an issue, someone must “name” it. The meeting or discussion must be about something that can be named in its title or in the subject line of an invitation.

Naming an […]

It is possible to deploy money, talent, expertise, fame, and/or ownership of communications media (such as a television network) to influence public opinion. All such examples of well-resourced persuasive […]

The “word” ideology is used at least three different ways in different intellectual communities or traditions:

It can mean the politically relevant opinions that any person holds. In that sense, we all have […]

The management of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) decided to remove plastic holiday trees “after a rabbi asked to have an 8-foot-tall menorah displayed next to the largest tree in the international […]

Participating in politics or in a social movement can involve sacrifice. Some sacrifices are very modest, such as taking time out to vote or contributing a small amount of money to a cause or organization. But […]

The “North Star” of the Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University is “building robust, inclusive democracy for an increasingly multiracial society.” This ideal combines:

A commitment to democratic forms […]

The root of the word “democracy” is rule by the people. Almost all definitions emphasize that the individuals who are part of “the people” should have equal power over important decisions. That is what it means […]

Recent political theorists have retrospectively categorized some historical authors as “republicans.” Their lists of authors vary, but they typically include Cicero, Machiavelli, and John Adams, among others. […]

In 1954, Gordon Allport proposed that prejudice (particularly racial prejudice)

may be reduced by equal status contact between majority and minority groups in the pursuit of common goals. The effect is greatly […]

People tend to prefer, recall, and emphasize facts that support ideas they already hold, and they doubt or marginalize facts that complicate or challenge those ideas. For example, as people obtain more education, […]

At its launch (January 2022), this site has essentially been written by Peter Levine, the Academic Dean and professor in Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life. He is solely responsible for […]

Climate Policy Group InternU.S. Center of the Stockholm Environment InstituteSomerville, MA Position open until filled

Program CoordinatorTufts Environmental Studies DepartmentMedford, MAPosition posted […]