Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker discussed public policy and civic engagement at Tufts last night in an event repeatedly disrupted by a number of student protesters.The event, a part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life's Distinguished Speaker Series, began after 7 p.m. in Distler ...
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Panhellenic Council (Panhel) have lifted their voluntary holds on social events for eligible Greek life organizations. This means fraternities and sororities in good standing with the university can register to host social events, according to IFC President Jack ...
Avian, a new student organization that aims to create a conscious and supportive space for female and femme-aligned non-binary students, was formed this semester.Harper Hopkins, Avian's consciousness education chair, said that the group was created in order to provide a space for people impacted ...
A group of Tufts graduate students in the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts has been working toward forming a union for graduate students, following the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) ruling last August that graduate students ...
The Interfaith Student Council (ISC) and the University Chaplaincy are sponsoring Tufts’ second annual Interfaith Awareness Month this month, which focuses on the theme of “Strength in Unity.” ISC has organized and promoted diverse faith-based events on campus to encourage collaboration ...
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy held its fourth annual Tufts Innovation Week last week. Titled "Innovate Tufts - Fletcher Disrupts," it consisted of four events and conferences aimed at finding inventive solutions to current challenges.Miriam Freeman, one of the three organizers ...
The City of Medford is planning the redevelopment of Riverside Plaza in Medford Square to become a more usable community gathering space. The city was formally awarded a $250,000 grant from the federal government to help fund the plaza's construction in November 2016, according to Clodagh Stoker-Long, ...
Fletcher Arctic VI, a two-day conference, took place over the weekend at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The annual Fletcher Arctic Conference has been hosted since 2012 to discuss the implications of sustainable development in the Arctic, according to the event website.Many professors, ...
The linguistics minor has been reinstated, effective immediately, after it was temporarily put on hold in spring 2016. The minor will continue to be housed in the Department of Philosophy, according to Department Chair Erin Kelly. Kelly said that the linguistics minor was reinstated partly because ...
Members of Tufts Tobacco Free, a student initiative four years in the making that seeks to eliminate smoking on the Medford/Somerville campus, are beginning to take the next steps to implement their proposed policy by seeking feedback from the student body. According to organizers, the policy would ...
TUESDAY"Taking Control of the Permanent War State"Details:Gareth Porter, an investigative journalist specializing in U.S. national security policy, will give a talk about U.S. foreign policy and defense strategy, particularly under Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump.Where and When:Anderson ...
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met last night in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room to discuss supplementary funding requests and a resolution supporting the Safe Communities Act, a bill that would make Massachusetts a sanctuary state.TCU Senate President Gauri Seth opened the meeting by asking ...
Timothy Edgar, professor of public health communication at Tufts University’s School of Medicine, died on Jan. 2 after a car crash while he was traveling in India. He was 59 years old.Edgar had been on a health mission with Unite For Sight, a non-profit that provides eye care to communities around ...
Gone with the GooseA student reported his "black Canadian Goose jacket" stolen from the Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center on Feb. 3 at 4:30 p.m. The black jacket had debit and credit cards inside the pockets. The student had stored it in a cubby when he went to work out and found it ...
"They are informing their decision based on conversations with their advisors, chapter members and potential new members," she said.
Approximately 30 people gathered on Thursday night for a panel discussion about President Donald Trump's executive order on refugees and immigration in the ASEAN Auditorium at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.The panel, sponsored by the Office of the Provost, was the third forum hosted ...
The Veritas Forum, an organization that plans discussions based on the Christian faith, hosted a panel discussion about race and religious identity in Barnum Hall last night, in front of an audience of more than 25 people.The event, which was cosponsored by the Tufts Christian Fellowship, featured ...
Two Tufts alumni, Jake Dell (LA '09) and Alex Schmider (LA '13), were featured as part of Forbes Magazine’s annual 30 Under 30 list in the categories of Food & Drink and Media.Schmider, who graduated from Tufts with a degree in psychology and a minor in communications and media studies ...
Since this year's presidential inauguration, Tufts student political groups on campus have adjusted their approaches to political organizing in response to President Donald Trump's administration.Many groups are choosing to focus on ongoing activism with regards to specific issues, according ...
Additionally, the University Chaplaincy has offered mindfulness programs for the past several years, according to University Chaplain Greg McGonigle. In particular, Buddhist in Residence Priya Sraman offers meditation and dharma study programs, McGonigle said.
