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.

Mission, Vision & Themes

University Leadership

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

Jobs at Tufts

Faculty Openings

Human Resources

Benefits

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Brighter World The Campaign for Tufts

UPDATE: Resources and information on COVID-19 testing and more.

Societal Impact

In every discipline, Tufts empowers students to be advocates for social change. Beyond classroom learning, Tufts students learn how to foster collaborative partnerships and creative problem solving that impacts others on campus and around the world.

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New & Notable

Young Innovators: Getting Food to Those in Need

Gordon Institute students’ startup FoodEase hopes to help communities struck by natural disasters

Tufts University, Medford and Somerville launch innovative COVID-19 testing program for PK-12 schools

New, more efficient pooled testing model could make PK-12 education safer, curb spread in local communities
Improving the Odds of Surviving Lymphoma

A clinical trial looks at whether combining immunotherapy with low doses of chemotherapy can improve outcomes and quality of life for dogs—and someday people
The Obesity and Cancer Metastasis Connection

Tufts biomedical researchers discover a new way in which fat promotes spread of cancer
A Lab With All the Comforts of Home—Because It Is

Tufts researchers explore the idea of conducting more experiments from home, with benefits for scientists and society

Events

Spotlights

Tufts First-Year Global Programs

Tisch College is pleased to offer two unique experiential education opportunities for incoming Tufts students to begin their college journey learning while doing community work, mastering a foreign language, and giving a global kickstart to their college life.
Tufts Leonard Carmichael Society

Tufts' umbrella organization for 30+ service groups across campus.pus
Institute for Democracy and Higher Education

Advances democracy, student political learning and engagement, and increasing political equity and opportunity.
STEM Ambassadors

A professional development program with an outreach mission. Ambassadors share their passion for the sciences, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with local middle and high school students.
Tufts Social Impact Network

A group of Tufts alumni interested in having social impact to network, collaborate, and help current students drive social change.A group for Tufts alumni interested in the social impact field to network with each other, collaborate, and help current students drive social change.
Department of Political Science

Encourages community involvement and efforts to link research to social action.