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Meet the Next President of the Tufts Undergraduate Student Government
Amma Agyei, E22, will be the first Black female president of the Tufts Community Union Senate.
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Commencement Information: Congratulations to the Class of 2021!
Find everything you need to know about this year’s undergraduate and graduate ceremonies on May 22 and 23, including start times and where to watch online.
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Drawing on Art to Create Community
For SMFA senior Maria Fong, art has been central to her life and identity.
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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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During a Year of Separation, an Interfaith Program Creates ConnectionEven before the pandemic forced us apart, Tufts Catholic Chaplain Lynn Cooper noticed that loneliness was widespread. So she devised a way to bring people together
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Plotting the End of Lyme DiseaseFor years, Tufts researchers have been on the cutting edge of investigating and treating the mysterious illness known as Lyme disease. Now, a new initiative seeks to eradicate the disease once and for all.
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Building a Better Robot to Disinfect for COVID and MoreInspired by a hospital stay, a Tufts team creates a better and cheaper ultraviolet C light device for indoor spaces
Tufts People
Want to Know If You're Recycling Right? Point and Click
A pilot project led by Mia Nixon, E21, uses QR codes to help people sort out what's trash and what really belongs in the bin.
One Scientist’s Quest to Protect Our Oceans—and Us
Fighting threats like climate change and pollution, Tufts alumna Katie Matthews helps sustain marine ecosystems and the life they support, including our own.
This Designer Sets the Scene for Movies and TV
From Don Draper’s chic Park Avenue apartment to a modest house with macrame plant hangers, the sets Tufts graduate Christopher L. Brown designs speak volumes about the characters who inhabit them.
Styling Food for the Silver Screen
Whether it’s a pork chop for Frances McDormand or Christmas cookies for Johnny Depp, Tufts graduate Christine Tobin whips up camera-ready food that actors can really sink their teeth into.
She Calls the Shots
Sonia Raman, J96, learned to coach basketball while she was a student at Tufts, but she didn’t see coaching as a career option. Now, she is the first Indian American woman to coach in the NBA.
Finding a Path to Neuroscience—and Blazing a Trail
Najah Walton, a Ph.D. student at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, is already mentoring younger students interested in careers in science.
She Loves Seeing the Fruits of Her Labor
Whether the job calls for power tools or perennials, Kate Fuller, Tufts’ first-ever female groundskeeper, gets it done.
Growing a Green Thumb
Whether you’re a veteran vegetable gardener or a serial house plant killer trying to change your ways, plant coach Nick Cutsumpas, A14, has a simple piece of advice: Listen.
From Baghdad to Boston: Dental Student’s Journey Is About Healing and Building Bridges
Whether aiding refugees or encouraging his classmates during the pandemic, Modar Bilind Al-Roomi, DI21, is quick to reach out.
Rachel Kyte, F02, Has Advice for Women Leaders: Rage at the Machine, Not Each Other
In honor of Women’s History Month, Fletcher School’s first female dean reflects on her life, career, and why this is a moment for women’s leadership.