*CANCELED* Sunday Concert Series: Music of Turkey
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This concert has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, February 1, 2026, 3:00 PM.
"Be Unapologetically Impatient" Book Talk Lunch Session
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Learn directly from one of Yale’s leading psychologists on reshaping today’s mindset.
Join a compelling lunch session with Yale professor and award-winning psychologist Christina Cipriano who will discuss the key tenets of her new book, Be Unapologetically Impatient, in conversation with Richard Lerner, Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science and the Director of the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University.
In an energizing and insightful talk, Cipriano will explore what it means (and how) to challenge “the way we do things”—in our homes, classrooms, workplaces, and communities. Drawing on her research in emotional intelligence, intrinsic motivation, and gratitude, she reveals why unapologetic impatience is the mindset we need to drive meaningful, lasting change.
Don’t miss this empowering conversation and the chance to engage directly with Cipriano! This event is for all members of Tufts University, including community partners, who want to rethink systems not…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Alumnae Lounge. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Interns and Residents. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. Health/Wellness. Innovation. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Speaker Name: Christina Cipriano. RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/koVcZziKYP85X5zQ9. Event Contact Name: Deborah Donahue-Keegan. Event Contact Email: deborah.donahue_keegan@tufts.edu.
Monday, February 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit forms.gle. *POSTPONED TO FEB. 9* Granoff Music Center Colloquium: "From Dance Club to Church Altar: Sanctifying the Seben” - Jean Kidula (University of Georgia)
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This event has been rescheduled to February 9th at noon.
The Seben, a music section, practice and technique emerged as part of the Rumba. Rumba is historically considered a secular genre. It has usually been associated with ‘vulgar’ dancing particularly during the ‘seben’ section. When then did the seben make its way into Christian gatherings? How and why has it been integrated in ‘praise and worship’ musicking in contemporary and diasporic African Christian spaces? In dialogue around these questions, Jean Kidula will explore the ‘sanctification’ of the Seben in order to : affirm, trouble, and/or transform modern Western categories of African artistic expressions in necessary/surplus labor time and in disposable time. , posit and interrogate (re)new(ed) artistic practices and interpretations of Christianity in contemporary Africa. Jean Ngoya Kidula, Professor of Music (Ethnomusicology), holds a Ph.D. from the University of California (1998), an M.M. from East Carolina University, and a B.Ed.…
Room: Varis Lecture Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, February 2, 2026, 12:00 PM.
First Meeting of Reading Group on the Works of B.R. Ambedkar
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The Department of Anthropology, in coordination with Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT), invite the Tufts community to join them for their first meeting of the reading group dedicated to discussion of the works of B.R. Ambedkar. This series has three meetings this spring:
February 3, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
March 3, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
March 24, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. All are welcome. For questions and to receive readings, please contact sarah.pinto@tufts.edu.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: First floor conference room. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Postdoctoral Fellows. Faculty. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Humanities. Research. Social Justice/Human Rights. RSVP Information: Contact sarah.pinto@tufts.edu for readings and to RSVP. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Sarah Pinto. Event Contact Email: sarah.pinto@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. Update on Ukraine with Yevhen Malik and Alexandra Vacroux
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Please join the Russia and Eurasia Program for an "Update on Ukraine" fireside chat featuring Yevhen Malik and Alexandra Vacroux. The speakers will discuss conditions on the front line, the evolution of drone warfare in the Russia-Ukraine war, the effect of Russian strikes on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure as well as the prospects and potential terms of termination of the war.
Yevhen Malik is a former Marine Infantry sergeant in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a veteran of the Ukraine War. He has extensive frontline experience, having fought in Mariupol and across the Joint Forces Operation zone, where he led combat missions, amphibious operations, and coordinated tactical planning under extreme conditions. From April 2022 to September 2024, he endured captivity in Russia. Malik holds degrees in law, public administration, and a reserve officer qualification. He is recognized for his expertise in military leadership, crisis management, and strategic and tactical planning. He is a strong advocate for Ukr…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Fletcher Russia and Eurasia Program Office, 114 Curtis St, Somerville, MA 02144, United States. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Yevhen Malik and Alexandra Vacroux. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRwHOknLKzWoRphtOCxLUBTMP9hqwtizg1fl-tyP9NOl-f5g/viewform?usp=send_form.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Let’s Talk AI: What’s at Stake for Your Tufts Experience?
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What do you value most about your Tufts experience?
Join students, staff, and faculty across Tufts to explore where AI fits (or doesn't fit) with what you value about Tufts, and help develop practical frameworks for making thoughtful, ethical decisions about AI use that honor our shared educational values.
AI is already impacting our courses, scholarship, work, and community. And Tufts is drafting guidelines to shape how those changes unfold. Whether AI feels threatening or exciting to you, your perspective matters.
This is a hybrid event. For those attending in person, lunch will be served.
