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Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora to gain departmental status
By Shantel Bartolome | November 19Kochevar also noted the departures and their impact on the RCD.
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Chaplaincy welcomes new music director Thomas B. Dawkins
By Shantel Bartolome | October 16The Tufts University Chaplaincy hosted a welcome concert and reception for its new music director and organist, Thomas B. Dawkins, on Oct. 11. The event was previously scheduled for Oct. 4 but was postponed due to an illness that Dawkins was battling.Approximately 20 people were in attendance at ...
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Former presidential speechwriter emphasizes the value of comedy in present political climate
By Shantel Bartolome | September 19Comedian and former presidential speechwriter David Litt kicked off the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life's Civic Life Lunch series yesterday, hosting a one-hour-long talk in the Lincoln Filene Center's Rabb Room. Approximately 100 people were in attendance.Litt, who served as lead ...
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Katy Tur headlines Murrow Forum, encourages resilient, fact-driven journalism
By Shantel Bartolome | April 12Katy Tur, NBC News correspondent, MSNBC anchor and author of "Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History,” discussed contemporary media issues and the state of journalism at Distler Performance Hall in the Granoff Music Center yesterday. Tur is best-known for ...
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Swiss ambassador Martin Dahinden discusses federalism, direct democracy and neutrality
By Shantel Bartolome | March 13The European Affairs Society of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy hosted Martin Dahinden, Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States, for a lunch and discussion about Swiss foreign policy yesterday. The event was held at room 702 of the Cabot Intercultural Center, with approximately twenty ...
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Fletcher Arctic VII Conference speaks about science diplomacy, sustainability
By Shantel Bartolome | March 12The panel then outlined the challenges the international community faces in order to accomplish successful, stable development in the Arctic.
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Conner Habib discusses consent, intersectionality in Sex Health Week event
By Shantel Bartolome | March 1Content warning: This article discusses sex and consent.Tufts Sex Health Reps welcomed Conner Habib to present about consent, intersectionality, sexuality and society at Cohen Auditorium yesterday evening. Habib is an author, lecturer, adult performer, activist and host of “Against Everyone with ...
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Women’s Center discusses bodies, sexuality in annual symposium
By Shantel Bartolome | February 26The Women's Center hosted staff, professors and students on Friday for its 2018 Symposium on Gender and Culture.The symposium’s theme, “Metaphors of the Body,” explored the body’s role as an analogy for larger, universal forces.“I was thinking about … how our bodies carry historic ...
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Sorority recruitment declared informal, sophomore-only this semester
By Shantel Bartolome | February 14Tufts Panhellenic Council (Panhel) and the Tufts administration have announced plans for informal sorority recruitment to take place in the spring and for formal sorority recruitment to take place next fall. Current sophomores, juniors and seniors, but not first-years, are eligible for sorority recruitment, ...
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Panelists address religious literacy, ethnic discrimination in discussion on Rohingya crisis
By Shantel Bartolome | February 13Panelists spoke about Myanmar's Rohingya crisis, covering historical religious tensions and ethnic discrimination, during a panel last night entitled "Myanmar in Crisis: What Happens Next?". The event, held in the ASEAN Auditorium at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, was hosted ...
