The rush for Tufts sophomores to secure off-campus housing for the following year and the lack of restrictions on lease signing dates have led many desirable housing options to be taken shortly after students return to campus. Three seniors are hoping to fix that.
After Massachusetts signed “An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency” into law, Tufts University launched a faculty range transparency initiative and completed a university-wide faculty market analysis — efforts that have drawn mixed reactions from faculty members.
On Thursday, Feb. 26, the Tufts Persian Student Association hosted a vigil for Iranian protesters who were killed by their government in early January. The event took place in Goddard Chapel and was co-hosted by the Tufts Humanist Chaplaincy.
Two new Torah scrolls were completed and dedicated at Tufts University on Sunday, Mar. 1. The completion of the scrolls was marked by the sacred writing of the last letter, followed by dancing, singing and speeches.
The Tufts Community Union Senate met Sunday evening to vote on a resolution encouraging professors to include a civic engagement statement in their syllabi, review committee updates and hear three appeals for funding from student organizations.
The City of Medford announced the launch of a Community Outreach Task Force to enhance communication between city officials and residents. The initiative will create a group of neighborhood ambassadors from seven of Medford’s neighborhoods: Haines Square, Hillside, Lawrence Estates, North Medford, South Medford, West Medford and Wellington.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Department of Defense would end attendance for active-duty military personnel at 13 universities, including Tufts, due to what he called “wokeness” and “indoctrination.”
The Tufts Community Union Senate is launching a virtual tour initiative to film sophomore dorms and publish walkthrough videos before the March housing selection, aiming to reduce first-year confusion and increase transparency in the process.
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Former managing editor and executive news editor Samantha Eng spoke to the Daily about how her semester studying abroad in Madrid is going so far. She is studying there through the Tufts in Madrid program to improve her Spanish and immerse herself in a new culture.
Javier Macaya, an alumnus from the Class of 1991 and former business director for the Daily, was elected to the Tufts Board of Trustees last June, bringing his finance experience and Jumbo pride to the board.
Seeing the struggles of immigrant-owned businesses and an increasing number of food-insecure residents in East Somerville, Rev. Jordan Harris of the Connexion United Methodist Church saw an opportunity to address both issues at once by founding the East Somerville Community Bites program.
The Department of Education released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Jan. 29, announcing its intention to restructure the student loan system in an attempt to lower the cost of higher education.
All university campuses will remain closed through Tuesday following a blizzard that battered the Northeast late Sunday and Monday.
A resolution encouraging adding voter registration information in syllabi was introduced at the Feb. 8 Tufts Community Union Senate meeting. The resolution is a dual initiative from JumboVote and the Senate that intends to make voter information accessible to all Tufts students, regardless of major or academic focus.
The City of Somerville hosted a community meeting on Feb. 9 about the latest design updates to the ArtFarm public park. The park’s construction is set to begin in 2027 on top of the Poplar Street pump station — a stormwater management structure currently under construction — to provide a community space for Somerville residents in the Brickbottom neighborhood.
Rümeysa Öztürk announced Thursday that she received her Ph.D. from the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts, ending a tumultuous journey that saw her detained by federal agents in her fifth year of doctoral study.
Two Medford residents have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down the city’s newly enacted Values-Aligned Local Investments Ordinance, which requires the city to divest public funds from companies involved in weapons manufacturing, fossil fuels, private prisons and entities accused of human rights violations. The lawsuit sets up a legal and political battle over the limits of municipal authority and the role of local government in international affairs.
The Somerville city budget is expected to be reduced by nearly $5 million this year due to a slowing economy and federal funding cuts.
The Tufts Community Union Senate met on Monday to provide project updates, review the resolution process ahead of numerous resolutions being presented to the Senate and to hear funding appeals from student groups, before ending the meeting early because a quorum of 24 senators was no longer present.
