Local

SMFA students to receive unlimited MBTA access for two years

By Estelle Anderson | July 4

Undergraduate students at Tufts’ School of the Museum of Fine Arts will receive free, unlimited rides on local subways and buses beginning this fall. Tufts is the first school to partner with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for this two-year pilot program, called the “University Pass.”

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University

Colleen Ryan appointed as vice provost for faculty

By Estelle Anderson | May 24

Colleen M. Ryan will assume the role of vice provost for faculty on July 1, Provost Caroline Genco announced in an email on Thursday. Ryan currently serves as associate vice provost for faculty at Indiana University Bloomington, where she is a professor of Italian and an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Gender Studies.

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University

Chairman Dolan to step down from Board of Trustees in November

By Estelle Anderson | May 22

Culminating an 11-year leadership tenure, chairman of the Board of Trustees Peter R. Dolan will step down this November. The board has elected Jeffrey M. Moslow, the current vice chair, as his successor.

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University

Tufts holds 2024 Commencement; protesters walk out in solidarity with Palestine

By Estelle Anderson and Rachel Liu | May 19

Undeterred by rain, families and guests of the Class of 2024 turned out to Tufts’ 168th commencement ceremony on Sunday. After opening remarks by University President Sunil Kumar, students heard from this year’s keynote speaker, Durham University chancellor Fiona Hill. Shortly after the start of the ceremony, around 100 students walked out and assembled outside the event gates, leading chants and demanding that Tufts disclose its financial holdings and divest from Israeli companies.

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University

Q&A: University President Kumar talks future of budget, admissions, campus speech

By Matthew Sage and Rachel Liu | May 19

Nearing the close of his first year in office, University President Sunil Kumar sat down with the Daily on April 29 to discuss all matters Tufts and reflect on the year marked by student activism and the university’s future.

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University

Cover to cover: The Class of 2024’s four years at Tufts, reviewed

By Chloe Courtney Bohl | May 19

Look back on the highlights of the Class of 2024's time at Tufts.

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News

The Daily Class of 2024, in their own words

By Estelle Anderson, Ishaan Rajiv Rajabali, Shannon Murphy, Michael Onysko, Teagan Mustone, Matthew Sage, Rebecca Barrie and Josue Perez | May 19

As Tufts’ newspaper of record, the Daily sees many students contribute to its black-and-white newsprint pages, but not all work their way up to its masthead. The Daily staff spoke with eight members of the Class of 2024 who have all served on the newspaper’s managing or executive board and left their mark on the organization’s history.

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News

Incoming TCU President Joel Omolade champions inclusivity

By Almer Yu | May 18

“If you’re not on the table, you’re on the menu,” Joel Omolade says. “And I really want to make sure that more students are able to be a part of that table, to be a part of the conversations that are happening.”Omolade will serve as president of the Tufts Community Union Senate for the 2024–25 academic year. In an interview with the Daily, he looked ahead to his term as president, pledging to embody the ethos of his “Better Starts Now!” campaign and prove his commitment to bringing meaningful change to the community.

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University

Timeline of 2023–24 student activism for divestment from Israel

By Almer Yu and Josue Perez | May 18

Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the subsequent bombing and ground invasion in Gaza sparked widespread protests and activist demonstrations on campuses across the country, including at Tufts University. Throughout the last eight months, students have urged Tufts to divest from its Israeli connections and acknowledge a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. The following article provides an overview of recent activism on campus.

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University

SMFA professors of the practice hold first contract negotiations

By Samantha Eng | May 17

Professors of the practice at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts held their first-ever bargaining session with the university on April 24, seeking a contract that would guarantee wage increases, enhanced research support and more transparent employment policies, among other negotiations. This marks the first time that SMFA professors of the practice have initiated a bargaining agreement since Tufts merged with the SMFA in 2016.

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University

Search underway for new dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

By Shannon Murphy and Carly Cohen | May 17

Tufts has begun the search for a new dean of the School of Arts and Sciences to succeed Dean James M. Glaser. Glaser, who has been the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences since 2014 and a Tufts faculty member since 1991, will assume the position of executive vice president and provost at Santa Clara University in July.

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University

Historically Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta establishes Tufts chapter

By Rose Hollander | May 17

This semester, Incorporated, the Delta Chi chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority — a historically Black sorority — opened at Tufts. The chapter currently has just five members and the Zetas will seek new sisters in the fall. 

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News

Outgoing TCU President Arielle Galinsky talks Senate initiatives, relationship with administration

By Matthew Sage | May 16

Arielle Galinsky, the Tufts Community Union Senate President, sat down with the Daily to reflect on her fourth and final year on student government, highlighting accomplishments and responding to criticism.

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News

Affirmative action for the rich? Reexamining legacy admissions in a post-affirmative action world

By Grayton Goldsmith | May 16

It’s no secret that the college admissions process is in turmoil. Regardless of political conviction, higher education has become a prime target for those who are disgruntled with both the current state of American society and its projected future. What was once deemed the “great equalizer” is now viewed by many on both sides of the political spectrum as distinctively elitist, further entrenching socioeconomic divides rather than breaking down barriers.

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University

Tufts denies Medford Alpha Epsilon Pi’s affiliation request

By Michael Onysko | May 16

In March, several Tufts students approached the university with intentions of reestablishing the Medford Alpha Epsilon Pi Eta Deuteron fraternity chapter on campus. Tufts denied the request to officially recognize AEPi, and the chapter remains unaffiliated with the university.

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University

Faculty told to prepare for upcoming budget cuts

By Ella Kamm | May 15

Due to budget challenges at the university level, administrators and deans of the Schools of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering have instructed faculty to prepare for budget cutting measures that will aim to address financial challenges forecasted in the fiscal year ahead.

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News

Daniel Dennett, Tufts professor emeritus and renowned philosopher, passes away at 82

By Nicholas Prather | May 15

On April 19, Daniel Dennett, University and Fletcher Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, passed away at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. His death was caused by complications from interstitial lung disease.

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