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Tisch College, Fletcher School host Sarah Chayes on International Anti-Corruption Day

By Michael Weiskopf | December 11

Chayes has won awards for her reporting for the National Public Radio (NPR) in several different countries and spent nearly a decade in Afghanistan as special advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She then became a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she researched corruption in foreign countries.

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Fletcher School reverses rebrand, focuses on path to create another brand

By Marianna Schantz | December 11

The new developments included the changing of the name from "The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy" to "Fletcher, The Graduate School of Global Affairs," the creation of a Master of Global Affairs (MGA) degree and a new seal and website. Fletcher students and alumni believe that there was a lack of transparency regarding the changes of the school.

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Cummings Center construction delayed by pandemic, completion now set for October 2021

By Chloe Courtney Bohl | December 10

The Cummings Center is located on College Ave. near the future Medford/Tufts Green Line station. Upon completion, it will house the Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics departments, the Data Intensive Studies Center (DISC), the Tufts Gordon Institute and the Fletcher Global Master of Arts program.

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Tufts Office of the Provost hosts virtual program on anti-Asian racism, COVID-19 impact

By Peri Barest | December 10

The program, which over 200 people attended, consisted of presentations from multiple community members about the impact of COVID-19 on anti-Asian racism.

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Sufficient supply of COVID-19 materials available through spring as Tufts continues to support host communities

By Julian Levy | December 9

Paul Wagner, senior sourcing manager, said the university has enough resources to last through the spring.

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Applications for the Global Research Assistant Program open for students, faculty

By Ria Agarwal | December 9

The Global Research Assistant Program (GRAP) is a program that gives Tufts students the opportunity to work with professors over the summer on international research projects.

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Tufts sees decrease in mental health-related calls during COVID-19 pandemic

By Jack Maniaci | December 8

This trend is associated with the fewer number of students residing on campus, according to director of Counseling and Mental Health Service Julie Ross.

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Harvard Professor Benjamin Wilson discusses elite scientists, nuclear weapons

By Michael Weiskopf | December 8

Wilson's lecture, "The Scientific Power Elite in the Age of Nuclear Weapons," focused on the relationship between anti-nuclear scientists and the military-industrial complex during the Cold War.

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Tufts' long term assets see return of 3.7%, endowment grows in 2020 fiscal year

By Jack Hirsch | December 7

Tufts' Total Return Pool, where a majority of the university's long-term assets are invested, saw a return of 3.7% for the fiscal year 2020. The endowment grew from $1.91 billion at the end of FY 2019 to $1.94 billion at the end of FY 2020, according to Tufts’ Annual Financial Report.

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TCU Senate unanimously passes EP/F resolution, senior members deliver end-of-semester addresses

By Alexander Janoff | December 7

Gebetsberger, a senior, acknowledged that the faculty is likely to pass EP/F for the spring semester regardless of the Senate’s input. However, he explained that it is still important for the Senate to vote on the matter.

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Psychology department to launch new series on anti-racism, to begin in April

By Matthew McGovern | December 4

Sam Sommers, professor of psychology and department chair, expressed that the goal of the series is to provide a venue for well-regarded scientists to share their research on anti-racism with the community, and to allow students an opportunity to network with people in the field.

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Student organizations navigate recruiting new members, some consider class year when selecting

By Alicia Zou | December 4

Each student organization at Tufts has its own selection process for new members, with a variety of variables.

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Russian language program sees low first-year enrollments

By Arvind Pillai | December 3

Marina Aptekman, a lecturer in Russian, said that while there were more than 20 first-years who enrolled in the Russian program last year, there have only been four first-year undergraduate students who enrolled in the program this year, in addition to four students from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

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Tufts Action Group, Another Tufts is Possible advocate for racial justice, police reform

By Yiyun Tom Guan | December 3

In light of the Black Lives Matter movement and protests that occurred over the past summer, several Tufts faculty and staff members founded the Tufts Action Group (TAG) to advocate for a strengthened community that supports black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) across Tufts campuses.

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Half of undergraduate student body completes Marriage Pact, almost 3,000 receive matches

By Flora Meng | December 2

Tufts students participating in the school-wide Marriage Pact were notified via email on Nov. 23 of their most optimal “match” on campus. Up to 50% of the undergraduate student body participated and over 2,950 matches were sent out.

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Green Line Extension project to move forward amid MBTA proposed budget cuts, service changes for 2021

By Chloe Courtney Bohl | December 2

The GLX is currently on track to be completed in December 2021, according to the MBTA website. When finished, it will extend the Green Line northward from its current endpoint at Lechmere up to College Avenue in Medford, near Tufts' Medford campus.

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Tufts partners with local restaurants, Uber Eats for Thanksgiving meals

By Peri Barest | December 1

The meal program aimed to support local businesses while ensuring that students would not have to worry about accessing or paying for food.

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Medical school, Cummings school professors research viral proteins, COVID-19 infection

By Sarah Sandlow | December 1

Marta Gaglia, assistant professor of molecular biology and microbiology in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) at the Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), and Jonathan Runstadler, professor and interim chair of the Department of Infectious Disease & Global Health at Tufts' Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, are collaborating to determine how certain viral proteins influence the way a cell is able to sense a viral infection.

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Fletcher School rebrand sparks controversy, community outcry

By Marianna Schantz | November 30

The Fletcher School recently underwent several marketing changes, including modifying its name to “Fletcher, The Graduate School of Global Affairs," creating a new seal and remodeling its website. The rebranding sparked community uproar and led to an internal issue between a member of the Fletcher Board Advisors and an alumna.

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Winter break housing options to be limited for students

By Arielle Galinsky | November 30

The university anticipates making winter housing accommodations for far fewer students than it has in the past, according to Director of Residential Life and Learning Josh Hartman.