Social Impact Programs for High School Students

Calvin Zhao is the Senior Student Programs Administrator at Tufts’ Tisch College of Civic Life. He holds an M.A. in DEIJ Leadership from Tufts. In his role, he directs the Leadership for Social Change program, oversees the FOCUS Pre-Orientation program, advises student groups on campus, and manages the Tisch Fund for Civic Engagement. Prior to assuming this role, Calvin coordinated the Tufts 1+4 and Tufts Civic Semester global programs at Tisch, supporting students as they engaged in community-based work abroad. Calvin also worked for 3 years at NYU Shanghai, a sino-US joint venture university in Shanghai, China, involved in various student support and community engagement roles. Outside of work, Calvin loves playing basketball and spending time outdoors, when he can!

Phoebe Sargeant is the director of the Pre-College International Relations Intensive Program. She also works as an administrative coordinator in the Tufts Political Science Department. Phoebe also attended Tufts University, where she received her BA in History in 2021 and her Masters in the Arts of Teaching for High School History education in 2022. While attending Tufts University, Phoebe participated in the Laidlaw Scholars Program where she completed research on the historical memory of the American Revolution. This research was later published as Phoebe’s senior thesis and investigated the origins and propagation of myths of the American Revolution and its connection to 20th century curricula. For the past five years, Phoebe has also worked for the Freedom Trail Foundation, where she leads tours of the Boston Freedom Trail, portraying historical figure Margaret Kemble Gage. Outside of work, Phoebe enjoys playing her cello, visiting museums with her fiancé, and rewatching The Xfiles.

Program Lead will be announced soon!