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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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Tufts at a Glance

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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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Careers

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

UPDATE: Tufts announces fall 2020 semester plans

New & Notable

Kindergarten Philosophers

They might be young, but with help from Tufts students, they’re pondering the deep questions of philosophy—and loving it
Queer Eye Star Makes It a Fab Night at Tufts

Food and wine expert Antoni Porowski serves up salad and support to undergrads
Greening the Campus—and the World

Tufts Green Fund proposals bring fresh ideas to the challenge of sustainability
For Biomedical Engineering Students, a Full-time Stint in the 9-5 World

In a first for Tufts, co-op program lets undergrads spend a semester in industry
An S.O.S. for Australian Wildlife

Wildfires are ravaging the continent’s wild marsupials and other animals—Cummings School alumni are on the ground helping
On Campus Across the Decade

Photos of Tufts campus life 2010-2019 shows change and continuity

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