News | Unversity

University

TCU senators are working to make disability community center a reality

By Kaashvi Ahuja | April 20

Tufts Community Union senators Itamar Oelsner and Jose Armando recently launched a petition to establish a permanent Disability Center on campus. Oelsner, elected in February, is the TCU Senate’s first disability community senator; through the proposed center, he and Armando hope to provide a physical space where students with disabilities can feel supported.

---

University

Bishop William J. Barber II on activism, calls for a ‘Third Reconstruction’

By Tessa Moore | April 19

On April 13, renowned orator and civil rights activist Bishop William J. Barber II spoke on his work with the Poor People’s Campaign and how he believes the moral crisis he sees in America can be addressed.

---

University

Jason Rezaian, journalist once imprisoned in Iran, shares his experience

By Spenser Walsh | April 19

Jason Rezaian, an Iranian American and Washington Post writer, spoke about his imprisonment in Iran at an April 10 event at The Fletcher School. 

---

University

Professor Craig Wilder talks relationship between slavery, higher education during annual Coit-Phelps lecture

By Ella Kamm | April 18

Professor Craig Wilder spoke about his work to uncover higher education’s connection to the slave economy on April 12 at the inaugural event for the Slavery, Colonialism, and Their Legacies at Tufts project. The event was co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities at Tufts, the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy and the Office of the Provost.

---

University

TCU Senate shows support for dining workers union at weekly meeting

By Matthew Sage | April 14

The TCU Senate voted at their weekly meeting to endorse the Tufts Labor Coalition’s campaign to support higher wages for Tufts dining employees on April 9.

---

University

SHAPE, a new pre-orientation program, to focus on local civic engagement

By Taylor Escudero | April 13

Tufts Student Affairs recently announced the creation of a new summer pre-orientation program called SHAPE, short for Students Heightening Actionable Political Engagement. Although the program is still in development, SHAPE aims to invite civically-minded and politically curious students to solve pressing issues in the Tufts community and beyond.

---

---

University

Dr. Anu Gokhale discusses the implications of algorithmic bias during Tufts event

By Aditya Acharya | April 12

Dr. Anu Gokhale, professor and chairperson in the Saint Augustine’s University Department of Computer Information Systems, gave a lecture at Alumnae Hall titled “Algorithmic Bias: Myth or Reality?” on April 4. Gokhale was invited to speak about her insights and research as a leader in a STEM field.

---

University

Shaun Casey discusses the role of religion in global affairs with Fletcher religion initiative

By Ishaan Rajiv Rajabali | April 11

The Fletcher School’s Initiative on Religion, Law and Diplomacy organized a book talk with Shaun Casey, former U.S. special representative for religion and global affairs, on his new book, “Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom: The Future of Religion in American Diplomacy” (2023), on April 4. The talk was moderated by Fletcher Military Fellow Chris Melvin.  

---

University

Artist and activist Scheherazade Tillet discusses her work at Tisch Civic Life Lunch

By Anna Fattaey | April 11

Tisch College’s final Civic Life Lunch welcomed artist, activist and Tufts alum Scheherazade Tillet (LA’00) on April 6 to speak about her work and goals. Alonso Nichols, Tufts’ chief of photography, moderated the conversation.

---

University

Darryll J. Pines, president of the University of Maryland, discusses STEM education program for high schoolers

By Joe Montalto | April 7

Darryll Pines, president of the University of Maryland, spoke at Tufts on March 31 to discuss a new venture he started to address the decline in college enrollment and the  low level of STEM interest at the high school level. The presentation was held as part of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Colloquium Series.

---

University

Mouse infestation in SMFA dorm prompts months of complaints, exterminator visits

By Ella Kamm | April 6

Just before midnight on Feb. 27, several students gathered in a room on the third floor of 1047 Beacon St. to decide whether to kill a live mouse stuck in a glue trap. After months of submitting work orders and calling for assistance that night, it was clear to residents that no one would be coming to help. Together, the residents came to a conclusion: Killing the mouse was the right thing to do. After placing the mouse in a trash bag, one resident offered to step on it.

---

University

CNN’s Abby Phillip talks Trump indictment, journalism at Murrow Forum

By Megan Reimer | April 6

Abby Phillip, CNN’s senior political correspondent and weekend anchor, was the featured guest speaker at the 15th Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism on April 3. Sponsored by Tisch College’s Solomont Speaker Series, the event was the first in-person Murrow Forum in four years.

---

University

ExCollege event explores reproductive rights in a post-Roe world

By Layla Shaffer | April 5

The Experimental College on March 30 hosted its first-ever event exploring reproductive rights, entitled “Reproductive Freedom in the Wake of Dobbs.” The discussion featured perspectives from the legal, health care and educational intersections of the landmark Supreme Court case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which ended the constitutional right to abortion last year.

---

University

UN representative of Myanmar discusses recent military coup, international response during Fletcher event 

By Aaron Gruen | April 5

Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, the permanent representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, spoke at Tufts on March 31 about Myanmar’s ongoing crisis. During the event, called the “International Responsibility in Responding to Myanmar’s Crisis,” Tun discussed his country’s recent military coup — and the ensuing international response — with David Muehlke, Fletcher’s state department fellow.

---

University

Fletcher Center for Strategic Studies panel discusses evolution, future of security in international relations

By Rakan Mouasher | April 4

The Fletcher Center for Strategic Studies hosted a dialogue on diverse sociopolitical interpretations of security on March 13. CSS Director Monica Toft moderated the discussion, titled “Global Views, Common Security.” The event featured panelists professor David Ekbladh, professor Eileen Babbitt, CSS Assistant Director Scott McDonald and former President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Quesada. 

---

University

Supreme Court journalist Dahlia Lithwick talks social justice, judicial activism at Solomont Speaker Series event

By Henry Chandonnet | April 3

Writer and podcast host Dahlia Lithwick visited Tufts as part of Tisch College’s Solomont Speaker Series. In conversation with Dr. Nancy Thomas, founding director of Tisch College’s Institute for Democracy & Higher Education, Lithwick discussed her new book, “Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America,” as well as several women who have changed judicial history. 

---

University

BREAKING: Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, will deliver 2023 commencement address

By Aaron Gruen | March 30

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2023, the university announced on March 30. Mohammed will receive an honorary degree along with six other individuals at the commencement ceremony on May 21.

---

University

TUSC announces Flo Rida, Cheat Codes, Charlie Curtis-Beard for Spring Fling

By Henry Chandonnet and Aaron Gruen | March 30

Flo Rida, Cheat Codes and Charlie Curtis-Beard will perform at Spring Fling, Tufts University Social Collective announced on March 29. The annual concert will be held on April 29, and tickets will be available starting April 18.

---

University

Persian Students Association hosts professor Neda Moridpour as part of lecture series on Iran’s political history

By Layla Kennington | March 30

Tufts Persian Students Association hosted professor Neda Moridpour on March 15 to kick off the club’s new lecture series, entitled “Iran’s Political History: Resistance and Revolution.” The series was organized in light of the murder of Jina ‘Mahsa’ Amini, who was arrested and killed by the Iranian morality police for allegedly not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards.

---

University

CEO of Boston Metal talks decarbonizing the steel industry

By Michaela Loughran | March 30

Tadeu Carneiro, chairman and CEO of Boston Metal, gave a lecture in the Hoch Cunningham Environmental Lecture Series on March 16 about a new electrochemical process for decarbonization that his company recently pioneered. The process, known as molten oxide electrolysis, has the potential to make an industry which produces 10% of global carbon emissions greener, Carneiro said.

---