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Medford/Somerville,
Mass. – Citing a decline in activism among young people, the
editors of the Christian Science Monitor highlighted Tufts’
College of Citizenship and Public Service as an example of a new
approach to engaging students in active citizenship. The
editorial appeared three days after the New York Times called
the Tufts initiative the “most comprehensive” program of its kind.
According
to the Monitor’s editors, Tufts’ program moves beyond just
acts of service, encouraging students to engage in “some original
thinking about leadership and what it means to bring about change
in society.”
The
initiative received international attention last week as well. The
International Herald Tribune ran the New York Times’
article about Pierre and Pam Omidyar’s $10 million donation to the
Tufts program.
    

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