Nirvana Day
In the northern tradition, it commemorates the parinirvana of the Buddha. In cultures of Southeast Asia, the buddha's parinirvana is remembered during Wesak. The dates and names of Buddhist celebrations vary significantly among cultures and communities.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Saturday, February 15, 2025.
Tufts Engineers Week
Join Tufts School of Engineering to celebrate National Engineers Week from February 16–22, 2025, with events, networking opportunities, and more. Plus, we’ll be hosting special events leading up to and immediately following official National Engineers Week. Visit go.tufts.edu/eweek to view the schedule.
The events are for everyone: all Tufts students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members are welcome to join us.
Please contact us at engineersweek@tufts.edu if you have any questions.
Online Location DETAILS: In-person and webinar events available. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Exhibition. Event Contact Email: engineersweek@tufts.edu.
Sunday, February 16, 2025 – Friday, February 21, 2025.
For more info visit go.tufts.edu. President’s Day
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Boston SMFA campus. Grafton campus. Medford/Somerville campus. Off-campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Monday, February 17, 2025.
Italian Movie Night
Italian Movie Night
Feb 18 | 5:00 PM | Olin 011
Join us for an Italian Movie Night! We will be showing “La Chimera,” a film by Alice Rohrwacher. English subtiltes and pizza will be provided. For questions, contact Rose Facchini (rose.facchini@tufts.edu).
Building: Olin Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Olin 011. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Rose Facchini. Event Contact Email: rose.facchini@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Provost Office Hours - Boston
Register for a 15 minute time slot for in-person office hours with Provost Genco.
Building: Boston Campus. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: OVPR Conference Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Email: provost@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM.
For more info visit tufts.qualtrics.com. "Enslaved Resistance, Anatomical Theft, and Race Science: Healing through Public History" with Daniel Sunshine
The Center for the Humanities invites the Tufts community to join us for a lecture with Postdoctoral Fellow Daniel Sunshine entitled "Enslaved Resistance, Anatomical Theft, and Race Science: Healing through Public History."
Daniel Sunshine is a historian of race and slavery in the early United States. As a postdoctoral fellow, he contributes to public humanities projects, teaching, and research related to the Slavery, Colonialism, and their Legacies at Tufts University initiative.
Currently, he is completing a book project entitled A Curse Upon Your Union: Crafting Black Freedom and Wartime Reconstruction in Appalachia. He is also involved with research and advocacy on behalf of an African American community group in Richmond, Virginia tied to the legacies of medical racism in the 19th century. He earned his PhD in history from the University of Virginia.
All are welcome to attend. Contact humanities@tufts.edu with questions.
Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Health/Wellness. Humanities. Medicine. Politics/Policy/Law. Science. Social Justice/Human Rights. Speaker Name: Daniel Sunshine. RSVP Information: No RSVP needed. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper. Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 2037639353.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. "Enslaved Resistance, Anatomical Theft, and Race Science: Healing Through Public History" with Daniel Sunshine
The Center for the Humanities invites the Tufts community to join us for a lecture with Postdoctoral Fellow Daniel Sunshine entitled "Enslaved Resistance, Anatomical Theft, and Race Science: Healing Through Public History."
Daniel Sunshine is a historian of race and slavery in the early United States. As a postdoctoral fellow, he contributes to public humanities projects, teaching, and research related to the Slavery, Colonialism, and their Legacies at Tufts University initiative.
All are welcome to attend. Contact us at humanities@tufts.edu with any questions.
Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Arts. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Humanities. Social Justice/Human Rights. Speaker Name: Daniel Sunshine. RSVP Information: No RSVP needed. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper. Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 203-763-9353.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. Postgraduate Course in Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development, and Regulation
The Tufts CSDD postgraduate course in clinical pharmacology, drug development, and regulation is the longest-running professional development program in the biopharma space. Now in its 52nd year, this unique annual course prepares both new and experienced drug developers, regulators, policy makers, clinical investigators, and academic researchers for success in the life sciences sector. Thousands of drug development professionals are alumni of this prestigious one-of-a-kind program. Top speakers from industry, academia, and the FDA share their expertise to create a highly stimulating and rewarding learning environment.
Location Details: Virtual event via Zoom. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Innovation. RSVP Information: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=920. Event Contact Name: Sarah Wrobel. Event Contact Email: sarah.wrobel@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 20, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit csdd.tufts.edu. Tufts CSDD's 52nd Annual Postgraduate Course in Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development, and Regulation
The Tufts CSDD Postgraduate Course in Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development, and Regulation is the longest-running professional development program in the biopharma space. Now in its 52nd year, this unique annual course prepares both new and experienced drug developers, regulators, policy makers, clinical investigators, and academic researchers for success in the life sciences sector. Thousands of drug development professionals are alumni of this prestigious one-of-a-kind program. Top speakers from industry, academia, and the FDA share their expertise to create a highly stimulating and rewarding learning environment.
Location Details: Zoom link to be provided to registrants one week prior to course start date. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. RSVP Information: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=920. Event Contact Name: Sarah Wrobel. Event Contact Email: csdd@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 20, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit csdd.tufts.edu. Civic Life Lunch: The Power of Language with Kella Merlain-Moffatt
Hear from Associate Director of the Africana Center, Tufts alumna, and former Tisch Scholar Kella Merlain-Moffatt, who will share her transformative work in Ghana and the role of language in education and policy-making. Drawing from her experiences, Kella will discuss the critical importance of linguistic accessibility in creating equitable educational opportunities and shaping effective public policies. Learn how language influences civic engagement, social equity, and community development, and explore the broader implications for global education and governance.
Online Location DETAILS: https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/6UDE_34NS-aH8Ac7YBCvcQ. Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 104. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Kella Merlain-Moffatt. RSVP Information: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/civic-life-lunch-power-language-kella-merlain-moffatt. Admission/Cost: Free.
Thursday, February 20, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. How to Write Well and Why We Must: A Conversation with Leonard Cassuto
The Center for the Humanities, the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences invite you to a special event, entitled "How to Write Well and Why We Must: A Conversation with Leonard Cassuto."
Why is so much academic writing such a chore to read? Leonard Cassuto, the author of the witty new book, Academic Writing as if Readers Matter (Princeton, 2024) will explain why. He'll offer academic writers a direct, practical prescription for writing that will be read and understood: Take care of your reader. With a wealth of examples from the arts and sciences, Cassuto will present advice to writers at all levels, in all fields, on how to write better for both specialized and broad audiences. He'll share tips and advice on how to sharpen arguments and make complex ideas compelling. Cassuto addresses the workings of introductions and conclusions, transitions, signposts, paragraphs, and sentences—all the building blocks of academic writing. He also shows how…
Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Arts. Career Development. Humanities. Speaker Name: Leonard Cassuto, Fordham University. RSVP Information: No RSVP needed. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper. Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 2037639353.
Thursday, February 20, 2025, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. Building Capacity in Nutrition and Health: Promoting Equity through Research on Racial Discrimination Symposium
Join us in Boston at the Friedman School of Nutrition on February 21, 2025, for an in-person event on nutrition and health equity. This symposium is open to researchers, students, community partners, and early-stage investigators—especially those interested in exploring emerging research methods and fostering new collaborations.
The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. David R. Williams Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology, Harvard University.
For the full agenda and speaker descriptions, please visit the event website: https://sites.tufts.edu/buildcapacitynhe/.
Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: This is an in-person event at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University in the Jaharis Building, Behrakis Auditorium (1st floor), 150 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Health/Wellness. Innovation. Medicine. Politics/Policy/Law. Social Justice/Human Rights. Speaker Name: Dr. David R. Williams Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology, Harvard University. RSVP Information: Please register online at this link: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_07yOmeqH8ko7tUG Registration closes on Wednesday, February 19th. A free boxed lunch will be provided. If you would like to reserve a lunch, register by Tuesday, February 18th. Event Contact Name: Dr. Yarisbel Melo Herrera. Event Contact Email: Yarisbel.Melo_Herrera@tufts.edu.
Friday, February 21, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit sites.tufts.edu. New at Noon #3: Make Me Something to Play
Tufts composers tackle the challenge of writing for aspiring instrumentalists. Looking to T.J. Anderson and other chosen composers, didactic ideas turn fully musical with premieres of instrumental play-sets and other music by Violet Blitz, Aemilia Girardi, Dominic Matos, Carlos Mauro, Theo Tringale, Tanner Vales, Christopher Walton, Yixiao Wang, and others.
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Music. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, February 21, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit go.tufts.edu. Family and Children's Concert
The Tufts University Department of Music presents a Family and Children's Concert: "Life’s A Song. Sing It Loudly!” This EP Release Concert will take place at the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 1 p.m.
It took two decades, but “Rainbow Jeff” Rawitsch is finally releasing a digital EP of original songs! “Listen to Lincoln” Gray and “Musical Megan” McCormick join “Rainbow Jeff" for a concert to celebrate, and remind all of us that “Life’s A Song. Sing It Loudly!”
To hear the digital EP, which will be released on February 21, simply search for “Rainbow Jeff” Rawitsch on your favorite digital music platform!
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Music. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2253.
Saturday, February 22, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Sunday Concert Series: Not Dead Yet!
Professor Lehrman honors the life of Cambridge’s own 96-year old Tom Lehrer with heartfelt renditions of some of the legendary songwriter’s favorite songs, plus snippets of Lehrer himself talking about his music.
Online Location DETAILS: https://as.tufts.edu/music/news-events/live-streaming. Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Music. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis.
Sunday, February 23, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. CANCELLED - Provost Office Hours - Grafton
Register for a 15 minute time slot for in-person office hours with Provost Genco.
Campus: Grafton campus. Location Details: CR14 Dean's Conference Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Email: provost@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit tufts.qualtrics.com. Developing Digital Project Assignments: Foundations
Instructors: Kaylen Dwyer, digital humanities librarian, and Kylie Burnham, digital media specialist
Are you interested in developing creative, alternative assignments for your classes? Whether you’re dreaming of a podcast, map, digital archive, exhibit, or multimodal publication, this workshop will walk through the basics of designing a digital project for your course. We will discuss a range of activities and projects, tools and technologies, how to match digital projects to your course objectives, scaffolding, and creative assessment.
We welcome you to reach out to Kaylen Dwyer (Kaylen.Dwyer@tufts.edu) or Kylie Burnham (Kylie.Burnham@tufts.edu) at any time to discuss your classroom needs.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tisch Library Room 223. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. Humanities. Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer. Event Contact Email: kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. CommuniTEA with IIE
Tufts staff and administrators are invited to join the Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence for monthly gatherings of community, connection, and joy. Drop-in for a quick visit or stay the whole time! Coffee, tea, and dessert will be provided.
Building: Alumnae Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Staff. Event Type: Community Engagement. RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/4RddX6hPKbie2gfy8.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit diversity.tufts.edu. Maha Shivaratri
A feast dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva. The night before the feast, fasting is observed, texts are recited, songs are sung, and stories told in honor of this God whose cosmic dance creates, preserves, destroys, and recreates the world. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Provost Office Hours - SMFA
Register for a 15 minute time slot for in-person office hours with Provost Genco.
Campus: Boston SMFA campus. Location Details: SMFA B311. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Email: provost@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM.
For more info visit tufts.qualtrics.com. CMHS Mental Health and Wellbeing Fair
On Wednesday, February 26 from 11 a.m.—2 p.m. CMHS is hosting a Mental Health and Wellbeing Fair. Different departments will be hosting interactive and engaging booths that aim to help attendees learn about skills and resources to benefit their mental and emotional health. There will also be free food, therapy dogs, and prizes for attending!
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: First Floor. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Name: Erica Schonman. Event Contact Email: Erica.Schonman@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176273360.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit students.tufts.edu. Civic Life Lunch: Lessons and Strategies from Community Organizing Around the World
How does an Indigenous community on South Africa’s Wild Coast take on Shell Oil... and win? How have urban poor communities in the Philippines organized thousands of members to address the front-line impacts of climate change? Why do Barcelona residents build ‘democracy schools’ for poetry, debate, and the circus in neighborhoods across the city? Dive into these questions with Tufts Visiting Fellow Cameron Conner, a dynamic community organizer who has dedicated his life to empowering voices and driving social change. Explore the legacies of people-power around the world and examine the innovations they offer for the rich tradition of community organizing in the United States.
Online Location DETAILS: https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/8JUoRw4XR8Gy_Qzl6OZ4jw. Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 104. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Cameron Connor. RSVP Information: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/civic-life-lunch-lessons-and-strategies-community-organizing-around-world. Admission/Cost: Free.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. Tufts Institutional Biosafety Committee Annual Open Meeting
The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) of Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center will hold an open meeting to the public on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held remotely via Zoom teleconference:
To attend by computer, go to the following link at the time of the meeting: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/99357597895?pwd=qxV8ZSDZPMknr9X9EcRyFJ4dWJUjZF.1
To attend by phone, call 1-646-931-3860 and enter meeting ID: 993 5759 7895 and passcode: 740630
The Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center IBC regulates research, teaching, and training that involves potentially biohazardous materials on all campuses of Tufts University, the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, and Tufts Medical Center. It is responsible for ensuring that this work is conducted in compliance with National Institutes of Health guidelines and local regulations, and with proper concern for the safety of personnel, the environment, and the surrounding communities.
Members of the community are encouraged to atte…
Online Location DETAILS: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/99357597895?pwd=qxV8ZSDZPMknr9X9EcRyFJ4dWJUjZF.1. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Subject: Science. Event Contact Email: ibc-office@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit viceprovost.tufts.edu. Democracy on the Brink Symposium
Join a special three-day symposium from February 27–March 1, 2025. "Democracy on the Brink" will bring together scholars, practitioners, and students to grapple with the challenges and opportunities that democracy faces with the global expansion of authoritarianism, populism, and extremism. Discussions will focus on critical issues like modern threats to democracy, global comparisons, justice movements under authoritarian rule, criminal justice, capitalism, and more.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Thursday and Saturday: ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center, 170 Packard Avenue (Medford)
Friday: Breed Memorial Hall, 51 Winthrop Street (Medford). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: International Affairs. Politics/Policy/Law. Public Service/Government. Social Justice/Human Rights. Global Engagement. RSVP Information: https://givepul.se/pmmhud. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Heather Barry. Event Contact Email: Heather.Barry@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 27, 2025 – Saturday, March 1, 2025.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. RCD Symposium: Engaging New Works in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora Studies
The Department for Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora (RCD) is hosting a two-day symposium in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the department. Taking place on Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, this symposium will bring together faculty and students from across the university to share new research and recent projects, make connections and foster new collaborations, and build our community.