Online Location Details: Register to receive the zoom link. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Postdoctoral Fellows. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Education. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLFiLVGgs5DYVA0aN56Ph7AV47Nmmv6HlZXbLQYjz8_1z_xQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=104098021820359826889. Event Contact Name: Tufts Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching. Event Contact Email: celt@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. American Foreign Policy Toward Eurasia
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A luncheon lecture featuring Ambassador George Krol, retired U.S. diplomat and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia.
Ambassador Krol spent 36 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, working extensively across the post-Soviet space, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Belarus. He will discuss recent changes in the aims and structure of U.S. foreign policy, with particular emphasis on Central Asia and Eurasia, and assess how the United States is currently positioned vis-à-vis Russia, China, and other state and non-state actors in the region.
Ambassador Krol is currently an Adjunct Professor at the U.S. Naval War College and an Associate of Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. He holds degrees from Harvard University (A.B.) and Oxford University (M.A.).
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Fletcher Russia and Eurasia
114 Curtis St, Sommerville MA. Open to Public: Yes.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit forms.gle. Politics and Culture from All Sides: Nutrition Policy
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Are modern food systems hurting children's health?
Hosted by the newly established Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) at Tufts University, this weekly series invites Tufts faculty, students, and staff to explore politics and culture by reading controversial books and articles, engaging with faculty discussants and guest speakers, and discussing sensitive political, economic, and social issues with depth, humility, and courage. Each week, participants will encounter sophisticated arguments associated with a diversity of ideological, religious, and cultural worldviews. Lunch will be provided. Please see the workshop schedule here for more details, and please contact us if you want to participate so we can add you to the Canvas site.
Reading: Dariush Mozaffarian, Emily A. Callahan, and William H. Frist. “The MAHA Commission Report and Diet-Related Diseases in Youth.” JAMA 334, no. 6 (2025): 487–488.
The White House. The MAHA Report. Make Our Children Healthy Again: Assessment. May…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Eaton 201. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Politics/Policy/Law. Humanities. Health/Wellness. Science. RSVP Information: expandingviewpoints@tufts.edu. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. A Conversation with John Green: Everything Is Tuberculosis
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*Please note in-person registration is now SOLD OUT.*
Join an engaging conversation with award-winning author John Green about his recent book: Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection. From the author of best-selling books like The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska, Green’s Everything Is Tuberculosis traces the journey of Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient in Sierra Leone, woven together with the scientific and social histories of how this disease has shaped our world and how our choices will shape the future of this curable disease. In the years since meeting Henry, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequi¬ties that allow this curable, preventable infec¬tious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year. Green serves on the Board of Trustees for global health nonprofit Partners in Health (PIH) and, in partnership with PIH and…
Online Location Details: https://forms.gle/viGDENKXP5s6rqYb8. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: DeBlois Auditorium, MedEd Building, 145 Harrison Avenue, Boston. Open to Public: No. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. Admission/Cost: Free.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Expanding Viewpoints Public Forum with Haviv Rettig Gur
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What future emerges when a war is paused but its core dilemmas remain unresolved?
The Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) welcomes you to a conversation and Q&A with journalist Haviv Rettig Gur exploring contemporary Israeli and Palestinian political dynamics, the future of Gaza, regional geopolitical shifts, and the broader implications of the conflict. This conversation on The Configuration of the Middle East After the Gaza War will be held in a free-flowing format emphasizing open inquiry and audience engagement.
CEVIHE welcomes attendees from all disciplines, backgrounds, and worldviews. This event is open to the public, but registration is required. Learn more and register here.
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Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Politics/Policy/Law. Global Engagement. International Affairs. Israel-Hamas war. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Love Data Week 2026
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Love Data Week is an international celebration of data, taking place every year during the week of Valentine’s Day. Universities, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, corporations, and individuals are encouraged to host and participate in data-related events and activities.
Join Tufts University library staff throughout February for Love Data Week workshops and events on topics ranging from finding datasets, manipulating date with coding languages, as well as contributing to crowd-sourced projects.
Highlights include: Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon for Black History (February 5) , Who Owns My Data? (February 11) , Software Carpentry (February 12) , Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon (February 13), View all events and details.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: See individual events for locations and in person or online attendance details. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Community Engagement. Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Engineering/Technology. Humanities. Research.
Thursday, February 5, 2026 – Friday, February 13, 2026.
For more info visit tischlibrary.tufts.edu. CIERP Lecture: William Moomaw
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The Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP) hosts a talk by Professor Emeritus William Moomaw. He will speak about the importance of forests for the protection of our international natural systems.
In addition to founding CIERP, Dr. Moomaw has been a lead author of five major Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. As a Science Fellow, he worked in the U.S. Senate on energy and forestry legislation and on legislation that eliminated American use of CFCs in spray cans to protect the ozone layer. He was the first director of the climate program at the World Resources Institute in 1988 as well as the founding director of the Tufts Institute of the Environment, Tufts Climate Initiative, and co-founder of the Global Development and Environment Institute.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Cabot 702. Open to Public: Yes.
