Faculty approves American Sign Language for Part I of foreign language requirement

  Tufts faculty members on May 8 officially passed a proposal allowing School of Arts and Sciences students to count American Sign Language (ASL) courses toward Part I of the foreign language requirement. Over 150 students signed an online petition in support of the initiative before the faculty meeting earlier this month.

Primary Source loses TCU recognition

Jenna Buckle

  The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Judiciary last month derecognized the Primary Source due to the conservative publication’s inactivity and low membership this year. The journal has also been reported to the Dean of Student Affairs and the Office for Campus Life for submitting a membership list for re-recognition that contained the names of students uninvolved with the Source, according to Judiciary Chair Adam Sax.

Janitors’ union to enter contract negotiations

  The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) on May 21 will renegotiate its contract with UGL Unicco, Tufts’ campus-cleaning contractor, and push for better working conditions for janitors. The current contract began in 2010 and was set to end in 2012 but was extended for one year, according to Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) member Josephine Herman.

Dean Bosworth retires after 12 years at Fletcher

  Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy dean Stephen Bosworth, a former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, at the end of the academic school year retired from his position at the Fletcher School after 12 years of service. Admiral James Stavridis, former commander of the United States European Command and supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), will succeed Bosworth as the new dean on July 1.

Amanpour talks career, international journalism

  Chief International Correspondent for CNN and Global Affairs Anchor at ABC News Christiane Amanpour discussed her career, modern journalism and the role of women in her field to a crowded Cabot Auditorium on Friday for the 18th annual Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism.

Stanford psychologist to deliver commencement address

  Stanford University School of Education Dean Claude Steele will deliver this year’s Commencement speech on May 19, according to Director of Public Relations Kim Thurler.  “We are honored that he will give this year’s commencement address,” Thurler told the Daily in an email.

New ID numbers, cards for students in August

  The Department of Public and Environmental Safety will issue new ID cards to returning students before the start of next semester due to a change in the ID numbers used by the new Integrated Student Information System (iSIS). iSIS’ new ID number system uses a different number range, according to Administrative Services Supervisor Louis Galvez III.

ResLife to ban RA-resident relationships next year

   A new Office of Residential Life and Learning (ResLife) rule will prohibit Resident Assistants (RAs) from dating residents from the residence halls for which they are responsible starting next year. Though they can date other students who live on campus, (RAs), Academic and Community Engagement (ACE) fellows and academic residential tutors cannot be in an “intimate relationship” with anyone who lives in their building, Director of ResLife Yolanda King told the Daily in an email.

TCU approves funding for Tier II club sports

  The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on April 16 signed an agreement to allocate Senate money to Tier II club sports teams for the first time. According to TCU Treasurer Matthew Roy, Tier II sports had not received funding in the past because there were not enough funds available to support both Tier I and Tier II.

Interview | Dan Winslow

‘My life keeps coming back in circles to Tufts’

    Dan Winslow (LA ’80) wears many hats as one of the Republican contenders in the April 30 primaries for the open United States Senate seat from Massachussetts, current representative in the state legislature, and Tufts alum. After graduating magna cum laude from Tufts with a degree in political science, Winslow attended Boston College Law School.

Health plan expands to include gender reassignment surgery

  The university’s student health insurance plan starting next academic year will offer new benefits for transgender students, expanding coverage to include both hormone treatments and gender reassignment surgery. This will make Tufts the 38th college or university in the country to cover hormones and surgeries for transgender students, according to Senior Director of Health and Wellness Services Michelle Bowdler.