Faculty and students will present recent works examining the interconnections of race, indigeneity, gender, and sexuality as forms of governance and sites of struggle in the United States and beyond. Drawing on methods including archival research, formal architectural analysis, ethnographic observation, and visual analysis, presenters will offer critical accounts of global colonialism, imperialism, and ongoing resistance.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
9–10 a.m. | Breakfast
10–11:30 a.m. | Film and performance
12–1 p.m. | Unsettling Colonial Ecologies, Removal, and Ruin (Hoch Cunningham…
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 216. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Arts. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Education. Humanities. Politics/Policy/Law. Social Justice/Human Rights. Sustainability/Climate. RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ezf2cZGS2aMf7aC. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Robert Hitchner. Event Contact Email: robert.hitchner@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Tufts CSDD's 52nd Annual Postgraduate Course in Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development, and Regulation
The Tufts CSDD Postgraduate Course in Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development, and Regulation is the longest-running professional development program in the biopharma space. Now in its 52nd year, this unique annual course prepares both new and experienced drug developers, regulators, policy makers, clinical investigators, and academic researchers for success in the life sciences sector. Thousands of drug development professionals are alumni of this prestigious one-of-a-kind program. Top speakers from industry, academia, and the FDA share their expertise to create a highly stimulating and rewarding learning environment.
Location Details: Zoom link to be provided to registrants one week prior to course start date. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. RSVP Information: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=920. Event Contact Name: Sarah Wrobel. Event Contact Email: csdd@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit csdd.tufts.edu. Unsettling Colonial Ecologies, Removal, and Ruin
Join us for a conversation between Matt Hooley (Dartmouth College) and Mary Amanda McNeil (Tufts University) as they discuss critical ecologies that emerge from Indigenous lives and claims to land. Moving comparatively across sites including Minneapolis and St. Paul, New England, and Palestine, Hooley and McNeil will share how their respective works unsettle colonial ecologies, settler removal, and its forms of ruin. This conversation will be facilitated by AB Huber (Tufts University).
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Provost Coffee Hours - SMFA
Drop-in coffee hours with Provost Genco.
Campus: Boston SMFA campus. Location Details: SMFA Conference Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Email: provost@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Provost Coffee Hours - SMFA
Drop-in coffee hours with Provost Genco.
Building: SMFA. Campus: Boston SMFA campus. Location Details: SMFA Conference Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Email: provost@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Tufts University Lunar New Year Celebration
We invite you to join university leaders, neighbors, and local partners for a Lunar New Year reception on Thursday, February 27 on our Health Sciences Campus in Chinatown. We will celebrate with treats from Bao Bao Bakery, an interactive mural from Pao Arts Center, a lively performance from the Josiah Quincy Elementary School, and a special raffle giveaway.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP at the link above by February 19.
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Tufts University School of Medicine
Room 114
145 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Subject: Community Celebration. RSVP Information: communityrelations@tufts.edu. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Email: communityrelations@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3780.
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.qualtrics.com. "Necropolitics of the Ordinary: Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore" Book Talk With Ruth E. Toulson
Join us for the Annual Asian Studies Lecture featuring Ruth E. Toulson discussing her book Necropolitics of the Ordinary: Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore.
Can a state make its people forget the dead? Cemeteries and funeral parlors have become sites of acute political contestation in the city-state of Singapore. In this ethnography of Singaporean-Chinese deathscapes, anthropologist and mortician Ruth E. Toulson uses ritual, grief, and the corpse as interrogative lenses, exploring the scope of and resistance to state power. In doing so, she offers a new anthropology of death, one both more personal and politicized, a necropolitics of the ordinary.
Building: Eaton Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Eaton 225. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Humanities. Politics/Policy/Law. Religion/Spirituality. Social Justice/Human Rights. Speaker Name: Ruth E. Toulson. Event Contact Email: anthropology@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
"Secret Mall Apartment": Screening and Q&A with Documentary Filmmaker Jeremy Workman
Tufts FMS presents a screening of Secret Mall Apartment, followed by Q&A by Documentary Filmmaker Jeremy Workman.
“Fascinating... A thoughtful celebration of DIY artistry.” –Variety, Secret Mall Apartment, from Director Jeremy Workman and Executive Producer Jesse Eisenberg, follows eight Rhode Islanders who created a secret apartment inside a busy mall in 2003 and who lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a wild prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.
Winner Grand Jury Prize Best Documentary –IFFBoston 2024
Winner Audience Award Best Documentary –IFFBoston 2024
This event is free and open to the community. RSVP is recommended to receive event updates and reminders.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum LL08. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Subject: Arts. RSVP Information: https://www.fms-narratives.blog/event-details-registration/secret-mall-apartment-screening-q-a/form. Event Contact Name: Gina O'Connor. Event Contact Email: gina.o_connor@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit www.fms-narratives.blog. Nineteen Day Fast
A designated 19-day period of fasting each year immediately before the Bahá’í New Year. The fasting is seen as a period of spiritual preparation and regeneration for the new year ahead. Observances may include fasting.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, February 28, 2025 – Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
Ramadan
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Approximate date (moon dependent). The Holy Month of Ramadan is the month of fasting during which Muslims who are physically able do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset in honor of the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammad. The evening meal is celebrated with family. Observance(s) during this time may include fasting.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, February 28, 2025 – Sunday, March 30, 2025.
RCD Symposium: Engaging New Works in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora Studies
The Department for Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora (RCD) is hosting a two-day symposium in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the department. Taking place on Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, this symposium will bring together faculty and students from across the university to share new research and recent projects, make connections and foster new collaborations, and build our community.
Faculty and students will present recent works examining the interconnections of race, indigeneity, gender, and sexuality as forms of governance and sites of struggle in the United States and beyond. Drawing on methods including archival research, formal architectural analysis, ethnographic observation, and visual analysis, presenters will offer critical accounts of global colonialism, imperialism, and ongoing resistance.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
9–10 a.m. | Breakfast
10–11:30 a.m. | Film and performance
12–1 p.m. | Unsettling Colonial Ecologies, Removal, and Ruin (Hoch Cunningham…
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 216. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Arts. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Education. Humanities. Politics/Policy/Law. Social Justice/Human Rights. Sustainability/Climate. RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ezf2cZGS2aMf7aC. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Robert Hitchner. Event Contact Email: robert.hitchner@tufts.edu.
Friday, February 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Tufts Composers: Tone Stampede 5
Composers Marti Epstein, Arthur Levering, and John McDonald create a new-music rumble with new works performed by Ashley Addington and Sarah Brady, flute; Yoko Hagino and John McDonald, piano; Rane Moore, clarinet; Philipp Stauedlin, saxophone; and Julia Cavallaro, mezzo soprano.
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Music. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176272253.
Friday, February 28, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Sri Ramakrishna Jayanti
Celebrates the birthday of Sri Ramakrishna, teacher of Swami Vivekananda.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Great Lent
In Orthodox churches, the first day of Lent marks the beginning of the Great Fast, the final six weeks of a 10-week period leading up to Holy Week and Easter (Pascha). In the churches that follow the Gregorian calendar, Lent is a six-week observance (40 days excluding Sundays) beginning with Ash Wednesday and culminating in Holy Week. It is a time of repentance and sacrifice in preparation for Easter. Observance(s) during this time may include fasting.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Monday, March 3, 2025 – Saturday, April 19, 2025.
From Homes to the Streets: Women Domestic Workers' Organizing Practices in India and South Africa
Sonal Sharma (Tufts) will explore women domestic workers' organizing practices in India and South Africa in this Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies lecture chaired by Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 703. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Dr. Sonal Sharma (Tufts). RSVP Information: No. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Tom Guan. Event Contact Email: yguan02@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 5126456416.