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit forms.monday.com. The Mahler Sessions: David Robertson (Former Music Director, St. Louis Symphony)
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The distinguished conductor David Robertson—former music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra—joins Tufts students for the next installment of the Mahler Sessions, a new series of public conversations about the art of interpretation, featuring some of the leading classical voices of today and tomorrow.
About the Mahler Sessions:
The composer Gustav Mahler famously declared that a symphony should be like the world: it must contain everything. But before a musical world can be heard, it must be performed — and interpreted. How do musicians approach the task of interpretation today, and how should we as listeners? Please join us for The Mahler Sessions, an exciting spring series of student-led conversations with leading classical musicians of today and tomorrow, all of them appearing for the first time on Tufts campus. POSTPONED: NEW DATE TBA Anna Handler (and Mahler's beginnings) Assistant Conductor, Boston Symphony Orchestra , David Robertson (and Mahler's bounty) Former Music Director, St. Louis…
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Admission/Cost: Free and Open to the Public. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 12:00 PM.
[ENVS] Will the Most Damaging Wildfire Occur in the East?
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In 2024 and 2025, thousands of wildfires burned in novel settings across the East, including unprecedented fires in populated regions like Long Island, New York, Massachusetts, and the Carolinas. While fires in the East have been considered rare, intensifying drought combined with limited preparedness could portend significant vulnerabilities in the future. Comparing wildfires in the West to wildland fire management in the East, this talk will explore the environmental, social, and governance frontiers in understanding this region's potential risk.
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Dr. Erica Smithwick, Professor of Geography and Director of Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Penn State University. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nR8s8hIGTP6WjQDeqEENGg.
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon for Black History
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Tisch Library and Tufts Archival Research Center are hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon focused on improving Wikipedia content about Black history. A short tutorial will be given to introduce participants to writing and editing in Wikipedia, and we will have suggested topics and articles on hand for you to work on. Librarians and experienced Wikipedia editors from Tufts and the Boston area will be around to guide your editing and research.
You may attend the full three hours or drop in/out as you wish. All members of the Tufts community are welcome to attend. Please bring a laptop. Before the event, please create a Wikipedia account, if you do not have one already, to avoid any issues at the time of the event.
Beginners are welcome! If you want to learn more about contributing to Wikipedia, see these resources: https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students
This event is part of Love Data Week.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tisch Library 223. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Staff. Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Community Engagement. Event Subject: Humanities. Research.
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Individualism and Nonconformity in Film: Z (1969)
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What forms of moral courage are possible within a political system designed to suppress truth?
Hosted by the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) in collaboration with the Film and Media Studies Program (FMS), this four-part film series invites Tufts faculty, students, and staff to examine the themes of individualism and nonconformity through screenings of landmark films drawn from a range of historical periods, political contexts, and cinematic traditions. Each session features a full-length film paired with faculty framing and guided discussion, allowing participants to analyze how individuals navigate the tension between personal conscience and collective pressure, and how institutions respond to dissent. The series asks participants to think critically about moral independence, civic responsibility, and the costs and consequences of resisting conformity. Popcorn and pizza will be served. Please see the series schedule here for more information, and please contact us if you want to…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum Dana Complex LL08. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Film Screening. Event Subject: Arts. Politics/Policy/Law. Public Service/Government. Global Engagement. International Affairs. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Governing the Polycene
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The Center for International Law and Governance and the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy co-host a one-day hybrid symposium on governance challenges in an increasingly interconnected world, focusing on climate change and artificial intelligence.
These issues cut across trade, development, security, human rights, and migration, yet existing international governance remains siloed and ill-suited to the emerging “polycene.” The workshop features brief expert remarks, moderated discussion, and a concluding keynote by Professor Emeritus Joel Trachtman.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Friday, February 6, 2026, 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.qualtrics.com. Culturally Responsive Community Research Workshop: Tools for Community Engaged Researchers
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Join the Tisch College Community Research Center (TCRC) and Powerful Pathways for an interactive and engaging workshop on inclusive methods and developing cultural sensitivities when working with diverse communities. In this workshop, you will learn about researcher positionality and ethics and defining culture and cultural practice, while also exploring scenarios and developing shared best practices. Speakers include Allentza Michel (Director, Powerful Pathways), Elaine Donnelly (Director, TCRC), Noel Reyes (Director, Community Partnerships at Tisch College).
All are welcome, but this workshop is particularly relevant for faculty, staff, and students who are engaged in community research.
Registration required. Please register by February 3rd. .
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Faculty. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQikbx_HhRFmew7bRoU0S1FotKgVlQzHnq-iz4lMiglsRUEQ/viewform. Admission/Cost: Free.
Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Finding Datasets Workshop
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Finding datasets for your research projects doesn’t have to be frustrating! This interactive lunchtime workshop will present tips and tricks for finding economic datasets using both Tisch Library provided and openly available resources. Please bring a laptop or tablet.
This workshop is part of Love Data Week and is co-sponsored by Tisch Library and the economics department. It is aimed at economics undergraduate and graduate students working on research projects, but all are welcome. Lunch will be provided.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: JCC 302. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Students (Graduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Research. RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16235303. Event Contact Name: Cece Lasley. Event Contact Email: Cecelia.Lasley@tufts.edu.
Monday, February 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Granoff Music Center Colloquium: "From Dance Club to Church Altar: Sanctifying the Seben” - Jean Kidula (University of Georgia)
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The Seben, a music section, practice and technique emerged as part of the Rumba. Rumba is historically considered a secular genre. It has usually been associated with ‘vulgar’ dancing particularly during the ‘seben’ section. When then did the seben make its way into Christian gatherings? How and why has it been integrated in ‘praise and worship’ musicking in contemporary and diasporic African Christian spaces? In dialogue around these questions, Jean Kidula will explore the ‘sanctification’ of the Seben in order to : affirm, trouble, and/or transform modern Western categories of African artistic expressions in necessary/surplus labor time and in disposable time. , posit and interrogate (re)new(ed) artistic practices and interpretations of Christianity in contemporary Africa. Jean Ngoya Kidula, Professor of Music (Ethnomusicology), holds a Ph.D. from the University of California (1998), an M.M. from East Carolina University, and a B.Ed. (Music/French) from the University of Nairobi. She joined the…
Room: Varis Lecture Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, February 9, 2026, 12:00 PM.
Is Catholic Post-Liberalism Unjust?
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Join us for a talk by political philosopher Kevin Vallier discussing his book All the Kingdoms of the World: On Radical Religious Alternatives to Liberalism.
In All the Kingdoms of the World, Vallier provides a fresh assessment of Catholic integralism and other new and radical religious alternatives to liberal democracy. According to a common narrative, the twentieth century spelled the end of faith-infused political movements. Their ideologies, like Catholic integralism, would soon be forgotten. Humans were finally learning to keep religion out of politics. Or were we? In the twenty-first century, nations as diverse as Russia, India, Poland, and Turkey have seen a revival of religious politics, and many religious movements in other countries have proved similarly resilient. A new generation of political theologians passionately reformulate ancient religious doctrines to revolutionize modern political life. They insist that states recognize the true religion, and they reject modern liberal ideals of…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 201 Eaton Hall
5 The Green. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Humanities. Politics/Policy/Law. Religion/Spirituality. Speaker Name: Kevin Vallier, Professor of Philosophy & Director of Research at the Institute of American Constitutional Thought & Leadership. Event Contact Email: religion@tufts.edu.
Monday, February 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
Arts and Society: Dialogues – Salon III
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Please join the Arts and Society Dialogues – Salon III to hear Professors Andrew Kemp and Patte Loper speak about their collaborative work and exhibit Laboratory for Other Worlds that explores climate science and social justice through speculative world-building practices Monday February 9, 2026 from 5-6:15pm, Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center, Medford.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1AGv9h8mB5m2Ubs. Event Contact Name: Anna Dalby. Event Contact Email: anna.dalby@tufts.edu.
Monday, February 9, 2026, 3:00 PM – 6:15 PM.
For more info visit viceprovost.tufts.edu. Crafting Connections
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Are you a graduate and/or non-traditional student looking for community on campus?
Come to Tisch Library’s DSDI Hub where you can unwind while you work on puzzles, color, and/or create your own art pieces with your peers from different programs across Tufts. Food and drinks will be provided by Mental Health Promotion.
Sponsored by Tisch Library and Mental Health Promotion.
For more information, contact student success librarians Gabby Womack at gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu and/or Joanna Gray at joanna.gray@tufts.edu.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: DSDI Community Research Hub (Tisch 224). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Name: Gabby Womack. Event Contact Email: gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu.
Monday, February 9, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Creating “Medieval Spaces” for Thinking Slowly and Building Community
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In this CELT workshop, participants will explore how intentionally designing AI-free spaces in their courses – or “going medieval” – can foster presence, contemplation, and connection.
Location Details: . Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Graduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Education. Innovation. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedgm9xWIfc7XcEv8UfrVGwiunE4URo8ZfNo4b5igd0ixq2nQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor. Event Contact Name: CELT. Event Contact Email: CELT@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176274000.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
File Management and Git Workshop
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Do you store all your files in one big folder? Have you ever accidentally saved over important work? Learn file management best practices and solutions in this interactive workshop. Participants will get a short crash-course in using Git, a free and open-source version control system, to track file versions and code.
