The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate began its weekly meeting last night by briefly discussing problems students face when they remain on campus for Thanksgiving break, including closed dining halls and general “misery” on campus. Senate, along with Dean of Student Affairs Mary Pat McMahon, wants to begin to think about ways to bring students who stay on campus over this break together.
MONDAYWill Singapore Become a Liberal Democracy?Details: Kenneth Paul Tan, vice dean and associate professor at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, will discuss Singapore's political situation after the General Elections in 2011 and talk about the outlook ...
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Center recently launched a new "queer brunch convo series," called Qrunch, to discuss safer sex at Tufts. The first event of this semester will take place today at 12 p.m. in the LGBT Center.LGBT Center Director Nino Testa (G '13), who joined ...
Inge Milde (LA '95) was appointed interim director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies (ELS) program in July, assuming the position previously occupied by James Barlow from 2012 to 2014.Mark Ranalli, executive director and associate dean of Tufts Gordon Institute, who joined Tufts earlier ...
“Nothing But Net: How Profits, Pundits and the Press are Changing Pro Sports,” took place yesterday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Crane Room. The panel covered major issues in professional sports including domestic violence, racism and gender inequality and how these issues interact with profits, media and the public. The event was sponsored by the Tufts Communications and Media Studies Program.
Politician and health advocate Carl Sciortino (LA ’00) returned to the Hill last night to discuss his work as executive director of AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts in a Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Center event titled, "PrEP, PEP, and the State of HIV Prevention: A Conversation ...
Three Tufts students -- junior Jack Margolin and sophomores Orlando Economos and Caitlin Thompson -- will travel to Norway from Oct. 20 to 22 for the annual Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF), a gathering of human rights activists, policymakers, leaders in education and journalists. The trip is sponsored by the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL).
Over 40 students attended the “Discussion of Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution," Tufts Global China Connection’s first event of the semester. The discussion, which took place yesterday in Braker Hall at noon, featured Michael Beckley, assistant professor of political science, and Ivan Rasmussen, ...
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter eight months of negotiations, representatives of Tufts and its part-time faculty reached a tentative contract agreement this Friday. The terms of the three-year contract will not be made public until all part-time lecturers vote to ratify the contract later this month, according ...
The Tufts health sciences campus in Boston completed a new system of signage last spring. The initiative, which was spearheaded by Marketing Communications, a part of the University Relations division, was intended to help visitors identify the campus and find their way around, according to Director ...
Sign StealerAt 7:55 a.m. on Oct. 3, an incident of possible vandalism at a residence on West Adams St. was reported to the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD). The owner of the residence stated that a “No Trespassing” sign and a “Keep Off Fence” sign had been removed during the night ...
Tufts Dining Services will host the 12th annual Station House Chili Fest in Carmichael Dining Center todayfrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., open to local police officers, firefighters and emergency medical services teams, as well as members of Tufts University Police Department, Tufts Fire Safety, Tufts ...
Katie Hnida, the first woman to ever play and score points in Division I-A college football, visited Tufts last night to discuss her experience with sexual harassment and rape in college athletics. Hnida, who was hosted by the Tufts Athletics Department’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), ...
Ten Tufts students were able to spend the night at the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford on Friday through participation the Slave Dwelling Project.The project, which is led by Joseph McGill, aims to raise awareness about preservation of former slave dwellings and hosts overnight stays throughout multiple ...
Tufts Facilities Services Department has brought two new electric lawnmowers to campus this semester in an effort to move toward sustainable and low-impact technology.The decision to purchase the electric lawnmowers, which was made by Facilities Services Grounds Supervisor John Vik in conjunction ...
With students living off-campus concerned about their housing situations, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate spent a part of their weekly meeting receiving updates on the University Accountability ordinance being considered in the city of Somerville.Senator Samuel Berzok spoke about the outcomes ...
When and Where: 12 - 1:15 p.m., Tisch Library, Room 304
Debbie Mitchell-Dozier, a nurse in Tufts Medical Center's (MC) Division of Nephrology, was recognized by Nurse.com as one of six national winners of the 2014 Giving Excellence Meaning (GEM) Award for the Home, Community and Ambulatory Care category on Sept. 11.Tufts MC Chief Nursing Officer Terry ...
The TuftsClinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is wrapping up the preliminary stage of its application process for its sixth annual Pilot Studies Program, with the deadline for Letters of Intent today. The program, founded in 2009, selects qualified applicants to receive one year ...
On Sept. 23, the Arts and Sciences Strategic Planning and Implementation Committee released a draft of the working document for a strategic plan, which details the School of Arts and Sciences' response to the university’s T10 Strategic Plan. The committee then offered five discussion sessions ...
