News
Class of 2017 applicant pool largest to date
January 21The Office of Undergraduate Admissions this year received a record?breaking number of applications, making the Tufts Class of 2017 the most selective in the university's history.
Divestment advocates to meet with trustees
January 21Tufts Divest For Our Future will present a plan for Tufts to divest from fossil fuels at the Board of Trustees meeting this Thursday.
Students tell their story after arrest at pipeline protest
January 21Two Tufts undergraduates were arrested along with six non?Tufts students on Jan. 7 for staging a sit?in protest in Westborough, Mass. against the Keystone XL pipeline construction.
Dating site gives Tufts low 'Hotness Index'
January 17The numbers are in, and Jumbos aren't that hot - at least not according to DateMySchool, a college dating website. Last month, the site released a "Hotness Index" ranking six schools in the Boston area: Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University and Tufts. Tufts women ranked fourth and Tufts men ranked sixth in the index.
Dean Abriola named Engineering Leader of the Year
January 17Dean of the School of Engineering Linda Abriola was acknowledged for her contributions to the field of engineering last month when she became the first woman ever to receive Drexel University's annual Engineering Leader of the Year award, picking up the honor for 2013.
Fresh faces from the Class of 2017
January 15While many high school seniors have their sights set on Tufts, only a small number of students received acceptance letters to join the Class of 2017 in the first round of Early Decision on December 15.
Alanna Tuller | Archive Addict
December 9As much as I'm trying to fight it, it's time to face the facts: this will, sadly, be my final Archive Addict installment of the semester. Actually, scratch that; it's been kind of exhausting to raid the Archives for a new story every week.
Cummings School to form new department
December 9At the Board of Trustees November meeting, the Academic Affairs Committee approved the establishment of a new academic department at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in an attempt to make a more interdisciplinary program that can expand international health outreach and research.