This workshop is part of Love Data Week and is co-sponsored by Tisch Library and the economics department. It is aimed at economics undergraduate and graduate students working on research projects, but all are welcome.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: JCC 302. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Students (Graduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Research. RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16235579. Event Contact Name: Elizabeth McCall. Event Contact Email: elizabeth.mccall@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Public Health as Liberation: A Black Legacy Month Event Featuring Latham Thomas
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Public Health as Liberation
A Conversation with Latham Thomas and moderated by Vanessa Nicholson
This event will take place in person at Jaharis Auditorium (lunch will be provided) or via livestream (Zoom link will be emailed to registrants). It is open to all Tufts students, faculty, and staff.
Latham Thomas is a leading women’s health expert, Black maternal health advocate, entrepreneur, professor, and best-selling author. She is the founder of Mama Glow, a global maternal health and education platform with a community of 3,000+ doulas across the U.S. and six continents, supporting families from fertility through postpartum. She also founded the Mama Glow Foundation, a nonprofit advancing reproductive justice and birth equity through education, advocacy, arts, and research and scholarship.
Latham serves on the Kate Spade New York Social Impact Council, Tufts Nutrition Council, and the Community Advisory Board for Northwell Health’s MOMs Program, where Mama Glow also trains nursing staff through NIH-suppo…
Online Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to RSVPs. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Jaharis Behrakis Auditorium, room 130 (150 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA 02111) and via Zoom. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Interns and Residents. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Community Engagement. Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Health/Wellness. Social Justice/Human Rights. Speaker Name: Latham Thomas. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYO3eMvwHUqhmzh1kVMDyNIeu8Mh8WG982UsjwaZCSnaLUSg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=102269927470017291244. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Civic Life Lunch - Power in Practice: Analyzing Different Kinds of Power
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What can democracy look like, and what strategies can we use to shape it together?
Join Tisch College’s Associate Dean Peter Levine and Associate Director of Civic Studies Sam Fried for the opening Civic Life Lunch of 2026. This participatory conversation will examine how power operates in different contexts, across different spaces and relationships. Using scholar and grassroots organizer John Gaventa's power cube, participants will learn one tested method for understanding the many facets of power, and how to work toward more desirable political outcomes.
This session will establish shared language and questions we’ll return to throughout the year as we explore everyday democracy.
Registration is required. All are welcome. Lunch provided.
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This event is part of the 2026 Civic Life Lunch series, Everyday Democracy: Explore. Engage. Empower. a program…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 208. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-life-lunch-power-in-practice-analyzing-different-kinds-of-power-tickets-1981428213124?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Whose Land? Beyond Land Acknowledgements to Land Back: Keely Curliss
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Join the third session of "Whose Land? Beyond Land Acknowledgements" with featured speaker, Keely Curliss of Pequoig Farm. This series is for those in the Tufts community who want to learn more about the histories of native and indigenous peoples and tribes and their efforts to steward and reclaim land in the areas occupied by Tufts University.
A leader in reclaiming and stewarding indigenous lands, Keely Curliss is the Farm Manager and Director of Pequoig Farm. This 181 acre farm in central Massachusetts was rematriated to Nipmuc stewardship in 2022 in partnership with the Farm School. Pequoig is advancing Nipmuc food sovereignty by building a healthy, robust farm ecosystem that provides food, medicine, land based education, and cultural connection for our tribal community. Keely is a member of the Nipmuc tribe and has been farming for more than 15 years.
This series is cosponsored by Repairing and Empowering Policy and Planning (REPP), Department of Urban & Environmental…
Online Location Details: https://tinyurl.com/WhoseLand2026. Room: Crane Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://tinyurl.com/WhoseLand2026. Admission/Cost: Free.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
Politics and Culture from All Sides: Christianity and the American Founding
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To what extent did Christianity shape America's founding?
Hosted by the newly established Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) at Tufts University, this weekly series invites Tufts faculty, students, and staff to explore politics and culture by reading controversial books and articles, engaging with faculty discussants and guest speakers, and discussing sensitive political, economic, and social issues with depth, humility, and courage. Each week, participants will encounter sophisticated arguments associated with a diversity of ideological, religious, and cultural worldviews. Lunch will be provided. Please see the workshop schedule here for more details, and please contact us if you want to participate so we can add you to the Canvas site.
Reading: Mark David Hall. Did America Have a Christian Founding?: Separating Modern Myth from
Historical Truth. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2019. (Introduction, Chapter 1)
Discussant: Professor David Art, Department of Political Science.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Eaton 201. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Politics/Policy/Law. Humanities. Religion/Spirituality. Public Service/Government. RSVP Information: expandingviewpoints@tufts.edu. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. The Mahler Sessions: Esa-Pekka Salonen (Creative Director, Los Angeles Philharmonic)
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The visionary conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen—former music director of Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony—joins Tufts students for the next installment of the Mahler Sessions, a new series of public conversations about the art of interpretation, featuring some of the leading classical voices of today and tomorrow.
