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Tammy Duckworth: ‘We're in a Fight for What America Is Going to Be’
In a wide-ranging discussion provided through Tisch College of Civic Life's Alan D. Solomont Lecture on Citizenship & Public Service, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth didn’t hold back on topics from parenting to politics to the military.
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With Gas Prices and Power Blackouts on the Rise, Is Green Technology the Solution?
Renewable energy sources and smart devices could help stabilize energy prices and prevent shortages, says Amy Myers Jaffe, the managing director of the Climate Policy Lab at Tufts and a research professor at The Fletcher School.
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Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion
"Tufts represents more than an opportunity to educate oneself. It offers a place to be oneself.”
— President Anthony P. Monaco
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Global Leadership
Global Leadership
With more than 1,700 international students, 450 international faculty and scholars, and 6,000 alumni living outside of the United States, our global community is an essential part of our identity.
Tufts is committed to global engagement and international research.
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Innovation
Innovation
Our community thrives on embracing complex issues and marshaling the capacities of our unique constellation of schools to develop innovative approaches to local and global challenges.
Societal Impact
Societal Impact
We encourage our students, alumni, faculty and staff to connect with the community on local, national and global levels. Through leadership, partnership, mentorship, service and discussion, the active citizens of the Tufts community use their knowledge and research to develop solutions to social challenges.
Sustainability
Sustainability
From class projects and cutting-edge research, to extracurricular activities and internships, sustainability is an integral part of Tufts life. We offer numerous opportunities to get involved in developing solutions to local and global sustainability challenges.
Transformative Experiences
Transformative Experiences
We are committed to providing every student with ample opportunity for transformative experiences within and beyond the classroom.
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Joyce Cummings Center: New Home for Learning, Research, and Collaboration Is Nearly OpenA preview shows an amiable, vibrant academic building, with vistas of the Medford/Somerville campus and Boston
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Celebrating a Century-Old Magazine for Black ChildrenIn 1920, W.E.B. Du Bois helped found “The Brownies' Book,” the first publication of its kind. Now a Tufts professor is helping bring it long overdue attention
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My Moment: Witnessing the Multi-Generational Trauma of Indigenous Residential SchoolsDanielle Lazore-Thompson, J96, shares her parents’ experience with boarding schools for Native American children and how, as an attorney, she helps her people protect their land
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Tufts People
This Museum Director Focuses Solely on Shoes
From Renaissance platform shoes that were nearly two feet high to today’s virtual sneakers that can’t even be worn, Elizabeth Semmelhack, AG93, illuminates the many meanings of footwear.
Reclaiming a Whole Identity
Rachel Arlene Redeye Porter, F17, is exploring what it means to be Indigenous and helping others connect with who they are.
Searching for Answers Through Art
Eva Bibas, BFA22, channels her lifelong passion for art into multimedia works that explore spirituality and connect her audience to her environment.
Bringing Attention to Native Americans Amid the Pandemic
Talia Quandelacy, A07, uses her expertise as an epidemiologist to help raise awareness of inequities that affect health in urban areas and reservation communities.
Tufts Professor Wins New Innovator Grant for Cancer Research
Madeleine Oudin, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, received a $2.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health for her research into a critical pathway to tumor growth.
Keeping the Arctic a Step Ahead of the Next Health Crisis
Michael Bruce, M94, MG94, one of Alaska’s leading infectious disease research doctors, investigates COVID-19 and other threats to the state’s Indigenous peoples.
A Chilean-American Poet Describes Life in Translation
M. Soledad Caballero, AG02, explores memory, body, and identity in her first poetry collection, "I Was a Bell," which won the Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award.
An Insider’s Guide to Latinx Theater
Noe Montez, chair of the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, shares the plays and shows that inspired him toward a career in Latinx theater and performance.
As a Boy in Rural Mexico, His Life Was Changed by Dentists. Now Gabriel Perez Is Inspiring Others
With his student leadership and outreach efforts, Perez, D23, is determined to boost awareness of oral care in Hispanic communities.
Hurdling Over the Obstacles
The only Black member of the Tufts Class of 1953, one-time track star Bob Jones tells of his life growing up facing discrimination and barriers, and overcoming them all.