Eli Brigham is a news editor for the Daily. Eli is a sophomore studying community health and can be reached at eli.brigham@tufts.edu.
A Tufts Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement survey conducted last semester in anticipation of the 2026 midterm elections found that college students are largely likely to vote, shifting leftward and focusing on the cost of living.
On Friday, Sept. 11, Tufts University facilities workers, represented by 32BJ Service Employees International Union, reached a tentative bargaining agreement with the university. The agreement addresses a number of concerns raised by the workers, including wage increases, improved paid time off, new opportunities for groundskeepers and protection of workers on leave for immigration-related issues.
Construction is set to begin on Tufts’ new Aquatics Center following a community access and design process with Medford residents.
Several developments in labor relations have occurred at Tufts over the past semester, including the ratification of a first-ever contract for professors of the practice at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, while other Tufts-affiliated unions raised grievances and began bargaining for new contracts.
Maxwell Shoustal began his time at the Daily as a first-year with a bang: a controversial article for the Opinion section which asserted that Tufts students who wanted to participate in the CIA recruitment process should be allowed to.
The United Labor of Tufts Resident Assistants and the Tufts facility workers’ union, 32BJ Service Employees International Union, have begun bargaining sessions with the university, seeking higher pay and a variety of additional benefits and protections in their new contracts.
In a March 6 social media post, the SEIU 509 Tufts University Graduate Workers Union shared that the Departments of English, Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry all attempted to violate the union’s contract this year.
Two new Torah scrolls were completed and dedicated at Tufts University on Sunday, Mar. 1. The completion of the scrolls was marked by the sacred writing of the last letter, followed by dancing, singing and speeches.
Daily alumni from the Class of 2025 are taking the world by storm, conquering journalism, public relations, politics, education and more.
A group of students in the Tufts Graduate School of Engineering completed their first semester as the inaugural class of the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence. The new program comes as student interest in AI continues to grow, sparking the creation of undergraduate student organizations.