Monday, March 3, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.box.com. Jumbo Servings: Careers in Food, Media, and Beyond
Join us for a dinner and alumni panel with moderator and instructor of EXP-0015: An Insider's Guide to the World of Food Media, Denise Drower Swidey, A90, followed by a networking event with class alumni.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 122. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Speaker Name: Denise Swidey. Event Contact Name: Oluwatobi Pitan. Event Contact Email: opitan01@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176273384.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Ash Wednesday
A special day of repentance observed by Protestant and Roman Catholic Christians to mark the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance, and self-denial preceding Easter. The name derives from the practice of marking of the faithful with ashes to signify penitence. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work and may include fasting.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
Civic Life Lunch: Ending Hunger in Our Communities with Project Bread
Hear from Vice President of Engagement Catalina Lopez-Ospina and Director of Community Partnerships Adriana Mendes-Sheldon at Project Bread, a leading nonprofit working to end hunger in Massachusetts. Understand the challenges of food insecurity, its intersections with health and equity, and innovative approaches to creating systemic change. This conversation will spotlight Project Bread’s advocacy for accessible food resources and their commitment to supporting community-based organizations by providing platforms and resources to ensure the anti-hunger community in Massachusetts stays connected, informed, and equipped with the latest knowledge. Additionally, Project Bread will share how they are centering their work around the voices of people with lived experiences.
Online Location DETAILS: https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/nzg7__u2TuaAtRTLvQlQLQ. Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 104. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Catalina Lopez-Ospina and Adriana Mendes-Sheldon. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1225696805139?aff=oddtdtcreator. Admission/Cost: Free.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. Joan Kee Talk: "Afro-Asian: The Many Inseparables"
The Department for Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora invites all to join the next event in our Asian American Diasporic Lecture Series: A talk from Joan Kee titled "Afro Asia: The Many Inseparables."
Joan Kee is the is the Judy and Michael Steinhardt Director and professor of fine arts at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum Hall, 216F. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Arts. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Humanities. Speaker Name: Joan Kee. Event Contact Name: Robert Hitchner. Event Contact Email: robert.hitchner@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-672-7632.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Crafting with Data: Weaving 101
“Crafting with Data” explores data analysis and visualization from a data feminist perspective, examining methods for critical making and physicalization through arts and crafts. Data physicalizations create tangible, embodied representations of data, engaging both creators and audiences in the labor behind the data, its contents, and presentation.
Participants of all experience levels with data analysis, visualization, and craft are welcome to join this interactive workshop and discussion where we will examine datasets from a data feminist framework before exploring data physicalization.
The workshop will guide participants through the basics of weaving, but you are welcome to bring supplies and explore visualization through felting, crochet, drawing, or whatever interests you. The workshop is scheduled until 1 p.m. but we will stick around for open creative time.
Please bring a laptop.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Digital Design Studio. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Arts. Engineering/Technology. Humanities. Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer. Event Contact Email: kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 6, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Responsible Offshore Wind Development in the U.S. – Implementing the Mitigation Hierarchy
Global climate change is a key driver of biodiversity loss, and the clean-energy transition is crucial to reducing carbon emissions and subsequent impacts on global biodiversity. Offshore wind energy has emerged as a pivotal player in the transition toward clean energy, and this is particularly true for dense urban coastal cities such as those found on the East Coast of the U.S. where access to other sources of renewable energy are more constrained. As the American leader in offshore wind and recognizing that no large-scale energy project is without potential impacts to wildlife, Ørsted is shaping an industry that can successfully coexist with marine wildlife. Ørsted's principal avian and bat biologist will discuss how Ørsted and other developers are using the mitigation hierarchy approach to strive towards “no net loss” and, in Ørsted's case, towards meeting its ambition to have a net-positive impact on biodiversity for all renewable energy projects commissioned by 2030 or later.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. Engineering/Technology. Innovation. Science. Sustainability/Climate. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 6, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Glamour and Narrative in Film Noir
In this lecture, Patrick Keating will explain how Hollywood made stars look glamorous, both in magazine photography and in the cinema.
During the 1930s, portrait photographers had redefined the idea of glamour. Previously, a portrait of a movie star would have looked bright and hazy; now, glamour looked darker and harder. In the next decade, Hollywood cinematographers would extend this look to film noir, a cycle of bleak crime films that took full advantage of glamour's connotations of modernity and deception. Examples include Phantom Lady (1944) and The Lady from Shanghai (1947).
The talk will be preceded by a screening of Orson Welles' Lady from Shanghai at 3:30 p.m. in Barnum LL08.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum LL00. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Subject: Arts. Event Contact Name: Gina O'Connor. Event Contact Email: gina.o_connor@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 6, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit www.fms-narratives.blog. Provost Coffee Hours - Boston
Drop-in coffee hours with Provost Genco.
Building: 75 Kneeland Street. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: 75 Kneeland, 9th Floor, OVPR Conference Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Email: provost@tufts.edu.
Friday, March 7, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Tufts Psychology Departmental Colloquium: Sara Constantino, Northeastern University
Sara Constantino is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University. She works broadly on social and environmental policy and decision-making. Her research focuses on understanding the interplay between individual, institutional, and ecological factors on perceptions, policy preferences, and resilience to extreme events or shocks. In particular, recent studies look at the role of polarization, social norms, and governance in stimulating or stifling support for climate action. She also works on the impacts and politics of basic income programs.
Prior to starting at Northeastern, she was an associate research scholar at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs and a lecturer at the High Meadows Environmental Institute. Before this, she was senior research fellow in guaranteed income with the Jain Family Institute and a founding editor at Nature Human Behavior. She received her bachelor’s degree in economics from…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: No.
Friday, March 7, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit tufts.app.box.com. Math Department Colloquium: Jen Horn, 3-Manifolds, Groups, and Heegaard Floer Homology
Topic: 3-manifolds, groups, and Heegaard Floer homology
We will consider various ways to build 3-manifolds. Under the operation of connected sum, the set of 3-manifolds forms a monoid, and modulo an appropriate equivalence relation; this monoid becomes a group. What is the structure of this group? What families of three-manifolds generate (or don’t generate) this group? We give some answers to these questions using Heegaard Floer homology. This is joint work with (various subsets of) I. Dai, K. Hendricks, M. Stoffregen, L. Truong, and I. Zemke.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Colloquium: JCC 270
Reception: JCC 501. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Jen Horn, Georgia Institute of Technology. Event Contact Name: Jyoti Gupta. Event Contact Email: jyoti.gupta@tufts.edu.
Friday, March 7, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit math.tufts.edu. Tufts / NEC Dual Degree Recital
The Tufts/NEC Dual Degree students present a unique evening of classical, jazz, and original compositions.
Online Location DETAILS: https://as.tufts.edu/music/news-events/live-streaming. Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Music. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis.
Saturday, March 8, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Culture Show, Hosted by Association of South Asians
Culture Show is an annual performance hosted by the Association of South Asians where South Asian dance groups across campus come and perform their unique dances on stage.
Building: Aidekman Arts Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Cohen Auditorium. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Arts. Global Engagement. Theater/Dance.
Sunday, March 9, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.presence.io. Solomont Speaker Series: Mick Mulvaney
Join a conversation with Washington insider and conservative strategist Mick Mulvaney and Tufts Political Science Professor Eitan Hersh. Mulvaney most recently served as White House Chief of Staff during the first Trump Administration and as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, where he also ran the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He later served as United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland, where he focused on both the region’s economic opportunities and challenges from its troubled legacy. Prior to his work in the Trump Cabinet, Mulvaney served in the United States House of Representatives, serving South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, where he was a founding member of the Freedom Caucus.
