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(04/23/25 4:01am)
University President Sunil Kumar called for “constructive engagement” with 238 university and college leaders in a statement released by the American Association of Colleges & Universities on April 22. The signatories announced that they are speaking with one voice against recent “unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.”
(04/18/25 4:03am)
A Louisiana federal immigration judge denied bond to Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk on Wednesday afternoon. The judge determined that she was a “flight risk and a danger to the community,” according to a supplemental document filed by her legal counsel in her Vermont proceedings. Öztürk’s case was transferred to Vermont on April 4, ordered by a federal judge in Massachusetts.
(04/16/25 4:03am)
The new full cost of attendance for Tufts University will be approximately $96,078 for incoming undergraduate students for the 2025–26 academic year. The estimated total cost of attendance has gone up by $3,911. The cost of attendance for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has surpassed $100,000 for international students, reaching a total of $100,682.
(04/15/25 4:03am)
On Monday, Tufts issued a declaration supporting a lawsuit filed by several universities against the Department of Energy over its decision to implement a 15% cap on indirect costs for existing and future research grants to universities and colleges. The Department of Energy announced its decision on Friday.
(04/15/25 4:01am)
On April 4, U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley ordered a permanent injunction on the National Institutes of Health, preventing the cuts on indirect medical research costs from taking effect nationwide. However, four days later, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the NIH, filed a Notice of Appeal. The case is now in the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
(04/12/25 5:32pm)
The Tufts Community Union Elections Commission announced the incoming senators for the 2025–26 academic year on Saturday, shortly after voting concluded at 12 p.m. According to junior Luca O’Neil, the chair of the Election Commission, approximately 16.2% of students voted in the election, down from last year’s approximately 20%.
(04/07/25 4:01am)
On March 8, 2025, Molasses Disaster performed five songs in the Daily’s newsroom. The band then joined Daily members for a conversation about the origins of their musical journey and the relationship between their music and the people they love.
(04/02/25 4:03am)
In a walk-out organized by Coalition for Palestinian Liberation, around 200 students and local residents rallied outside Ballou Hall on Tuesday, calling for the release of Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk and for the university to condemn her detainment.
(03/31/25 4:03am)
The Medford City Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of a contract for Tufts School of Arts and Sciences full-time lecturers in their meeting on Tuesday. The resolution was brought forward by City Council Vice President Kit Collins (LA’15), a Tufts alum. Two lecturers presented at the meeting.
(03/28/25 6:24am)
Somerville City Council voted to file a ballot initiative for Somerville’s divestment from companies in business with Israel on Thursday night, requiring activists to collect about 5,500 voter signatures to secure the question a spot on the city’s November ballot. The council’s 9–2 vote was preceded by a rally organized by Somerville for Palestine, attended by hundreds of Somerville community members outside Somerville City Hall.
(03/27/25 4:01am)
Students and local activists gathered on Wednesday evening at Powder House Park to protest the detainment of Tufts graduate student, Rümeysa Öztürk, by federal authorities on Tuesday. The protest was organized by Coalition for Palestinian Liberation, formerly known as the Coalition for Palestinian Liberation at Tufts, and other activist groups from the Greater Boston area.
(03/26/25 4:03am)
Medford Fire Chief Todd Evans was sworn into his role on Feb. 24, with the inauguration ceremony taking place on Mar. 12. He had served as interim chief for 11 months, following the retirement of Chief John Freedman. The chief was chosen via assessment center examination.
(03/11/25 4:01am)
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley ruled to impose a preliminary injunction on the National Institutes of Health, preventing the cuts on indirect medical research costs from taking effect nationwide.
(03/06/25 7:03am)
Professors of the practice at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts most recently held a bargaining session for their first contract with the university on Feb. 25, continuing negotiations that began in April 2024. The professors are seeking wage increases, heightened research support and increased transparency on hiring practices from the contract.
(02/25/25 7:03am)
Editor’s note: The Daily’s editorial department acknowledges that this article is premised on a conflict of interest. This article is a special feature for Daily Week that does not represent the Daily’s standard journalistic practices.
(02/24/25 5:03am)
On Friday, the federal judge overseeing the lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health — filed by 13 American universities including Tufts — extended the block on the agency’s attempt to reduce funding for indirect medical research costs during the case’s first hearing. The extension allows the judge more time to make a final decision on the case.
(02/11/25 5:01am)
Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn delivered her annual State of the City Address on Feb. 5 in City Hall, covering housing, zoning and transportation issues while reassuring residents about changes to federal policy. School Committee Vice Chair Jenny Graham and City Council President Zac Bears also provided updates from their respective body’s work.
(02/03/25 5:01am)
The Medford School Committee voted unanimously to appropriate $7 million to retain over 14 positions across the school district, fund infrastructure upgrades and reserve funds for a new collective bargaining agreement on Jan. 13. The city’s approval of Proposition 2 ½ override questions 7 and 8 in the November 2024 election, generating $3 million and $4 million, respectively, for Medford schools.
(01/15/25 7:05am)
On Dec. 16, 2024, Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn announced that her office sent an updated draft of a new city charter to the Medford City Council. The Medford Charter Study Committee — established in December 2022 — reviewed and made recommendations for a new city charter in a nearly two-year process. The charter has not been changed since the 1980s.
(12/09/24 5:03am)
Kendrick Lamar released his sixth studio album, “GNX,” on Nov. 22 with essentially no notice. A surprising but not unexpected drop, Lamar delivers a distinctly West Coast-style project. However, the feud with Drake cannot be ignored in the discussion of this album.
