The SMFA Café, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts’ only Tufts dining location, made changes to its pricing method, increasing the overall cost of food. Items that had been priced according to weight will now be charged through a fixed box price with two size options.
The Tufts Community Union Elections Commission announced the newly elected senators for the 2025–26 school year this weekend. According to senior and Election Committee Chair Luca O’Neil, 920 students — approximately 13% of the student body — voted in the TCU Senate election. This semester’s turnout is about 3% lower than the previous election, which saw 16.2% student participation.
On Sunday, the newly elected Class of 2029 senators and disability senator attended their first Tufts Community Union Senate meeting. TCU reviewed proposed changes to the bylaws and elected new first-year members to the Allocations Board.
Medford is planning a citywide update to its wayfinding — the system of signs, markers and design elements that help guide people through an area — to improve navigation and highlight local landmarks.
The Starbucks located in the Joyce Cummings Center is set to close this Saturday. Employees were informed Thursday before their shifts that the Starbucks would be closing just two days later.
A series of layoffs and schedule changes from Cushman & Wakefield Services, the facility services company contracted by Tufts for custodial work, has caused significant consternation among workers, including a longtime supervisor who was fired following months of rising tensions.
The recent announcement of the Tufts Tuition Pact, a program that will cover tuition for U.S. students from families who earn less than $150,000 per year, has received many responses from the university’s community. While some concerns exist over the program’s timeframe and level of comprehensiveness, the Tuition Pact has received overall positive feedback due to its ability to make attending Tufts more affordable for middle-income families.
The Sept. 10 assassination of Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, has led to shock across Tufts’ campus, along with reconsiderations of political discourse within the university.
Residents protested Tuesday night outside the Hyatt Place in Medford in response to reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents staying at the hotel. The demonstrations were a follow up to a similar protest on Saturday on the Hyatt’s premises.
Tufts recently announced the launch of the Tufts Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education, which is based in the Office of the President. Dr.Eitan Hersh, a professor in the Department of Political Science, helped create the center and serves as its director.
Tufts’ Department of Psychology hosted an event on Sept. 20 in Cohen Auditorium to celebrate the career and achievements of Professor Sam Sommers, who passed away on March 16. Sommers’ colleagues, students and children spoke at the event, sharing memories and tributes in his honor.
Editor’s Note: Kunal Botla is a former chair of the Daily’s editorial board. Botla was not involved in the writing or editing of this article. On Sunday, the Tufts Community Union Senate voted on its new attendance policy, discussed bylaw changes to increase student body input in Senate resolutions ...
The Medford/Somerville campus underwent a significant number of small and midsized renovations in advance of the 2025–26 school year. They go beyond the completed renovation of Blakeley Hall, now part of sophomore housing, and the start of construction on a new upperclassmen residence — both of which have been widely publicized.
The Tufts Community Union Senate voted to implement changes to the Treasury Procedures Manual, the document outlining the TCU Treasury’s rules and procedures, during the first meeting of the school year on Sept. 7.
Private music lessons for students have been suspended for fall 2025. Instructors received news of the suspension in July, and students were notified in August. The main reason provided was that the position of director of applied music — responsible for overseeing and organizing the lessons — was left vacant.
Tufts faculty members have voiced differing opinions about the newly announced Center of Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education, citing concerns over how it will be integrated with their teaching. The announcement of the center came earlier this month from University President Sunil Kumar and has ...
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke at an event at the Chevalier Theater in Medford on Sept. 11. One of the latest stops on her book tour, the venue was full of attendees.
The Fletcher School is now offering a graduate certificate in business for juniors and seniors at Tufts. The program is designed to equip students with skills in finance, marketing and supply chain management, among other competencies. It offers a unique opportunity for undergraduates to earn a graduate-level certification while complementing a wide variety of majors.
Polls have closed across the City of Somerville as it holds its preliminary election Tuesday. The mayoral, City Councilor At-Large, City Council Ward 7, and Ward 3 School Committee races will be narrowed before the municipal election on November 4. After the preliminary election, the top two candidates will remain in each position pool except for the councilor at-large race, where eight candidates will advance to the general election.
Polls have closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday as Medford voters will narrow down a large field of at-large City Council candidates from 17–14 tonight as the city decides on the body’s composition for the next two years.
