At Tufts University, you're part of a community of more than 8,500 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Our three campuses—in Medford/Somerville, Boston and Grafton—are home to diverse student groups, professional societies, volunteer organizations, and varsity and recreational sports teams. With hundreds of student clubs, there's a group for every interest—and if there isn't, you can start one. In addition, Tufts has many facilities and organizations dedicated to art, music, film, literature and dance, helping foster a vibrant community.
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Want information from a student's perspective? Visit TuftsLife, a student-run portal, for the latest events and announcements for the Medford/Somerville campus.
Coming Up at Tufts
- Fall 2009
- Department of International Relations presents Global Lens 2009
- The Global Lens film series is an annual touring film program of eight to ten narrative feature films from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
- Nov. 5-7, 8PM; Nov. 7, 2PM
- Kiss Me, Kate
- With a spirited score by the inimitable Cole Porter, this witty romp -- staged by the Department of Drama and Dance at Balch Arena Theatre -- features battling diva Lilli Vanessi and her ex-husband Fred Graham as Kate and Petruchio in a musical version of "The Taming of the Shrew."
- Nov. 6, 8PM
- Osso String Quartet
- Osso will perform string arrangements of Sufjan Stevens' eccentric electronica album "Enjoy Your Rabbit." The evening will include a screening of Stevens' "The BQE," a 40-minute symphonic and cinematic exploration of the infamous Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
- Nov. 7, 8PM
- Tufts/NEC Dual Degree Recital
- Students studying in the Tufts and New England Conservatory Dual Degree program present a concert of classical and jazz works for a variety of instruments.
- Nov. 7
- 2009 Northeast Universities Development Consortium Conference
- The Department of Economics hosts this conference focusing on development economics, bringing together faculty from Tufts, BU, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, NYU, Williams, and Yale.
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