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum LL008. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Mick Mulvaney. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solomont-speaker-series-mick-mulvaney-tickets-1225413969169?aff=oddtdtcreator. Admission/Cost: Free.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. Civic Life Lunch: Thinking About Community Knowledge and Research Partnerships with TCRC
Hear from the Tufts Community Research Center (TCRC) about how to engage in meaningful community-based work, with a special focus for students thinking about community research. This session will explore best practices for building equitable partnerships, ensuring ethical research, and making a lasting impact in communities. Hear from TCRC staff members about real-world examples, key challenges, and considerations for students to contribute to civic life through research. Whether you’re planning your next community project or simply curious about community-engaged research, this conversation will provide valuable insights.
Online Location DETAILS: https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/WEvS6vwaT4a_3DQu27Dryg. Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 104. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1225707296519?aff=oddtdtcreator. Admission/Cost: Free.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. Fast of Esther
Begins at dawn. A minor Jewish fast from sunup to nightfall. Observance(s) during this time may include fasting.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Purim
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Celebrates the rescue of the Jews of ancient Persia from a plot to destroy them as related in the Book of Esther, which is read at this time. Purim is a joyous holiday, celebrated by wearing of costumes, giving gifts to friends, giving to the poor, and socializing. Preceded by the Fast of Esther, Purim is a day of feasting.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, March 13, 2025 – Friday, March 14, 2025.
Transboundary Water Issues Globally: Challenges and Opportunities for Collaboration
Globally, over 300 transboundary river basins provide around 60% of the world’s river flow to nearly half the world's population, supported by around 600 internationally shared groundwater bodies. These internationally shared resources have historically been framed as potential sources of conflict due to incompatible interests, particularly the argument that water scarcity leads to war. Over the past three decades, our understanding of transboundary water conflict and cooperation has significantly changed. Initially focused on 'water wars' in the 1980s and 1990s, we now recognize that cooperation is more likely than conflict in international waters. However, we are still missing critical pieces of the evolving puzzle. Is cooperation going to continue to be more prevalent? Are new challenges, such as impacts from climate change, able to be addressed adequately? Join the presentation to explore trends, challenges, and opportunities for transboundary water conflict and cooperation.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. Global Engagement. International Affairs. Politics/Policy/Law. Science. Sustainability/Climate. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. The Things We Carried
Professor Gaiutra Bahadur (Rutgers University) will map two migrations—South Asian indentured workers to the West Indies, and their descendants from Guyana to the United States—in this Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies lecture chaired by Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 703. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Professor Gaiutra Bahadur (Rutgers University). RSVP Information: No. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Tom Guan. Event Contact Email: yguan02@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 5126456416.
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.box.com. Holi
A joyous spring Hindu festival that is dedicated to Krishna in some parts of India; in other parts of India, it is dedicated to Kama, the God of Pleasure. People throw colored water or colored powder in celebration. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, March 14, 2025.
Ghambar Hamaspathmaedem
Celebrates the creation of human beings and honors the souls of the deceased.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, March 16, 2025 – Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Ostara
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Vernal Equinox, celebrating the equivalence of light and dark and the arrival of Spring.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Naw Ruz
The seventh greatest festival, "New Day" is the first day of the Zoroastrian/Persian and Baha'i New Year. It falls on the spring equinox and symbolizes the renewal of the world after the winter. For Zoroastrians, Naw Ruz also celebrates the creation of fire that is symbolic of Asha, or righteousness. It is also the day on which Zarathustra received his revelation. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, March 21, 2025.
CommuniTEA with IIE
Tufts staff and administrators are invited to join the Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence for monthly gatherings of community, connection, and joy. Drop-in for a quick visit or stay the whole time! Coffee, tea, and dessert will be provided.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Cabot 701. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Staff. Event Type: Community Engagement. RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/4RddX6hPKbie2gfy8.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit diversity.tufts.edu. Birth of Prophet Zarathustra (Khordad Sal)
The anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Zoroastrian faith.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Inheriting Caste: Minorities Out of Time in Muslim South Asia
Ghazal Asif Farrukhi (LUMS/Harvard Divinity School) will the interplay of caste, religion, and citizenship in this Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies lecture chaired by Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 702. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Ghazal Asif Farrukhi (LUMS/Harvard Divinity School). RSVP Information: No. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Tom Guan. Event Contact Email: yguan02@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 5126456416.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.box.com. Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power or Destiny commemorates the first revelation of the Qur'an (the Islamic scriptures) to Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, March 27, 2025.
Digital Scholarship Conversations
Tisch Library is hosting a Digital Scholarship Conversations series, a monthly brownbag open to faculty and graduate students. Each conversation will focus on a different topic, helping us share ideas and build community around the intersection of digital technology and our research and teaching.
Discussion topic/guest speaker TBA.
This event will be hybrid. Join us onsite at Tisch Library in the Austin Room.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tisch Library, Austin Room or Zoom (register via LibCal for Zoom link). Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. Humanities. Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer. Event Contact Email: kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 27, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Investing for Climate? How Financial Institutions Incorporate Climate Change Into Their Decision-Making
"ESG," "net-zero," "Paris-aligned," "impact investing," "intensity-based targets," and "financial materiality" are just a few of many terms that are often mentioned in investment strategies that take into account environmental impacts and potential risks from the effects of climate change. Parsing through the nuance of these words is key to unlocking the private sector's full potential in financing climate change solutions. A good grasp of these terms is also necessary to navigate the multitude of sustainability claims companies make on the extent of their sustainability practices. After building some intuition on how the financial sector's interests are driven in terms of climate investing, attendees will be able to apply this to their own areas of interest in terms of how public and private sectors can best complement each other's climate-related efforts.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Business. Education. Sustainability/Climate. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 27, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Leir Talks@Fletcher: Lasting Solutions for Refugees Through Self-Reliance—Refuge Point (Global Tufts Month)
Join us for a conversation with Sasha Chanoff, F04, founder and CEO of RefugePoint, who will discuss the role of NGOs in fostering refugee self-reliance. His talk, part of Global Tufts Month, aligns with the 2025 theme of Global Health Equity.
Event Details:
• Open to: Fletcher and Tufts community members, as well as invited guests
• Registration: RSVP is strictly required, as spaces are limited
• Lunch will be served
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with Sasha Chanoff and explore how NGOs can drive meaningful change. Please register via our event link.
Sasha Chanoff is the founder and CEO of RefugePoint, a humanitarian organization that partners with refugees to access life-changing solutions and transforms how the world supports them. He is the co-author of From Crisis to Calling: Finding Your Moral Center in the Toughest Decisions, a leadership book about the moral decision points that shape our lives.
A highly accomplished leader, Sasha has received numerous awards, including the Schwab…
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Cabot Intercultural Center, room 205, and Cabot Center 301 Mezzanine (Food will be served in the mezzanine). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Speaker Name: Sasha Chanoff. RSVP Information: This is a RSVP only event. Event Contact Name: Marcela Millan. Event Contact Email: marcela.millan@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: (617) 627-3825.
Thursday, March 27, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit forms.monday.com. The Projections of Anna May Wong
Join this discussion of live cinema theater with lead artists Cinthia Chen, Annie Jin Wang, and Tufts Professor of the Practice Jennifer Burton, also featuring a sneak peak of scenes from Women of the Old Manse, the most recent film of the Half the History project. Presented as part of the Women Take the Reel Film Festival.
