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UMass Boston prof. presents healing circles to support Black mental health

By Arvind Pillai | January 22

The Tufts University School of Medicine hosted the latest addition to its Global Health Seminar series on Wednesday, which focused on the emergence of African-centered healing circles to address long-standing effects of anti-Blackness in the U.S. Entitled “A People’s Mental Health Movement: Sawubona and the Rise of Healing Circles,” the event primarily featured Dr. Evan Auguste, assistant professor of psychology at UMass Boston, discussing his role in co-developing, leading and scaling community healing circles.

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Music department concert showcases innovative compositions featuring cactus, ladle, bike pump

By Arvind Pillai | October 27

The Department of Music at Tufts presented an installment of its “Tufts Composers” series in the Distler Performance Hall on Oct. 19. Titled “Might as Well, Now That We’re Back,” the variety concert was curated by Professor of Music John McDonald and featured pieces by McDonald, guest composer Julia Werntz, faculty guest composer Stephan Pennington, faculty composer and alumnus Sid Richardson, alumni Jason Coleman and Yasaman Ghodsi and eight current students.

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Harvard prof. Serhii Plokhii traces historical path to Ukraine War

By Arvind Pillai | September 28

Serhii Plokhii, the Mykhailo S. Hrushevs’kyi professor of Ukrainian history and director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, spoke at the Fletcher School about his new book, “The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History” on Sept. 19.

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History professor Kendra Field co-curates DC exhibit on Black feminism

By Arvind Pillai | May 17

Kendra Field, associate professor of history and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Tufts, co-curated a new exhibition at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.

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Tufts Students of Turkey fundraise for earthquake survivors

By Arvind Pillai | February 22

In the weeks following a deadly earthquake in Turkey, the Tufts Students of Turkey club has organized several fundraising events, including a bake sale and a supply drive, to support victims of the disaster. So far, the club has raised more than $16,000 for survivors.

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Monaco, Genco field questions at DEIJ town hall

By Arvind Pillai | February 9

The Tufts Community Union Senate held a school-wide town hall regarding the diversity, equity, inclusion and justice efforts at Tufts on Feb. 3. The event featured University President Anthony Monaco, Provost ad interim Caroline Genco and other senior administration members.

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Karen Panetta, graduate engineering dean, honored with engineering service award

By Arvind Pillai | December 6

Karen Panetta, the Tufts School of Engineering dean of graduate education, was awarded the 2022 Distinguished Service Award from the honor society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN). IEEE-HKN’s Distinguished Service Award is given annually to a member who has made major contributions for the development of the society and its activities, resulting in a significant benefit to all its members.

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Tufts presented University Award for Philosophical Diversity by American Humanist Association

By Arvind Pillai | November 7

On Nov. 2, Tufts was presented the University Award for Philosophical Diversity from the American Humanist Association. Nadya Dutchin, executive director of the AHA, came to Tufts to deliver the plaque and remarks on the purpose of the AHA, how it connects to humanism and why Tufts was the chosen recipient.

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Gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey releases plan to tackle housing crisis in Massachusetts

By Arvind Pillai | October 17

On Sept. 21, Maura Healey, the Democratic nominee for governor in Massachusetts, released her policy plan to tackle the housing crisis in the state. The plan focuses heavily on increasing housing production, preserving current housing options and supporting homeless individuals and families through strengthening the state’s rent assistance program.

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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.

UMass Boston prof. presents healing circles to support Black mental health

Music department concert showcases innovative compositions featuring cactus, ladle, bike pump

Harvard prof. Serhii Plokhii traces historical path to Ukraine War

History professor Kendra Field co-curates DC exhibit on Black feminism

Tufts Students of Turkey fundraise for earthquake survivors

Monaco, Genco field questions at DEIJ town hall

Karen Panetta, graduate engineering dean, honored with engineering service award

Tufts presented University Award for Philosophical Diversity by American Humanist Association

Gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey releases plan to tackle housing crisis in Massachusetts

Russian language program sees low first-year enrollments

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