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Following Somerville, Medford City Council files home rule petition, requesting Tufts’ master plans

By Elie Levine and Alexander Thompson | September 17

The Medford City Council passed a home rule charter petition Sept. 5 that, if passed by the Massachusetts state legislature, would ensure that Tufts and other nonprofits provide the city with institutional master plans. The home rule petition was filed in the Massachusetts state legislature the same ...

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Marvin Casasola appointed new director of Latino Center

By Alejandra Carrillo | September 17

Marvin Casasola, who previously served as university relations and campus outreach manager at Boston University's (BU) Study Abroad Office, has been selected as the new director of the Latino Center, according to a Sept. 3 email from Student Life. Casasola assumed his role over the summer.The Latino ...

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Tufts ups PILOT to Medford, Somerville as Boston sees cuts

By Elie Levine and Alexander Thompson | September 16

Tufts increased its payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to the cities of Medford and Somerville to $450,000 each for fiscal year 2019 up from $275,000 in 2018, or a 64% increase. The City of Boston also received $450,000 for fiscal year 2019, but this was down from a contribution of $584,147 last year, ...

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Tufts Women in Computer Science holds its 3rd annual conference

By Rhys Empey | September 16

Tufts Women in Computer Science (WiCS) held its annual Women in Technology (WiT) conference in the Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex (CLIC) on Sept. 14. During this conference open to students of all gender identities, organizers held a series of events including a career fair, a series ...

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Events on the Hill — Week of Sept. 15

By Austin Clementi | September 16

MONDAY"Tufts Constitution Day — Free Speech or Premeditated Violence? A Conversation with the Tufts Alum Behind the Landmark Charlottesville Suit"Details: Tufts alumna Amy Spitalnick (LA'08), executive director of Integrity First for America, the organization behind the lawsuit against ...

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TCU Senate elects trustee representatives

By Alexander Thompson | September 16

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate elected Veronica Stewart-Frommer, Charming Dube, Tiffany Xie, Kevin Gleason and Philip Miller to the five open slots for student representative to the Tufts University Board of Trustees at its meeting in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room last night.There were ...

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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor speaks about diversity of Supreme Court, being first Latina justice

By Anton Shenk | September 13

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor spoke before an audience of around 3,000 in Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center yesterday afternoon.The university-wide event, which was organized by the Office of the President, began at 3:30 p.m. and ran for an hour. Tufts Professor ...

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Cummings school graduate sues Tufts, citing data fabrication, retaliation

By Rebecca Barker | September 13

Kristy Meadows, a graduate of Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the school. Meadows claimed in a legal complaint obtained by the Daily that she faced retaliation after she reported a member of her department, Professor of Biomedical Science ...

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Curtatone wins mayoral prelim, challenger sees hope for general

By Alexander Thompson | September 11

The results of yesterday’s preliminary election for Somerville mayor led both camps to declare victory.Joe Curtatone, Somerville’s incumbent mayor of 15 years, won the three-way contest with 57.49% of the vote, while his main challenger, Marianne Walles, a social worker and activist, garnered 37.12%. ...

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Police Briefs — Week of Sept. 10

By Matthew McGovern | September 11

On Sept. 1 at 1:30 p.m., Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) responded to call at Powderhouse Circle where an elderly woman had fallen down in the middle of the rotary. Somerville Police and Fire Departments also responded to the incident, and the woman was transported to Massachusetts General ...

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Tilton, Bush residence halls undergo renovation over summer

By Liza Harris | September 11

Bush Hall and Tilton Hall, two first-year residential halls at Tufts, were renovated over the summer during the course of 12 weeks between May 21 and Aug. 16, according to the Operations Division website. Associate Dean of Student Affairs Chris Rossi says these renovations reflect the efforts of Dean ...

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TCU Senate tightens belt for clubs, announces new voting student trustee representative

By Alexander Thompson | September 9

The Tufts Community Union (TCU)Senate met last night for its first meeting of the 2019–20 academic year in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room, where the main order of business was the passage of the Treasury Procedures Manual (TPM), which governs TCU club funding. TCU Vice President Sylvester Bracey ...

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O'Rourke speaks at Tufts town hall

By Liza Harris | September 9

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke addressed students, staff and faculty at a town hall in Cohen Auditorium on Thursday night, during which students were able to question O’Rourke. The event was hosted by the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life.During the talk, O’Rourke repeatedly ...

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Congressman, former CIA agent Hurd speaks at Tisch College

By Rhys Empey | September 9

The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life held an event called Coffee & Cookies with Congressman Will Hurd on Sept. 6. A computer science graduate from Texas A&M and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative, Hurd was elected to represent Texas' 23rd District in 2014 and is now ...

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Cummings Center construction begins, building won't be LEED rated

By Robert Kaplan | September 5

The Joyce Cummings Center, the new academic building for which construction has begun near the intersection of Boston Avenue and College Avenue, will not be rated on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system, which recognizes a structure's environmental ...

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Joseph Duck named new dean of admissions

By Andres Borjas | September 5

Joseph “JT” Duck has been appointed the new dean of admissions for the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, replacing outgoing Dean Karen Richardson, who has been named dean of admission at her alma mater, Princeton University. Duck comes to Tufts following a five-year tenure ...

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Rove, Markey, Burke, Andrés to headline Distinguished Speaker Series

By Austin Clementi | September 5

Tisch College of Civic Life announced its fall events, including who will speak at its Distinguished Speaker Series, in an email on Tuesday. According to Jessica Byrnes, the special projects administrator at Tisch College, previous events have included former vice presidents and business leaders.This ...

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Michael Howard replaces Patricia Campbell as new executive vice president

By Rebecca Barker | September 3

Michael Howard began his position as the executive vice president of Tufts on July 1, according to TuftsNow. Howard previously served as the executive vice president for finance and administration at Smith College as well as vice president of finance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Howard ...

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Aaron Parayno named new director of Asian American Center

By Alejandra Carrillo | September 3

An email sent out to students on behalf of Raymond Ou, seniorassociate dean of student affairs, announced Aaron Parayno as the new director of the Asian American Center. Parayno served as assistant director of the Asian American Center at Northeastern and supported student programs at both Babson College ...

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Christopher Sedore named chief information officer

By Anton Shenk | September 3

Christopher Sedore was appointed Tufts' vice president and chief information officer (CIO) — where he’ll oversee Tufts Technology Services (TTS) — on July 10. Sedore, transitioning from the same role at the University of Texas at Austin, began his new position Aug. 5.Announcing his appointment ...

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