Solomont tapped as ambassador to Spain

8/8/09 8:07 AM

Alan Solomont (A ’70), a Tufts trustee and a fundraising czar for President Obama’s 2008 campaign, was nominated by the White House on Thursday as ambassador to Spain. If confirmed, Solomont will run the embassy in Madrid, representing the United States in diplomatic, cultural and economic interactions there while providing support to Americans in Spain. He will also serve as ambassador to Andorra, a small principality on the northern border of Spain. “I am honored to be nominated, and if confirmed it will be a great privilege to serve," Solomont told the Boston Globe. “We all are very proud that the President has nominated him to be our next Ambassador to Spain,” University President Lawrence Bacow told the Daily in an e-mail. “He and his... 0 comment

Greek life director leaves Tufts for Florida position

8/3/09 11:29 PM

Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Patrick Romero-Aldaz announced today that he will be leaving his position at Tufts at the end of August for a similar post at the University of South Florida. "While I’m excited at this new opportunity with a broader scope and level of responsibility, my departure is also bittersweet," Romero-Aldaz said in an e-mail to Tufts' Inter-Greek Council.  He will be directing the Office of Fraternity and Sorority life at the University of South Florida. Romero-Aldaz was brought on as Tufts' Greek life director in May of 2007, filling a post that had been vacant for nearly a year. He previously served as assistant director of fraternity and sorority life at Virginia Tech. Romero-Aldaz came to Tufts with the goal of reforming... 2 comments

Olympian Kwan opts for Fletcher over skating

8/2/09 1:00 PM

Michelle Kwan announced on Friday that she will not compete in the 2009-10 skating season, foregoing hopes of making the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in favor of pursuing a graduate degree at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Kwan, "the most decorated figure in U.S. history," according to the U.S. Figure Skating Association, has won 43 championships and two Olympic medals, including a silver in 1998 and a bronze medal in 2002. Kwan will enter Fletcher full-time next year in pursuit of a master's degree in international affairs. She graduated from the University of Denver in November 2008. “Skating will always be a part of me,” Kwan said in a statement. “But, in the bigger picture of my life, I have always wanted to find a career that will allow me to make...