About the Mahler Sessions:
The composer Gustav Mahler famously declared that a symphony should be like the world: it must contain everything. But before a musical world can be heard, it must be performed — and interpreted. How do musicians approach the task of interpretation today, and how should we as listeners? Please join us for The Mahler Sessions, an exciting spring series of student-led conversations with leading classical musicians of today and tomorrow, all of them appearing for the first time on Tufts campus. POSTPONED: NEW DATE TBA Anna Handler (and Mahler's beginnings) Assistant Conductor, Boston Symphony Orchestra , David Robertson (and Mahler's bounty) Former…
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Admission/Cost: Free and Open to the Public. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 6:00 PM.
[ENVS] Community-Based, Science-Informed Framework for Infrastructure Resilience Under Climate Extremes
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Across the United States, aging infrastructure is increasingly strained by intensifying extreme weather events, placing communities at growing risk. These impacts are not evenly distributed: environmental hazards and infrastructure failures often disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. This lecture presents how an interdisciplinary framework can be developed to tackle the compounding risks arising from the interplay between aging infrastructure, climate-driven extremes, and social vulnerability. Drawing on recent research on major extreme events (e.g. flooding, heatwaves, wildfires, and droughts) and their impacts on infrastructure systems (e.g. levees, railroads, Superfund sites), the talk illustrates how spatial variations in hazards and exposure shape both physical and societal outcomes. The lecture also introduces emerging data-driven, physics-informed, and community-based approaches for mapping risk, improving risk communication, and supporting more equitable adaptation strategies to strength…
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Dr. Farshid Vahedifard, Professor and Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kqgRZ3NRSduDn5OYmEd2Ug.
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Making the Most of In-Class Writing
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This CELT-StAAR Center roundtable explores how to design in-class writing experiences that support student learning rather than simply circumvent technology. Join us to share ideas about how to use in-class writing as part of the iterative process of critical thinking and reflection.
Location Details: . Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Graduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Education. Innovation. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwGCk3aZ1e9DRt5-Ym3CbNrUdhWadCC8qedbHhHXtu5kdnyA/viewform?usp=publish-editor. Event Contact Name: CELT. Event Contact Email: CELT@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176274000.
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
ELEVATORs: Prioritizing Community Engaged Research Session
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Calling all Tufts community members! Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us for ELEVATORs.
ELEVATORs (part of the ELEVATE initiative) is a learning community that focuses on daily practices to create a culture of inclusion. Participants can earn a micro-credential badge from Tufts, Inclusion Skills for Institutional Change, following completion of at least eight sessions throughout the year. Otherwise, come for one, or stay for all!
Learn more about ELEVATE.
Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7-uuxWvYu3f0KTlIkzTMGX_-JaMfeYrfKid4XGiID1-oNnA/viewform?usp=dialog. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit diversity.tufts.edu. Public Health Speaker Series: David Williams
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Tufts Public Health Speaker Series: Policy, Equity and Public Health
"Understanding and Effectively Addressing Social Inequities in Health"
David R. Williams
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
David R. Williams is the Norman Professor of Public Health and professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. An internationally recognized social scientist, his research has enhanced our understanding of the complex ways in which socioeconomic status, race, stress, racism, health behavior, and religious involvement can affect health. He is the author of more than 600 scientific papers and the Everyday Discrimination Scale that he developed is the most widely used measure of discrimination in health studies. Williams is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. He has been ranked as the most cited Black scholar in the social sciences, worldwide, and as one of the world’s most influential…
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/96260556869?pwd=ydnp673a7Lh7QfQbpbc3EibC3S8VmZ.1. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Cabot Center room 206
170 Packard Ave.
Medford MA
Or via Zoom:
https://tufts.zoom.us/j/96260556869?pwd=ydnp673a7Lh7QfQbpbc3EibC3S8VmZ.1
Meeting ID: 962 6055 6869
Passcode: 137312. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Clinical Care. Dental Medicine. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Health/Wellness. Medicine. Politics/Policy/Law. Social Justice/Human Rights. Speaker Name: David Williams. Event Contact Name: Office of the Vice Provost for Education. Event Contact Email: ovp.education@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.box.com. Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon: Colored Conventions Projects
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Douglass Day is an annual program that marks the birth of Frederick Douglass a leader in the American 19th century abolitionist movement. Join us in person on Friday, February 13, 2026 for a transcribe-a-thon to help create new and freely available resources for learning about Black history. This year we will transcribe content from the Colored Conventions Project, improving search, access, and discovery of these pages from history. Drop in for a bit and join us for a day of love and collective action for Black history.
Birthday cake will be provided, laptops will not (but ask if you need one!). Registration not required, but appreciated.
