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About Tufts

Tufts is a leader in American higher education, distinctive for its success as a moderately sized university that excels at research and providing students with a personal experience. Our unique combination of research and liberal arts attracts students, faculty and staff who thrive in our environment of curiosity, creativity and engagement.

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Libraries

Tufts' libraries across all campuses provide essential resources, information and technology to support your studies, scholarship and research.

Tisch Library

Ginn Library (The Fletcher School)

Hirsh Health Sciences Library

Webster Family Library (Veterinary)

W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library (SMFA)

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As a Tufts employee, you become part of a community of hard-working, intellectually curious and creative individuals. We offer a wide range of employment opportunities and resources to support Tufts’ diverse academic environment

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Brighter World The Campaign for Tufts

New & Notable

Every Gift Counts

Alumni encourage the Tufts community to help make university’s sixth annual Giving Tuesday its most successful yet
Art for Everyone

The annual SMFA art sale, with wide-ranging works by new and established artists, takes place November 15-19
Leading with Diversity

Tufts master’s program in diversity and inclusion leadership addresses a growing need for expertise in the field
Jamie Maguire Appointed to Named Professorship

The School of Medicine neuroscience researcher is the inaugural Kenneth and JoAnn G. Wellner Professor
Young Tufts Alum Elected to Congress

Dan Crenshaw, A06, a decorated war veteran, joins three other alumni in the U.S. House of Representatives
A Common Bond of Service

Veterans in the Tufts community—faculty, staff, students, and alumni—talk about what being in the armed services means to them

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