TUESDAY
Communicating Effectively with Federal Program Officials in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Details: The event will discuss developing strategies for building relationships with federal program officers and finding the federal agencies and grant mechanisms that best fit individual research interests.
When and Where: 9 -- 10 p.m., Cabot Intercultural Center, Room 702
Sponsors: Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Office of Proposal Development, Lewis-Burke Associates
The Economics Department Seminar Series: The Housing and Educational Consequences of the School Choice Provisions of NCLB: Evidence from Charlotte, N.C.
Details: Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Connecticut Eric Brunner will present on his findings from his research on consequences from the No Child Left Behind initiative in Charlotte, N.C.
When and Where: 4:30 -- 5:45 p.m., Lincoln Filene Center, Rabb Room
Sponsors: Department of Economics
The Socio-Sonic Circuitry of Afro-Latino Music in the Caribbean: From Bomba, Son Jarocho and the Palos to Hip Hop and Reggaeton
Details: Raquel Rivera, Ph.D. will present the inaugural lecture of the Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora: Tracing the Roots of Afro-Latino Musical Traditions in the Caribbean, following a performance at 12 p.m. in Distler Peformance Hall.
When and Where: 5 -- 6:30 p.m., Alumnae Hall
Sponsors: The Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora, the Latino Center, Department of Music, the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, Department of Anthropology, the Africana Center, the Latin American Studies program, Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.
Poetry at Tufts, featuring Eileen Myles and Alan Felsenthal
Details: Poets Eileen Myles and Alan Felsenthal will present a reading from their works.
When and Where: 6 p.m., Fung House
Sponsors: Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT), Department of English
WEDNESDAY
Art History Lecture Series: Passion in Paradise: Liturgical Devotions for Holy Week in a Gradual From Paradies Bei Soest
Details: Kuno Francke Professor of German Art and Culture Jeffrey Hamburger will present.
When and Where: 5:30 -- 7 p.m., Fine Arts House
Sponsors: Department of Art and Art History
FRIDAY
Title IX Teach-In
Details: The Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies, the Educational Studies Program and the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies program will host a day-long Title IX teach-in to create dialogue and a forum for discussion between and among faculty, staff, administrators and students in the Boston area.
When and Where: 9 a.m. -- 5 p.m., Alumnae Lounge
Sponsors: The Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies, the Educational Studies Program, the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, the LGBT Center and the Women’s Center
SUNDAY
Tufts Community Day
Details: Tufts will host its 12th annual Community Day, which is open to the local community and will feature performances by the Jackson Jills, the Beelzebubs, BEATS and more.
When and Where: 11 a.m. -- 3 p.m., Academic Quad
Sponsors: Office of Community Relations
Visiting the Hill this week
