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Lester Holt to speak at 12th annual Murrow Forum

Lester Holt, the anchor of NBC Nightly News, will speak at Tufts on April 12 at noon as part of the annual Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism.Admission to the forum will be free. Further details on ticketing and location for Holt’s talk will be announced in March, according to Jen McAndrew, ...


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Events on the Hill: Week of Feb. 13

MONDAY"Mountains that Take Wing: Angela Davis and Yuri Kochiyama"Details: The Program in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies is holding the first event in its spring film series, with a screening of a documentary about two female activists of color.Where and When:Crane Room; 6 p.m.Sponsors: ...








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Boston City Council President talks politics at Civic Life Lunch

President of the Boston City Council Michelle Wu spoke at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life yesterday afternoon as part of the Civic Life Lunches initiative. During the lunchtime talk, Wu spoke briefly about her family, education and rise in politics before taking questions from the audience.Wu ...



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Editorial: The Trump administration's war on media

Less than a month into his presidency, President Donald Trump has already sent shockwaves through the American public. Since taking office, he has signed numerous proclamations, executive orders and presidential memoranda implementing his campaign platform at surprising speed.He has ordered investigations ...


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CBS News President David Rhodes discusses news media in politics

CBS News President David Rhodes spoke at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy last night at an event sponsored by the Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World. The primary subject of the discussion was the role of news media in the presidential election and beyond.Dean of the Fletcher School ...


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ResLife to introduce changes to first-year housing

The Office of Residential Life and Learning (ResLife) is preparing to consolidate first-year housing at Tufts and restructure the Residential Assistant (RA) program in the coming year, according to ResLife Director Yolanda King.Going forward, ResLife will house most first-year students in first-year ...



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Swipe It Forward meal sharing initiative launches

Swipe It Forward, an initiative that allows students to donate extra meal swipes to students in need, was recently launched by Tufts Dining Services, the Office for Student Success and Advising and the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate's Culture, Ethnicity, Community Affairs (CECA) Committee.


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Events on the Hill: Week of Feb. 6

MONDAY"Media and the 2016 Election"Details: David Rhodes, who has been president of CBS News since 2011, will return to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy for a talk on the media in the 2016 election.Where and When: ASEAN Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.Sponsors:Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital ...


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TCU Senate discusses supplementary funding, committee updates

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met yesterday afternoon in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room to discuss supplementary funding requests and general updates.Benya Kraus, diversity and community affairs officer, started the meeting with project updates from the Culture, Ethnicity, Community ...


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Sisters drop Chi Omega sorority in protest of Greek system

Over the course of the fall semester, Chi Omega's Chi Alpha chapter at Tufts saw the departure of a number of members, amidst criticism that Greek life is exclusionary.Nine of these sisters -- Gabriela Bonfiglio, Claudia Mihm, Chelsea Hayashi, Meg Weck, Emily Sim, Lily Blumkin, Benya Kraus, Supriya ...



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Tufts appoints new interim Chief Diversity Officers

Robin Glover and Ellen Pinderhughes are Tufts’ new interim Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs), following former CDO Mark Brimhall-Vargas's departure from Tufts on Jan. 10.Glover is the associate dean of public health and professional degree programs at the Tufts Medical School, and Pinderhughes ...