On Aug. 26, junior Alex Levin published an op-ed in the Boston Globe’s “College Town” newsletter, criticizing the Tufts Community Union Senate’s practice of holding seats for various cultural and affinity group representatives on campus.
Copper Mill CEO Andrew Flynn confirmed in late August that the company will not be moving forward with its plan to build a 26-story apartment tower with roughly 500 housing units in Davis Square.
Medford Police Chief Jack Buckley, a 28-year veteran of the department, is set to retire, effective Dec. 19. Buckley, who has served as chief since 2018, cited an autoimmune disease that placed him on medical leave for five months last year as the reason for his departure.
On Friday, Sept. 11, Tufts University facilities workers, represented by 32BJ Service Employees International Union, reached a tentative bargaining agreement with the university. The agreement addresses a number of concerns raised by the workers, including wage increases, improved paid time off, new opportunities for groundskeepers and protection of workers on leave for immigration-related issues.
On Sunday, the Tufts Community Union Senate convened for the first time in the 2026-27 academic year. On the docket for discussion was a range of updates to the Senate’s bylaws, ongoing projects, funding dispersal practices and a closed-door meeting to discuss a recent Boston Globe op-ed criticizing TCU’s structure.
Construction is set to begin on Tufts’ new Aquatics Center following a community access and design process with Medford residents.
The Department of Homeland Security announced new regulations on July 17 for the F-1 student visa, establishing fixed periods of admission into the United States for international students. Formerly, F-1 visa holders were admitted for unspecified periods of time, allowing students’ stay to exceed their exact duration of study. This new policy, known as the “final rule” and set to take effect on Sept. 15, creates significant uncertainty for current and prospective international students at Tufts.
The Somerville School Committee voted in late August on its preferred design option for a new PreK through eighth grade school at 115 Sycamore Street, sending the proposal to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for approval. The design proposes a 925-student school building at the site, which would merge both the Benjamin G. Brown and Winter Hill Community Innovation schools.
The city of Somerville is hosting its annual Civic Day event in City Hall on Thursday to highlight the work of city departments and encourage Somerville residents to engage with local government.
Library staff from across Tufts campuses have begun the process of unionizing, announcing at a rally Tuesday morning that over 70% of library staff have signed union authorization cards.
On Sept. 8, students are hosting a speak-out in response to the recent changes that have been made to the Tufts University Prison Initiative, including the suspension of the MyTERN re-entry program and change in directors. The event will be hosted at 10 a.m. on the Academic Quad and will include speeches from organizers, as well as any attendees who would like to share what the program means to them.
Tufts’ chapter of the American Association of University Professors called for accountability and transparency of the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education in an end-of-year report published and sent to University President Sunil Kumar on May 27.
Tufts launched its newly restructured orientation program this year, designed to help first-years build community through the creation of orientation groups. From Sept. 2 through Sept. 7, incoming students had the opportunity to attend classic, fan-favorite events, including the O-Show and Jumboning, while spending time within their small cohort.
Kerri K. Greenidge, a former Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora tenure-track professor, is no longer employed at Tufts following criticism of her 2022 book, “The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family.” Her departure follows allegations of false evidence and misattributed citations in her work, which were supported by an academic review conducted by Tufts.
On the morning of Sept. 3, all first-years received an email from the university informing them that all meals would be held in the Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center and providing them with set meal times based on orientation group. Fresh at Carmichael Dining Center was closed earlier that morning due to a water leak from a room above the Carmichael kitchen, which has affected HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems in the dining hall.
It’s Primary Day in Massachusetts, with voters heading to the polls for races including the U.S. Senate and Governor, as well as several state legislative races in Medford and Somerville.
As Massachusetts voters head to the polls this fall to decide a slate of closely watched Democratic primaries — including competitive races for an open state Senate seat, several state House districts and challenges to some of the state’s most notable members of Congress — the Daily outlined the candidates for key races across the Tufts area and throughout the state.
All on-campus classes in the MyTERN re-entry program run by the Tufts University Prison Initiative of the Tisch College of Civic Life were suspended in July for the 2026-27 academic year following a May shooting involving a former participant in the program.
Pavement Coffeehouse, a local chain of coffee shops in the greater Boston area, will open a new location within the Joyce Cummings Center this fall, replacing a Starbucks that closed last fall.
Supporters of India’s surging youth movement have flooded Tufts’ Instagram account in recent weeks with comments targeting the daughter of the country’s education minister, a graduate of The Fletcher School.
