Tufts University
First Impressions of the Undergraduate Class of 2025
Amid a surge of applications, Tufts admits its most ethnically and racially diverse undergraduate class.
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Baseball Fans Pursue Fields of Dreams
At Tufts, baseball isn’t just a sport—it's an academic subject and the springboard to careers in the front offices of professional teams.
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The Struggle to Create Just and Sustainable Cities
As the world becomes increasingly urban, Tufts faculty examine inequities that drive chronic poverty, poor health, and discrimination.
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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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Designing Better Contact-Tracing Apps for the Next PandemicProtecting privacy and building trust, as well as improving the technology, will be key to success, Tufts cybersecurity expert says
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Scientists Create the Next Generation of Living RobotsArtificial living organisms can work together in swarms and record information
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My Moment: Learning about My White RelativesMy father never said much about his estranged family. Now I understand why.
Tufts People
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.
Interviewing the Stars—from Yo-Yo Ma to Anthony Fauci
For the Washington Post's Geoff Edgers, A92, being stuck at home didn’t mean slowing down—he's started a weekly Instagram Live show to prove it.
How Race Affects U.S. Politics, from Elections to the Capitol Attack
Democratic strategist and author Zerlina Maxwell, A03, discusses how the country is changing—and how its politics should become more inclusive.
Student Shoots for the Moon, Lands A Career
Designing lunar landing gear helped Tufts School of Engineering student Colby Azersky, E19, EG20, land a job with NASA.
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.
In Jordan, a Painter Forges Artful Collaborations
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts graduate Khaldoun Hijazin aims to “democratize the appreciation of art” in his new role as executive director of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts in Amman.
Biden’s Deputy Chief of Staff on Humanity and Healing a Nation
Alumna Jennifer O'Malley Dillon, White House deputy chief of staff for President Biden, shared lessons from the virtual campaign trail and more in the first Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series event of 2021.
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.
Politics Is About What's Possible
Political strategist and activist Wilnelia Rivera, A04, AG14, the inaugural recipient of the Lyon and Bendheim Citizenship Award presented by Tisch College of Civic Life, is fighting for change in our cities—and on the ballot.
Making Health Care for the Most Marginalized a Priority
Madina Agénor, the inaugural Gerald R. Gill Assistant Professor of Race, Culture, and Society, examines how social inequities related to race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity influence people’s access to life-saving services.