This event is free and open to the community. RSVP is recommended to receive event updates and reminders.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum LL08. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Gina O'Connor. Event Contact Email: gina.o_connor@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 27, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit www.fms-narratives.blog. International Symposium on the Musical Arts of Africa
Join us March 28 and 29 for a dialogue between communities of practice and communities of learning—an interface between orality and literacy—in the context of African music and its research.
African musical arts on the continent are as vibrant and diverse as the societies and communities whose creativity and performances enliven life in both temporal and non-temporal domains. As a form of communication, African musical arts operate within a larger framework of orality where musical sounds and expressions constitute symbolic and living curricula, which consistently generate knowledge systems about the African worldview. Orality, however, does not imply lack of literacy, as songs, instrumental accompaniment, storytelling, epic poems, instrumental music, and the physical body of musical instruments indexes literacy in subtle and intricate ways.
Ultimately, the International Symposium on the Musical Arts of Africa (ISMAA) will foster crucial dialogues on critical issues, including the imbalanced power dynamics…
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Arts. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Global Engagement. Humanities. Music. Social Justice/Human Rights. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdF91ogr6RejKaMuUfkJaVwpNO_qa3x6Rz8SfQCmnjfvBY2Qw/viewform. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper. Event Contact Email: amanada.pepper@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 2037639353.
Friday, March 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. SMFA Visiting Artist Talk: Chitra Ganesh
Please join us at the SMFA for a talk and Q&A by visiting artist Chitra Ganesh!
Across a twenty-year practice, Chitra Ganesh has developed an expansive body of work rooted in drawing and painting, which has evolved to encompass animations, wall drawings, collages, computer generated imagery, video, and sculpture. Through studies in literature, semiotics, social theory, science fiction, and historical and mythic texts, Ganesh attempts to reconcile representations of femininity, sexuality, and power absent from the artistic and literary canons. She often draws on Hindu and Buddhist iconography and South Asian forms such as Kalighat and Madhubani, and is currently negotiating her relationship to these images with the rise of right wing fundamentalism in India.
Open to Tufts university students, faculty, and staff.
Building: Anderson Auditorium. Campus: Boston SMFA campus. Location Details: 230 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 (Anderson Auditorium). Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Sophie Cloherty. Event Contact Email: sophie.cloherty@tufts.edu.
Friday, March 28, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
International Symposium on the Musical Arts of Africa
Join us March 28 and 29 for a dialogue between communities of practice and communities of learning—an interface between orality and literacy—in the context of African music and its research.
African musical arts on the continent are as vibrant and diverse as the societies and communities whose creativity and performances enliven life in both temporal and non-temporal domains. As a form of communication, African musical arts operate within a larger framework of orality where musical sounds and expressions constitute symbolic and living curricula, which consistently generate knowledge systems about the African worldview. Orality, however, does not imply lack of literacy, as songs, instrumental accompaniment, storytelling, epic poems, instrumental music, and the physical body of musical instruments indexes literacy in subtle and intricate ways.
Ultimately, the International Symposium on the Musical Arts of Africa (ISMAA) will foster crucial dialogues on critical issues, including the imbalanced power dynamics…
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Arts. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Global Engagement. Humanities. Music. Social Justice/Human Rights. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdF91ogr6RejKaMuUfkJaVwpNO_qa3x6Rz8SfQCmnjfvBY2Qw/viewform. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper. Event Contact Email: amanada.pepper@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 2037639353.
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. Eid al-Fitr ('Id al-Fitr)
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Approximate date (moon dependent). Also known as the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast. One of the two main Islamic festivals (the other is Eid al-Adha), this day celebrates the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. It comes on the first day of the next lunar month, Shawal. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, March 30, 2025 – Monday, March 31, 2025.
What Happened to American Capitalism?
Meet economist, conservative thought leader, and author, Oren Cass. Cass is the founder and chief economist at American Compass, a conservative think tank whose mission is to restore an economic consensus that emphasizes the importance of family, community, and industry to the nation’s liberty and prosperity. Cass is a contributing opinion writer for the Financial Times and the New York Times, and he has written about climate change for publications including the Wall Street Journal and Foreign Affairs, testified before seven congressional committees, and appeared on national and international media including NPR and the BBC. He was a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where his work on strengthening the labor market addressed issues ranging from the social safety net and environmental regulation to trade and immigration to education and organized labor. He is the author of The Once and Future Worker: A Vision for the Renewal of Work in America.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 702. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Oren Cass. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-happened-to-american-capitalism-tickets-1225577638709?aff=oddtdtcreator. Admission/Cost: Free.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. A Discussion with David Grann
David Grann is an award-winning New Yorker writer and the bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager. In his talks, Grann explores his creative process—from what initially inspires him to investigate a story to his painstaking research and then links the (often) forgotten histories to their relevance to today.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Contact Name: Sara Rosales Laverty.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit forms.monday.com. The Disinherited: The Politics of Christian Conversion in Colonial India
Mou Banerjee (University of Wisconsin-Madison) will discuss her latest book, The Disinherited (Harvard University Press, 2025) in this Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies lecture chaired by Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 703. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Mou Banerjee (University of Wisconsin-Madison). RSVP Information: No. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Tom Guan. Event Contact Email: yguan02@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 5126456416.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.box.com. Developing Digital Project Assignments: Storytelling with Maps
Digital mapping assignments engage classrooms in critical discussions of space and place. With easy-to-use mapping tools, classes such as literature; history; film and media; and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies are visualizing archives, telling spatial stories, creating engaging exhibits, contributing to crowdsourced projects, and developing geospatial datasets.
This workshop will discuss the essentials of developing mapping assignments for humanities classrooms—from bite-size to final project. We will look at examples of mapping projects and break them down to understand the tools, skills, elements, and steps to mapping with your students.
We welcome you to reach out to Kaylen Dwyer (kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu) at any time to discuss your classroom needs.
Please bring a laptop.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tisch Library Room 223. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. Humanities. Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer. Event Contact Email: kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu.
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Food as Conversation with Nature: Indigenous Insights Into Ecological Stewardship and Sustainability
Adivasi (Indigenous) food systems in Eastern India exemplify this fragility, with climate change, market shifts, forest displacement, migration, and intergenerational disconnect contributing to the erosion of food culture, knowledge, and security. This talk explores the evolution of Adivasi food systems as a response to political, environmental, and economic changes. It centers on the voices of Adivasi people and their perspectives and reflections on food as culture, food as self-medication, food as sustenance, food as sustainability, and importantly, food as conversation with nature. The talk advocates for recognizing and valuing Indigenous knowledge to decolonize food systems and promote sustainability, cultural identity, and resilience amidst global challenges.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. Politics/Policy/Law. Sustainability/Climate. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu.
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Solomont Speaker Series: Ann Wolbert Burgess
Meet Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess, D.N.Sc. APRN, FAAN, the renowned forensic nurse who transformed the way the FBI profiles and catches serial killers and inspired the Hulu documentary Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer and the popular Netflix series, Mindhunter. An internationally recognized pioneer in the assessment and treatment of victims of trauma and abuse, Burgess co-founded one of the first hospital-based crisis counseling programs at Boston City Hospital. Her work led to the groundbreaking study of young victims and the impact of trauma on their growth and development, their families and communities. Burgess’ expertise led to a collaboration with the FBI’s newly created Behavioral Sciences Unit to study violent serial offenders, and the links between child abuse, juvenile delinquency, and subsequent perpetration. Her book A Killer by Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind chronicles this work. Dr. Burgess will share old cases with the audience during her talk.
