The inaugural Summer Institute of Civic Studies, a program of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship & Public Service at Tufts University, was held on the Tufts campus in Medford, Massachusetts from July 13th to the 24th.

The Institute included daily seminars on civic theory and practice and presentations by guest speakers. Among the invited speakers were Project on Civic Reflection director Elizabeth Lynn and faculty members from Brandeis, Tufts and Harvard. Participants explored fundamental questions about citizenship and civic life, including What kinds of citizens (if any) do good regimes need? What should such citizens know, believe and do? What institutional structures promote the right kinds of citizenship? How do individuals learn civic skills, habits, values, dispositions and knowledge? The Institute concluded with a public conference on the Obama Administration's civic agenda.