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University Chaplaincy hosts Rev. Carrington Moore for virtual event honoring MLK

By Tess Harmon | January 25

The University Chaplaincyhosted Rev. Carrington Moore ina virtual lunchtime event on Jan. 21 ahead of its annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration planned for Jan. 26. Moore offered his thoughts on King’s life as an activist and preacher and discussed his 1962 sermon “A Knock at Midnight.” Using the sermon as a foundation for discussion, Moore, members of the University Chaplaincy and event attendees discussed the power of community and the necessity for hope and faith in the face of injustice. 

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BREAKING: Spring semester will begin in person as planned, with additional restrictions

By Chloe Courtney Bohl | January 2

In an email to the Tufts community on Sunday, Jan. 2, Provost and interim Senior Vice President Caroline Attardo Genco, University Infection Control Health Director Michael Jordan and Executive Vice President Mike Howard confirmed an in-person start to the spring semester and announced new public health guidelines the university will implement in response to the current steep increase in COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts and the United States. These protocols include an increase in testing frequency, a return to individual PCR testing and a shift to grab-and-go dining only.

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BREAKING: Tufts moves finals online, will require COVID-19 boosters for spring semester

By Chloe Courtney Bohl | December 16

In an email to the Tufts community on Thursday, the deans of the Schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering, as well as Dean Nancy Bauer of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Dean of Student Affairs Camille Lizarríbar and University Infection Control Health Director Michael Jordan announced that all final exams will be conducted virtually effective Friday, Dec. 17 at 9 p.m., and urged students to leave campus for their winter break destinations as soon as possible.

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Shades of Gray: Indoctrination versus education

By Riya Matta | February 18

The thing I remember most from the day after the 2016 presidential election, Nov. 9, is my first-period class. Instead of awkwardly pushing through the usual daily routine, my 10th grade chemistry teacher asked us to sit in a circle and invited us to share gut reactions. What still strikes me is how ...

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Girl Online: Perceptions of College

By Allie Birger | September 18

Hello, Tufts! Coming back here for my second year, I immediately recognized the palpable feeling of excitement and anxiety in the air. Walking around campus during orientation made me feel like I was reliving my life a year ago, trying to figure out every little thing I didn’t know.I have a lot of ...

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'Muslim at heart:' Muslim students discuss experiences, relationships to their faith

By Jake Taber | March 12

Over the past month, the Daily sat down with four practicing Muslim students and asked them to share their stories and talk openly and honestly about their faith. The discussions were open-ended and the topics the students touched on included their thoughts about God, where they locate themselves within the Muslim community on campus, the Trump administration and the mounting politicization of their religion in national discourse.

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The Echo Chamber: Universal free college, a good thing?

By Daniel Lewis | September 28

Two hundred years ago, the Industrial Revolution forced massive changes upon the global economy. Education followed suit, with new jobs and technologies requiring a more educated workforce. Now, in the midst of the Internet Revolution, many believe a similar shift is occurring, one where high school ...

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Sheldon Krimsky discusses private interests, ethics in science

By Jake Taber | March 17

Sheldon Krimsky has been a professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP) at Tufts since 1974. Since then, he’s contributed extensively to the study of ethical considerations relative to biotechnology and other scientific fields. He was a consultant to the Presidential Commission ...

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The place for religious curiosity on campus

By The Tufts Daily | March 9

Like in many respects, the student body at Tufts University is relatively religiously diverse. According to a Tufts Chaplaincy survey conducted in Fall 2014, Tufts University students identify with more than 22 different religions. The Chaplaincy consistently attempts to promote interfaith awareness. ...

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Unionization spreads across Boston, throughout country

By Emma Steiner | March 10

When Tufts University's part-time faculty unionized in Sept. 2013, they were at the forefront of a growing movement for better working conditions for adjuncts across the Greater Boston area. By now, adjuncts at Boston University, Northeastern University, Lesley University and Bentley University ...

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Whose fault is it, anyway?

By Miranda Willson | November 6

This past summer, The New York Times ran a story about Anna, a freshman at Hobart and William Smith College who was raped at a party in October 2012.After reluctantly reporting the case to her school’s administration, Anna lost many of her friends, was forced to deal with an insensitive, biased investigation ...

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Matriculation in Photos

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