Members of the Tufts Sustainability Collective (TSC) met last night to discuss first steps on several campaigns the group is spearheading this semester. The umbrella-organization, which is comprised of sustainability-focused student groups including Tufts Climate Action, Tom Thumb’s Student ...
Coffin explained that he was first recruited by Dartmouth last fall, and he received a formal job offer several weeks ago. He said he senses that an exciting new challenge awaits him there and that he is excited to build a narrative for their school.
About 50 people, mostly faculty and staff, gathered to hear Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and Associate Provost Mark Brimhall-Vargas speak about his career and his experience at the university in the Coolidge Room last Friday afternoon.Brimhall-Vargas, who joined the administration last April, ...
TUESDAY"Gill Fellow Lunch & Learn Series: Ethan Michaeli"Details: Ethan Michaeli, author of "The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America," will touch on his work with The Chicago Defender and will explore how the newspaper influenced African Americans in ...
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met last night to vote on two project approvals, a resolution and a bylaw change, as well as to discuss supplementary funding requests from several student groups.TCU President Brian Tesser opened the meeting by announcing an update to current Late Night Dining ...
MIT history professor Craig Steven Wilder was featured as this year's Africana Distinguished Lecture at Breed Memorial Hall last night, where he explored the relationship between racist visual imagery, protest and the American university system. The event was sponsored by a total of nine departments ...
Chris Swan stepped into his new role as associate dean of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service on Feb. 1, succeeding former associate dean Miriam Nelson.Swan explained that he assumed this position after working at Tufts for 21 years first as an assistant professor in ...
Tufts halted the sale of a historic piece of property at 21 Touro Ave in Medford this week, after the city's residents expressed concerns over potential consequences at a Jan. 26 meeting of the Medford Zoning Board of Appeals (MZBA).
Health Services sent out an email last night at 6:56 p.m. about an emergence of norovirus which has occurred this week on campus.Norovirus can be spread through contact with an infected person, contaminated food, water or surfaces, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms ...
The Tufts Mock Trial A and B teams attended the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) regional tournament in Central Islip, New York last weekend, moving the A team one step closer to advancing to the National Championship.At the AMTA tournament, hosted by the Suffolk Academy of Law, the A team ...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced plans to raise fares on rapid transit to either $2.20 or $2.25 per trip at its Jan. 4 Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) meeting. The proposed fare hikes that would go into effect on July 1 come in response to a long-standing ...
Burnt BeansSomeone unintentionally burnt beans in the Latin Way Apartments at 12:41 p.m. on Feb. 1. The fire department came in response and vented the room before allowing a system reset.Dislocated KneeSomeone called from the Tisch Sports and Fitness Center basketball court after suffering from ...
Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate has twice passed a resolution to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day on all Arts and Sciences and Engineering (AS&E) academic calendars, but the institution of this change remains up to vote by the entire faculty voting body in March.
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy hosted various panels and workshops as part of its third annual Innovation Week, which ran from Jan. 29 through Feb. 4.Innovation Week was themed “Think Local, Act Local,” with an emphasis on the importance of local stakeholders in technological, entrepreneurial ...
Two hundred students accepted bids following formal Panhellenic sorority recruitment from Jan. 27 to Jan. 31. During the formal recruitment period, students attended Open Parties, a Philanthropy Night and a Preference Night consecutively before Bid Day, where they received a bid to one of the four ...
The Tufts Maker Network hosted its first Weekend of Making, which involved a series of do-it-yourself (DIY) workshops, on Jan. 30 and 31. According to the Maker Network website, the two-day program, which emphasized student-driven crafting as a learning mechanism, was held at the Maker Studio on ...
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate discussed project updates and supplementary funding requests from multiple student groups at its meeting this Sunday evening.TCU Senate President Brian Tesser began the proceedings by discussing a meeting last Friday where students spoke to university trustees ...
MONDAY “Master Class and Q&A with Tufts Alum Joel Perez”Details: Broadway actor Joel Perez (LA '08) will lead a Question & Answer session with students, along with teaching a Master Class. Perez currently stars in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of “Fun Home.”When ...
According to CIVICCo-leader Ben Hoffman, he and Co-leader Austin Kane planned the trip to engage college students in what they consider to be the most important political process.
According to Deputy Director of TII Dr. Lauren Linton, she and TII Project Administrator Christina Fogarasi, who works in student engagement and community outreach, organized the event.
