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Former Mass. Governor Deval Patrick commences Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series

By Sara Renkert | September 10

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick addressed the Tufts community on Sept. 9, beginning the Tisch College Distinguished Speakers Series for fall 2020. He spoke about his campaign for governor and U.S. president and his policy priorities. Dean of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life Alan Solomont (A'70) moderated the event.

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Tufts waives eight-semester residency requirement for fall 2020 undergraduates

By Alicia Zou | September 10

Tufts University has waived the eight-semester academic residency requirement for all students enrolled full time in fall 2020, due to the unique circumstances caused by COVID-19. 

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Majority of undergraduate students plan to return to campus this fall

By Sarah Sandlow | September 8

As of Aug. 27, approximately 5,300 undergraduate students will be studying in person for fall 2020 and only about 735 students will be studying remotely. However, this data is likely to change through the first few weeks of the semester. 

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Local leaders, residents slam Tufts’ reopening plans

By Alexander Thompson | September 8

In recent weeks, Tufts has come under fire from local mayors, legislators and residents for its reopening plan. Critics of the plan say the return of students from across the country and globe threatens to reverse the significant progress they have made in containing the pandemic.

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Group of Six renamed to Division of Student Diversity and Inclusion

By Sam Klugherz | September 8

The collection of identity-based centers on campus, formerly known as the Group of Six, has been renamed to the Division of Student Diversity and Inclusion (DSDI), and new staffing positions were added to three of the centers. This change is part of a broader restructuring that has been taking place since the fall of 2019. 

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Rabbi Jordan Braunig leaves Tufts Hillel for Emory

By Yiyun Tom Guan | September 8

Rabbi Jordan Braunig will be departing Tufts Hillel in the fall to assume the role of Jewish chaplain at Emory University. Braunigserved as the director of the Initiative for Innovative Community Building at Tufts Hillel. 

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Letter from the Managing Board: Let's get to work

By Kevin Zhang, Jake Freudberg, Rebecca Barker, Alex Viveros, Robert Kaplan, Jillian Rolnick and Hannah Harris | September 8

On behalf of The Tufts Daily, welcome back to the Hill. We know this is a time of unique challenges, but we know this semester will undoubtedly yield meaningful experiences as well.

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News roundup: Headlines of the summer

By Madeleine Aitken | September 8

The beginning of the academic year signals the close of a summer full of impactful moments, with the nation focused on the evolving COVID-19 situation and the Black Lives Matter protests that swept the nation following the death of George Floyd. The following is an overview of the news stories the Daily published this past summer.

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Students report long lines, wait times at Tufts Dining locations

By Alex Viveros and Hannah Harris | September 2

Several students have reported long wait times across multiple dining locations on the Medford-Somerville campus. At Carmichael Dining Center and Pax Et Lox Glatt Kosher Deli, students have waited for over an hour in lines that extend several hundred feet outside both locations.

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Charges against Tufts Dining workers dropped, independent investigation launched

By Alexander Thompson | August 5

Cellphone footage obtained by the Daily shows the arrests of Victor White and Alexandros Armand on the night of June 15 and 16. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office dropped all charges against two Tufts Dining workers and appointed a special prosecutor to investigate claims that the officers ...

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Professor Ioannis Evrigenis named new IR director

By Carolina Espinal | August 2

Ioannis Evrigenis, professor of political science and classics, has been selected as International Relations (IR) Program director. Evrigenis assumed the leadership role earlier in July and will direct the program before going on leave the following year to pursue a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

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Tufts announces fall 2020 move-in updates

By Yiyun Tom Guan | July 29

Tufts University announced its move-in plan for students living on and off campus in an email sent today by university administrators. Revised campus arrival dates, which begin on August 16 and end on September 13, in addition to protocols such as mandatory testing and quarantine, purport to reduce the risk of exposure among the Tufts community.

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Tufts students engage in civic projects through Tisch Student COVID Response Program

By Yiyun Tom Guan | July 16

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life has continued its educational mission of civic engagement through the establishment of the Tisch Student COVID Response (TSCR) Program.

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Tufts files amicus brief, opposes new ICE regulations

By Liza Harris | July 10

Tufts announced on Thursday afternoon its decision to file an amicus brief supporting the lawsuit by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) opposing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency's announcement that international students will have their visas revoked if they are taking exclusively online courses in the fall.

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Lynn march in support of Tufts Dining workers draws hundreds

By Alexander Thompson | July 3

Hundreds of protesters marched through Lynn, Mass. on June 26 in support of two Tufts Dining workers, Victor R. White and Alexandros Armand, and a third individual not affiliated with the university, Scott Reed.

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Tufts Dining worker allegedly beaten by Lynn police officer

By Alexander Thompson | July 2

Two Tufts Dining workers, Victor R. White and Alexandros Armand, allege that they were arrested and brutalized by Lynn, Mass. police officers on the night of June 15 and 16 along with Scott Reed, who is not a Tufts affiliate.

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Pre-orientation programs to be virtual, free of cost to all students

By Sam Klugherz | June 30

The pre-orientation team announced on June 3 that all Tufts pre-orientation programs will be virtual and free of cost to incoming students, citing uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and the health and safety challenges posed by the virus.

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BREAKING: Tufts announces plans for fall semester, will invite students back to campus

By Madeleine Aitken and Alejandra Carrillo | June 23

Tufts University will invite students back to campus for the fall 2020 semester, according to aguide released today by the university. This will involve significant changes in residential, travel and lifestyle practices. 

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Somerville, Medford declare racism a public health crisis, commit to police reform

By Alexander Thompson | June 21

The mayors of Medford and Somerville have declared racism a public health emergency in response to protests nationwide over the deaths of George Floyd and other people of color killed by police.   

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Shooting in Medford, police in search for suspects

By Madeleine Aitken and Alejandra Carrillo | June 15

There was an active situation involving shots fired near St. Raphael’s Church in Medford Sunday evening. Suspects fled the scene and have not yet been apprehended by police.

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