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: LL008. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solomont-speaker-series-ann-wolbert-burgess-tickets-1225570226539?aff=oddtdtcreator. Admission/Cost: Free.
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. 8th Annual Black Maternal Health Conference
Be part of history at the 8th Annual Black Maternal Health Conference, happening April 4–5, 2025!
This year, we’re diving into the groundbreaking theme: "Centering on the Role of Fathers in Addressing Maternal Health Inequities."
What’s in store: Powerful keynotes from leading voices. Fireside chat with policymakers, clinicians, and advocates. Bold discussions on the transformative role of fathers in saving the lives of Black mothers and babies
Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and act. Register today!
Campus: Off-campus. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. Medicine. Social Justice/Human Rights. RSVP Information: https://bmhc.vfairs.com/. Event Contact Name: Judith Jeanty. Event Contact Email: Judith.Jeanty@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-636-3847.
Friday, April 4, 2025 – Saturday, April 5, 2025.
For more info visit bmhc.vfairs.com. Arts and Society: Dialogues
SMFA at Tufts is teaming up with the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Corporate and Foundation Relations to host a spring event featuring wide-ranging, interdisciplinary dialogues across the arts and contemporary society. Welcoming keynote speaker Daniela Rivera, this event aims to create new connections among Tufts faculty, artists, and students through thought-provoking panels, immersive demonstrations, engaging exhibits, and focused "provocations and conversations" sessions on themes such as risk, materiality, and sound. Open to the entire Tufts community, this is a unique opportunity to explore and exchange groundbreaking ideas.
Building: SMFA. Campus: Boston SMFA campus. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Arts. Community Celebration. Dental Medicine. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Education. Engineering/Technology. Global Engagement. Health/Wellness. Humanities. Innovation. International Affairs. Medicine. Music. Politics/Policy/Law. Public Service/Government. Religion/Spirituality. Science. Social Justice/Human Rights. Sustainability/Climate. Theater/Dance. Veterinary Medicine. Speaker Name: Daniela Rivera. Event Contact Email: researchdevelopment@tufts.edu.
Friday, April 4, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit viceprovost.tufts.edu. Translational Science Day 2025: "Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Translating Gun Policy Science into Action to Reduce Firearm Violence"
Tufts CTSI is excited to announce that its virtual 2025 Translational Science Day symposium is scheduled for Friday, April 4. The theme of this year’s symposium is "Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Translating Gun Policy Science into Action to Reduce Firearm Violence." The symposium is free to attend, and registration is now open!
Gun policy is currently viewed as a highly polarized, highly contentious issue. It is characterized as a zero-sum, winner-take-all game, as opposed to one where everyone benefits. However, there is more common ground on gun policy than people are led to believe, as well as ways to build on existing consensus to reach actionable solutions to gun violence.
Featuring success stories at both the state and federal level, the symposium will explore how policymakers, academics, activists, and other stakeholders can help bridge the cultural and political divide to enact lasting and effective gun violence prevention policy. Together, we can change the contentious, overly simplistic way that gu…
Online Location DETAILS: Zoom. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. Politics/Policy/Law. Social Justice/Human Rights. RSVP Information: https://airtable.com/appGqgYjJO1D8i6wb/shrwaplKwXQWrsR32. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Email: info@tuftsctsi.org.
Friday, April 4, 2025, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.tuftsctsi.org. Anniversary of the Founding of the Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints observance. Annual World General Conference of the Church held on Saturday and Sunday closest to this date each year.
Campus: Off-campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, April 6, 2025.
Ramanavami
Celebrates the birthday of Rama, the seventh incarnation of the God Vishnu. The Ramayana, one of the Hindu epics that tells the story of Rama, is read during the previous eight days.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, April 6, 2025.
Hanna Matsuri: Buddha's Birthday (East Asia)
April 8 is the day to celebrate the birth of Buddha. It is said that sweet rain poured from the sky at his birth, so the celebration involves pouring Amacha for the Buddhist statue in Hanamido. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
Mahavir Jayanti
Celebrates the birthday of Lord Mahavira. Born with the name Vardhamana in ca. 599 BCE, he was later given the titles of honor, Mahavira ("Great Hero") and Jina ("Conqueror" or "Victor"), a title applied also to the other Tirthankaras.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, April 10, 2025.
Manifestations of Korima in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
This lecture examines how the Rarámuri people of Chihuahua, Mexico sustain their cultural identity and resist assimilation through korima, a principle of reciprocity that emphasizes mutual care and interconnectedness between people and the natural world. Traditionally practiced in the Sierra Madre mountains of western Mexico, korima has been adapted by urban-dwelling Rarámuri in border cities like Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez. Amid challenges like industrialization and marginalization, the Rarámuri manifest korima in urban spaces through practices such as dressmaking, running, resource sharing, and preserving traditional ecological knowledge. These efforts transform Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez into sites of cultural resistance and ecological stewardship. By exploring these adaptations, the lecture highlights the role of korima in addressing social and environmental injustices, offering insights into how indigenous frameworks of reciprocity can inform sustainability and resilience in urbanized contexts.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. Social Justice/Human Rights. Sustainability/Climate. Global Engagement. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu.
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Dr. Noah Wilson-Rich on Bees, Sustainability, and Environmental Impact
Join a conversation and special reception with Dr. Noah Wilson-Rich about his journey from Tufts student to environmental innovator, the vital role bees play in sustaining ecosystems, and how his work bridges science, business, and civic engagement. Dr. Wilson-Rich, AG11, is the founder and chief scientific officer of The Best Bees Company and the Urban Beekeeping Laboratory and Bee Sanctuary, a 501(c)3 nonprofit entity. What began at Tufts during his graduate studies investigating the collapse of honeybee populations eventually grew into The Best Bees Company, a pioneering organization dedicated to supporting pollinator health through research-informed practice and promoting urban beekeeping as a critical tool in environmental conservation. His book The Bee: A Natural History was published in 2014.
Online Location DETAILS: https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/D-ahpzn5ScO7LZLeW_7Ekg. Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Engineering/Technology. Innovation. Science. Sustainability/Climate. Speaker Name: Dr. Noah Wilson-Rich, AG11. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-noah-wilson-rich-on-bees-sustainability-and-environmental-impact-tickets-1225584067939?aff=oddtdtcreator. Admission/Cost: Free.
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. Passover (Pesach)
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Passover commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It is celebrated for eight days with special prayers and symbolic foods at home, starting with the Seder, a ritual meal that re-enacts that ancient deliverance and emphasizes the freedom of the Jews under the guidance of God. The first two and the last two days are holidays. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Saturday, April 12, 2025 – Sunday, April 20, 2025.
Palm Sunday
Celebrates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, marking the beginning of Holy Week that culminates in Easter or Pascha. In some churches, Palm Sunday is combined with the anticipation of Christ's death and so is also known as "Passon Sunday." Orthodox Christians often observe this Sunday on a date different from the date on which Protestant and Roman Catholics observe it.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, April 13, 2025.
Vaisakhi
Occurs on the first day of the solar year. It is primarily an agricultural festival, celebrating the harvest, and is especially important in North India. It is named after the month Vaisakh. For Sikhs, it is also the anniversary of the creation of the Khalsa (the "Brotherhood of the Pure") in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, April 13, 2025 – Monday, April 14, 2025.
