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Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service

The mission of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service is to ensure that students graduate from Tufts prepared to be committed public citizens and leaders who take an active role in building stronger communities and societies.

Strategy:

To catalyze civic engagement and community building by identifying and supporting Tufts students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners who develop creative, effective approaches to active citizenship at the university and in communities around the world. 

Lincoln Filene Center for Community Partnerships

The Lincoln Filene Center for Community Partnerships (LFC), a program of the Jonathan M. Tisch College for Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, facilitates connections between Tufts and its partnership communities of Boston’s Chinatown, Medford, Somerville and the Mystic River Watershed.  The LFC works collaboratively with the Grafton campus and Talloires, France.

The Lincoln Filene Center forges partnerships between Tufts and local communities that build on community assets, advance shared interests, create civic engagement opportunities and address community-identified needs and social justice. 

Tufts University Office of Community Relations

Tufts University Office of Community Relations serves the University and its host communities by working to foster positive relationships through cooperation and communication.  Community Relations formally represents Tufts University to a wide range of public, private and non-profit entities in Tufts’ host communities.  Community Relations also coordinates access to Tufts facilities, facilitates community and high school auditing of courses and manages the Neighborhood Service Fund.  It is an important source of guidance for the community work of Tufts students, faculty and staff.  Tisch College and the Office of Community Relations work together closely to address community-identified needs.