Josué Pérez is the Daily’s editor-in-chief for the spring 2026 semester, having previously served as executive news editor. He is a junior studying sociology, and you can reach him at editor@tuftsdaily.com.
Tufts held its 170th Commencement for the Class of 2026 on Sunday. Following opening remarks by University President Sunil Kumar and the conferral of honorary degrees, students heard from former pharmaceutical executive Kenneth Frazier, who gave the commencement address. After students ...
The Daily sat down with Tufts University President Sunil Kumar to discuss Steve Tisch’s relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, pressures from the federal government, new initiatives rolled out this semester and the progress of new buildings, among other issues.
Matthew Sage joined the Daily by accident. But in his eight semesters writing and leading, he grew to be one of its most impactful figures.
Dear Class of 2026, friends and family,Today is the moment that you have all worked so hard for. This is a well-deserved moment of celebration and exaltation. Your leadership, companionship, wisdom, advocacy and artistry have been admirable and exemplary to the Tufts community.
In his Jan. 29, 2025 executive order “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism,” President Donald Trump ordered the secretaries of Education, State and Homeland Security to monitor activities of international students that could warrant deportation due to potential violations of the order.
Dear readers,It has been one year since Dr. Rümeysa Öztürk’s arrest by masked agents from the Department of Homeland Security near her home in Somerville. We are publishing a “special coverage” page to mark this date.
Rümeysa Öztürk announced Thursday that she received her Ph.D. from the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts, ending a tumultuous journey that saw her detained by federal agents in her fifth year of doctoral study.
A Boston immigration judge terminated Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk’s removal proceedings, according to a filing made by Öztürk’s lawyers on Monday. Immigration Judge Roopal Patel found that the Department of Homeland Security had failed to bring forward sufficient grounds for Öztürk’s deportation.
The Daily spoke with University President Sunil Kumar on Friday about his Beyond 175 plan, a blueprint for the university following its 175th anniversary in 2027. The plan was first announced in October of last year with a final working draft released in January.
Steve Tisch (A’71), a Tufts alumnus and donor, is mentioned several times in a newly released batch of files related to the convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein. The Department of Justice released an additional three million pages earlier today as mandated in the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