Civic Life Lunch: Inmates to Entrepreneurs
Meet Brian Hamilton and Lawrence Carpenter of Inmates to Entrepreneurs, an organization dedicated to reducing recidivism through entrepreneurship and education. Brian Hamilton, a successful entrepreneur and co-founder of Inmates to Entrepreneurs, and Lawrence Carpenter, Inmates to Entrepreneurs chairman of the board and business owner, will share their journeys, the transformative power of entrepreneurship, and how financial stability is essential for lasting, systemic change. The conversation will explore the intersection of criminal justice reform, business innovation, and civic responsibility. Attendees will gain insights into how entrepreneurial opportunities can empower individuals and strengthen communities.
Online Location DETAILS: https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/MzGKAqPKQUCbJ9kBkC_yZg. Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Rabb Room (100). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Career Development. Innovation. Social Justice/Human Rights. Speaker Name: Brian Hamilton and Lawrence Carpenter. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1225711007619?aff=oddtdtcreator. Admission/Cost: Free.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. Holy Thursday/Maundy Thursday
Commemorates the institution of the Lord's Supper/the Eucharist by Jesus prior to his arrest and execution. "Maundy" is derived from the Latin text of John 13:34, in which Jesus gives a mandatum novum ("new commandment"). The date observed by Protestants and Roman Catholics often differs from the date observed by Orthodox Christians, but in 2025 the dates are the same for Holy Week and Easter.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, April 17, 2025.
Anatomy of a Drone Course—Teaching and Research With Drones at Tufts
Learn how Tufts students are preparing to use drone technology in diverse applications within the environmental, engineering, and urban planning fields, broadly speaking. This interactive discussion will address some questions such as: What makes the liberal arts context the perfect context for understanding drone technology? And what do students learn in our drone courses?
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. Engineering/Technology. Innovation. Tufts Talks Openly. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu.
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Good Friday/Holy Friday
Commemorates the Passion of Jesus Christ, i.e. his death by crucifixion. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work and may include fasting.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, April 18, 2025.
Tufts Psychology Department Psychology of Anti-Racism Lecture: Isis Settles, University of Michigan
Isis Settles is professor of psychology and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan. She received her BA from Harvard College and her PhD in psychology from the University of Michigan. Dr. Settles taught at Michigan State University for 15 years in the Department of Psychology. Using an interdisciplinary, intersectional framework, her research focuses on two related processes: the experiences, perceptions, and consequences of unfair treatment directed at devalued social group members, especially Black people and women; and protective factors and coping strategies used by members of devalued social groups to counteract experiences of mistreatment, especially those protective factors related to group identity (e.g. racial identity). Two major research projects she is currently working on are an examination of the experiences of faculty of color in academia and the role of diversity in interdisciplinary team dynamics.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: No.
Friday, April 18, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit tufts.app.box.com. Easter Sunday / Pascha
Celebrates the resurrection from death of Jesus Christ. It is the oldest and most important festival in the Christian year and initiates the 50-day period culminating in Pentecost. Protestant and Roman Catholic Christians often observe Easter on a different date than Orthodox Christians, but in 2025, the date is the same. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, April 20, 2025.
Ridvan
Commemorates the 12 days that Baha'u'llah spent in the Garden of Ridvan in the last days of his exile in Baghdad, during which time he proclaimed himself as the one announced by Bab. Work is suspended for the first, ninth, and twelfth days. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, April 20, 2025 – Friday, May 2, 2025.
Patriots’ Day
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Boston SMFA campus. Grafton campus. Medford/Somerville campus. Off-campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Monday, April 21, 2025.
Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Holocaust Memorial Day. Memorializes the six million Jews who died as victims of the Nazis during World War II and emphasizes respect for human dignity. Its observance is not limited to Jews.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Crafting with Data: Introduction to Zines and Bookbinding
“Crafting with Data” explores data analysis and visualization from a data feminist perspective, examining methods for critical making and physicalization through arts and crafts. Data physicalizations create tangible, embodied representations of data, engaging both creators and audiences in the labor behind the data, its contents, and presentation.
The workshop will guide participants through the basics of zines as a potential medium for data collection, inquiry, visualization, and sharing in community.
We will have supplies for zine-making, but you are welcome to bring your supplies. You can join us or do your own thing and explore visualization through felting, crochet, drawing, or whatever interests you. The workshop is scheduled until 1:30 p.m. but we will stick around for open creative time.
Please bring a laptop.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Digital Design Studio. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Arts. Engineering/Technology. Humanities. Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer. Event Contact Email: kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Nature-Based Infrastructure in Post-Industrial Coastlines and Neighborhoods
Gabriel Cira will present a series of recent investigations in the material, technical, and social dimensions of nature-based infrastructure for urban coastlines—growing marsh grass in biomass substrates. The work presented will focus on The Emerald Tutu research group and their network of allied community collaborators in East Boston, demonstrating how this approach of weaving together academic and community partnerships has helped fill missing gaps and bring projects beyond the pilot scale.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Community Celebration. Education. Social Justice/Human Rights. Sustainability/Climate. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu.
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Funding Your Research – How to Get Started
Lucy Deckard, founder and president of Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC, will lead a two-hour online proposal development workshop for early career faculty who are new to pursuing grant funding to support their research and scholarship. The workshop will cover strategies for developing a research agenda, understanding funding agencies, identifying and analyzing funding opportunities, creating a funding plan, and recruiting mentors and collaborators. This workshop is open to investigators from all fields, and participants will be provided with materials and resources, including example sections of successful proposals.
Online Location DETAILS: Zoom. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Lucy Deckard, Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC. Event Contact Name: Anna Dalby. Event Contact Email: Anna.Dalby@tufts.edu.
Friday, April 25, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
For more info visit viceprovost.tufts.edu. Digital Scholarship Conversations
Tisch Library is hosting a Digital Scholarship Conversations series, a monthly brownbag open to faculty and graduate students. Each conversation will focus on a different topic, helping us share ideas and build community around the intersection of digital technology and our research and teaching.
Discussion topic/guest speaker TBA.
This event will be hybrid. Join us onsite at Tisch Library in the Austin Room.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tisch Library, Austin Room or Zoom (register via LibCal for Zoom link). Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. Humanities. Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer. Event Contact Email: kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. CommuniTEA with IIE
Tufts staff and administrators are invited to join the Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence for monthly gatherings of community, connection, and joy. Drop-in for a quick visit or stay the whole time! Coffee, tea, and dessert will be provided.
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Rabb Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Staff. Event Type: Community Engagement. RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/4RddX6hPKbie2gfy8.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit diversity.tufts.edu. Beltane
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. The final fertility festival, celebrating the Earth's fecundity and anticipating the power of the sun and the Earth in summer.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Ghambar Maidyozarem
Celebrates the creation of the sky and harvesting of the winter crop.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – Sunday, May 4, 2025.
TUSM Reunion Weekend 2025
Tufts University School of Medicine annual reunion for classes ending of 0s and 5s.
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Event Type: Event Contact Name: Kara Ray.
Friday, May 2, 2025 – Saturday, May 3, 2025.
Wesak (Buddha Day)
The commemoration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana, celebrated on the day of the full moon of the sixth lunar month in Southeast Asian cultures; in Tibetan culture, Wesak commemorates only the enlightenment and parinirvana. The dates of this celebration vary significantly among Buddhist cultures and communities.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Monday, May 12, 2025.