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Tufts students, administration meet with aldermen regarding housing expansion

By Emma Steiner | December 4

Tufts Housing League (THL), Tufts Director of Community Relations Barbara Rubel and Tufts Director of Real Estate Robert Chihade met with Alderman Mark Niedergang and Alderman Katjana Ballantyne, members of the Committee on Housing and Community Development for Somerville, on Nov. 29 to review Tufts plans to expand student housing into the surrounding neighborhoods.

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TCU Senate shares updates, hears funding requests

By Seohyun Shim | December 4

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met last night in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room to share updates on ongoing Senate-led initiatives and to hear funding requests and one appeal. TCU President Benya Kraus started the meeting, sharing with the body that the university has recently hired ...

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Events on the Hill: Week of Dec. 4

By Catherine Perloff | December 4

MONDAYPresident of the Republic of CroatiaDetails: Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović will give the Charles Francis Adams Lecture at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.Where and When:ASEAN Auditorium; 5 p.m.TUESDAY“Statehouse Strategy: Finding Common Ground for the Commonwealth”Details:Massachusetts ...

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Students propose increased accessibility in Asian American Center

By Anar Kansara | December 1

Tufts students and community members are advocating for a more accessible Asian American Center in Start House, by relocating Asian-American identity-based housing from the house so that the Center's office is no longer located in a residential building.The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate unanimously passed a ...

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Lesley Sachs discusses the battle for women’s rights at the Western Wall

By Charlie Driver | December 1

Lesley Sachs, executive director of Women of the Wall, an organization that advocates and organizes for the rights of women to pray freely at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, spoke about her organization and its movement at the Interfaith Center Wednesday night.The event was hosted by the Tufts Students ...

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Office of Sustainability publishes FY2016 Sustainability Report

By Jessica Blough | December 1

The Tufts University Office of Sustainability recently released itsCampus Sustainability Progress Report for the 2016 fiscal year.The report details a slight decrease in both water and energy use since FY2014 on all Tufts campuses. Tufts had largely failed to achieve its 2013 goal, as detailed in ...

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Merrin Moral Voices hosts Reproductive Rights in Prisons event

By Melissa Kain | November 30

Assistant Professor of Sociology Jill Weinberg discussed the reproductive rights and healthcare of incarcerated women at a Merrin Moral Voices-sponsored lecture at Hillel on Wednesday.Merrin Moral Voices is a Hillel initiative that aims to highlight the importance of speaking up on social justice ...

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Somerville contends to host second Amazon headquarters

By Robert Katz | November 30

The City of Somerville sent in a bid last month to host Amazon’s planned second headquarters, proposing a transit-oriented campus running through areas of Somerville, Cambridge, Boston, Everett, Chelsea and Medford.Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone’s proposal to host the headquarters competes against ...

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Howard Dean encourages young people to organize at Tisch College event

By Catherine Perloff | November 30

Democratic politician Howard Dean spoke about his career in politics and the promise of young people, at a Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life-sponsored event on Wednesday in the Rabb Room. Political Science Department Chair Deborah Schildkraut moderated the event, entitled "Donuts with ...

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Scaramucci resigns from Fletcher School Board of Advisors

By Natasha Mayor | November 29

James Stavridis, dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and David Harris, provost and senior vice president, informed The Fletcher School's community on Tuesday morning that Anthony Scaramucci (LA ’86) had resigned from his position on the Board of Advisors.

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University raises concerns over Congressional tax plan

By Arin Kerstein | November 29

The university administration came out in opposition last week to provisions in Congress’ Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that would impact Tufts and other institutions of higher education.The House of Representatives passed a version of the tax reform bill earlier this month, which included several provisions ...

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University revokes Scaramucci’s invitation to speak on campus

By Natasha Mayor | November 28

Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci (LA ’86) has threatened to file a lawsuit against the Daily and against Camilo Caballero, a second-year Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) student, for op-eds written by Caballero about Scaramucci on Nov. 6 and Nov. 13.

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Police Briefs – Nov. 27

By Juliana Furgala | November 28

Put it on my TABOn Nov. 17 at 6 p.m., the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) received a report about property damage in the TAB parking lot. A person had parked their gray car in the lot and upon returning discovered that there was damage on the driver's side of the car. TUPD officers advised ...

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TCU Senators call on Tufts to remove Scaramucci from Fletcher Board of Advisors

By Joe Walsh | November 27

UPDATE: On Tuesday morning, Anthony Scaramucci resigned from The Fletcher School Board of Advisors effective immediately, according to an email to the Fletcher community from Dean James Stavridis and Provost David Harris.Members of the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate are introducing a resolution ...

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Medford reaches municipal energy reduction milestone

By Hannah Uebele | November 27

The city of Medford was recognized by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) for reducing municipal energy use by 20 percent since 2009, according to a statement released on the city's website on Nov. 2.Mayor Stephanie Burke accepted a certificate from DOER for this achievement ...

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Tufts Marathon Team given 50 bibs for 2018 Boston Marathon

By Jenna Fleischer | November 27

This year Tufts will have 50 community members running in the 2018 Boston Marathon, according to Don Megerle, coach of the Tufts Marathon Team (TMT).According to Megerle, who became the team's coach in 2003 after former University President Lawrence Bacow started a running group the year ...

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Events on the Hill: Week of Nov. 27

By Catherine Perloff | November 27

MONDAY“Childhood Trauma and Violent Extremism”Details:Dr. Heidi Ellis, director of the Boston Children’s Hospital Center for Refugee Trauma and Resilience, will speak about her research on how youth refugees’ experiences post-settlement may lead some to violent extremist ideology. The event ...

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Tufts responds to UN climate change conference

By Sarah Minster | November 21

In tandem with the 23rd annual Conference of Parties (COP23), hosted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) in Bonn, Germany, from Nov. 6–17, Tufts students have recently organized many initiatives to raise awareness about environmental concerns. Tufts was present at ...

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Geology students launch Tufts Geological Society

By Dylan Miles | November 21

A group of Tufts Universitygeological sciences majors last month launched the Tufts University Geological Society (TUGS), the university's newest official group associated with a science major.Fatima Niazy, Matt Barickman and Jacob Marsh, all seniors, co-founded the club with Andrew Feder, ...

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Fletcher hosts third conference on gender and international affairs

By Elie Levine | November 21

On Nov. 17 and 18, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy hosted its third annual Conference on Gender and International Affairs, entitled “Money, Power and Influence: The Gendered Dimensions of Geopolitics.” Through five panel discussions,a breakout session, keynote and film screening the conference ...

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