Questions? Reach out to Kaylen Dwyer at kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tisch Library 223. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Staff. Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Community Engagement. Event Subject: Humanities. Research.
Friday, February 13, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Sunday Concert Series: Sun Salon - Stare Directly at It
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The poetry and improvised music collective directed by Abe Brownell strikes again in Fisher Performance Room. Sunglasses encouraged but not required!
Room: Fisher Performance Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, February 15, 2026, 3:00 PM.
Politics and Culture from All Sides: Ukraine and the Limits of Just War
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Is the Russia-Ukraine war morally ambiguous?
Hosted by the newly established Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) at Tufts University, this weekly series invites Tufts faculty, students, and staff to explore politics and culture by reading controversial books and articles, engaging with faculty discussants and guest speakers, and discussing sensitive political, economic, and social issues with depth, humility, and courage. Each week, participants will encounter sophisticated arguments associated with a diversity of ideological, religious, and cultural worldviews. Lunch will be provided. Please see the workshop schedule here for more details, and please contact us if you want to participate so we can add you to the Canvas site.
Reading: Stephen M. Walt. “The Morality of Ukraine’s War Is Very Murky.” Foreign Policy, September 22, 2023.
Discussant: Professor Oxana Shevel, Department of Political Science.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Eaton 201. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Politics/Policy/Law. Humanities. Public Service/Government. RSVP Information: expandingviewpoints@tufts.edu. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Learning By Doing: Learning in Situ
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This CELT workshop explores two cross-disciplinary approaches for embedding authentic real-world situations into classroom teaching, giving students opportunities to engage with the world beyond the classroom without leaving it.
Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Graduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Education. Innovation. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbEaSr9QAYjs0Q1ofME8SYxwJMRJcHo53h9hi1KlKFNtyv_w/viewform?usp=publish-editor. Event Contact Name: CELT. Event Contact Email: CELT@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176274000.
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM.
Literature Searching and Zotero for Economics Research
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This interactive lunchtime workshop will help you level up your research skills and how you organize your research. We will cover research search strategies using economics-focused research tools and how to use Zotero to collect and organize resources and to automatically format citations for your project. Zotero is a tool to help you organize your research, especially your literature review materials.
Please bring a laptop and make sure you have Zotero installed and running on your laptop before the workshop.
This workshop is part of Love Data Week and is co-sponsored by Tisch Library and the economics department. It is aimed at economics undergraduate and graduate students working on research projects, but all are welcome. Food will be provided.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: JCC 302. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Students (Graduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Research. RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16235660. Event Contact Name: Cece Lasley. Event Contact Email: Cecelia.Lasley@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Carnivale
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An Italian/Portuguese celebration of Carnivale.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Laminan Lounge. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Faculty. Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Event Contact Name: Daniele Santucci. Event Contact Email: daniele.santucci@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Tufts Composers: New At Noon #3
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A Chord Accord. Hot-off-the-press homophonic works by Tufts Composers aspire to new euphonies.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, February 20, 2026, 12:00 PM.
Family and Children's Concert: Kidcappella with “Rainbow Jeff”!
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“Rainbow Jeff” Rawitsch hosts several of Tufts student-run a cappella groups in a concert of tunes for music fans of all ages, culminating in a sing-along of “Rainbow Connection” with Rich Stillman, banjo.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 1:00 PM.
Crafting Connections
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Are you a graduate and/or non-traditional student looking for community on campus?
Come to Tisch Library’s DSDI Hub where you can unwind while you work on puzzles, color, and/or create your own art pieces with your peers from different programs across Tufts. Food and drinks will be provided by Mental Health Promotion.
Sponsored by Tisch Library and Mental Health Promotion.
For more information, contact student success librarians Gabby Womack at gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu and/or Joanna Gray at joanna.gray@tufts.edu.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: DSDI Community Research Hub (Tisch 224). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Name: Gabby Womack. Event Contact Email: gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu.
Monday, February 23, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Solomont Speaker Series: Adam Kinzinger
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Join a conversation with former U.S. Congressman (R-IL), CNN political commentator and author, Adam Kinzinger. While in Congress from 2011-2022, Kinzinger served as a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he served as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment in the 116th Congress. He was also one of two Republicans who served on the non-partisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Prior to Congress, Kinzinger served in the Air Force in both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He later served as a pilot in the Air National Guard, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, until his retirement in 2023. Kinzinger is the author of New York Times bestselling memoir Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country. All are welcome. Registration required for in-person and virtual attendance. .
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4t1Foxs5SValOJVsTVWn8A. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solomont-speaker-series-adam-kinzinger-tickets-1981427279331?aff=oddtdtcreator. Admission/Cost: Free.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Teaching Tip: Mid-Semester Student Feedback
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In this 30-minute CELT-facilitated session, we explore why and how to gather mid-semester student feedback, and offer sample questions and time to develop a plan for collecting and using that feedback.
