Will Pinto is an assistant news editor at the Daily. He is a sophomore and can be reached at william.pinto@tufts.edu.
The Tufts Community Union Senate convened for its third meeting of the semester this past Sunday, where senators unveiled a new “task force” process for working on long-term projects.
The TCU Senate held internal elections for this year’s slate of trustee representatives on Sunday. These non-voting members will represent the student body in meetings of the Tufts University Board of Trustees and are expected to attend half the Senate’s meetings over the semester. They will represent three aspects of campus life: university advancement, student affairs and academic affairs.
On Aug. 26, junior Alex Levin published an op-ed in the Boston Globe’s “College Town” newsletter, criticizing the Tufts Community Union Senate’s practice of holding seats for various cultural and affinity group representatives on campus.
On Sunday, the Tufts Community Union Senate convened for the first time in the 2026-27 academic year. On the docket for discussion was a range of updates to the Senate’s bylaws, ongoing projects, funding dispersal practices and a closed-door meeting to discuss a recent Boston Globe op-ed criticizing TCU’s structure.
The Medford Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion received a nearly $90,000 grant from the Massachusetts Office on Disability to review the city’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act , city officials announced on April 1.
The rush for Tufts sophomores to secure off-campus housing for the following year and the lack of restrictions on lease signing dates have led many desirable housing options to be taken shortly after students return to campus. Three seniors are hoping to fix that.
This semester, the Tufts Community Union Senate Judiciary recognized 22 new student clubs and organizations, granting them access to funding, room reservations and tabling at the club fair.
Faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University voted over the summer to implement a pilot program that changes how first-years participate in the school’s review board process, making them observers rather than recipients of feedback.