Location Details: . Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Graduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Education. Innovation. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfN9muoQzoM2CuKUSchkKN34A1jrtHwMo0VgDLXUukr5jJXoA/viewform?usp=publish-editor. Event Contact Name: CELT. Event Contact Email: CELT@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176274000.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM.
Tufts University Annual IBC Open Meeting
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The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) of Tufts University/Tufts Medical Center will hold an open meeting to the public on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held remotely via Zoom: To attend by computer, go to the following link at the time of the meeting: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/96167513855?pwd=bYXAOCRgbonoBTdFQkaLN5QHhRIN9b.1, To attend by phone, call 1-305-224-1968 and enter Meeting ID: 961 6751 3855 and Passcode: 623790
The Tufts University/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 attend this open…
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/96167513855?pwd=bYXAOCRgbonoBTdFQkaLN5QHhRIN9b.1. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Community Engagement. Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Subject: Research. Event Contact Email: ibc-office@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit viceprovost.tufts.edu. [ENVS] Can the Ocean Clean Up Our Carbon Mess?
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The ocean is the Earth’s largest reservoir of carbon on time scales of decades to centuries and currently absorbs ~25% of annual anthropogenic carbon emissions. This reduces the rate at which carbon accumulates in the atmosphere, slowing global climate change and helping clean up our “carbon mess.” In recent years, proposals to artificially enhance the ocean’s capacity to store carbon – termed marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) – have also gained traction. Predicting the extent to which the ocean will continue absorbing carbon under ongoing climate change, as well as assessing the viability of mCDR proposals, requires a strong baseline knowledge of the mechanisms that enable the ocean to absorb carbon. In this talk, Dr. Hilary Palevsky will discuss our current understanding of the ocean’s capacity to clean up our carbon mess, and how it can inform climate change projections and the burgeoning mCDR industry.
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Dr. Hilary Palevsky, Assistant Professor in Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I6KVojZyTj61WQbfT27nNw.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. ELEVATORs: Enhancing Visibility of Applicable and Translational Resources Session
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Calling all Tufts community members! Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us for ELEVATORs.
ELEVATORs (part of the ELEVATE initiative) is a learning community that focuses on daily practices to create a culture of inclusion. Participants can earn a micro-credential badge from Tufts, Inclusion Skills for Institutional Change, following completion of at least eight sessions throughout the year. Otherwise, come for one, or stay for all!
Learn more about ELEVATE.
Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7-uuxWvYu3f0KTlIkzTMGX_-JaMfeYrfKid4XGiID1-oNnA/viewform?usp=dialog. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit diversity.tufts.edu. The Future of Higher Ed Lecture Series: Professor Danielle Allen
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Join us for a series of in-person events featuring renowned scholars from Tufts and beyond on the future of higher education. All faculty, staff, and students are warmly invited to attend.
Other events in the series will take place on March 11 and April 13.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum Hall LL08. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Education. Speaker Name: Danielle Allen. Event Contact Name: Erin Sullivan. Event Contact Email: erin.sullivan@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
The United States at 250: A Tufts Faculty Panel
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As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, where are we as a nation and what's next? Join a diverse panel of Tufts faculty to reflect on our nation’s past and to discuss the future of American democracy. Panelists will share short comments and perspectives from their area of academic expertise before opening up the conversation to audience questions.
Panelists include: David Ekbladh, Professor, History (U.S. in the World, International History, Modern U.S. History) , Eitan Hersh, Professor, Political Science (American Politics); Director, Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education , Peter Levine, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Tisch College (Political Theory, American Politics, Civic Studies) , Meredith McLain, Assistant Professor, Political Science (American Politics, Separation of Powers, Presidency, Unilateral Policymaking, Executive…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 260, Eaton Hall. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-united-states-at-250-a-tufts-faculty-panel-tickets-1980475455400?aff=oddtdtcreator. Admission/Cost: Free.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
The Art of Rearrangement: TOUCH OF EVIL's Second Long Take and the Aesthetic of Fluidity
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In preparation for the talk, please join us for a screening of Touch of Evil on Wednesday, February 25, 6:30 pm in Barnum LL08.
Todd Berliner is Professor of Film Studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he teaches film aesthetics, narration, style, and American film history. He is the author of Hollywood Incoherent: Narration in Seventies Cinema (University of Texas Press, 2010), Hollywood Aesthetic: Pleasure in American Cinema (Oxford University Press, 2017), and Hollywood Renegade: Elaine May, Mikey and Nicky, and the Making of a Masterpiece (University of Texas Press, forthcoming 2026). Professor Berliner is the founding chair of UNCW’s Film Studies Department and the recipient of two Fulbright Scholar awards, including the prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tufts University
Barnum Hall LL08
163 Packard Avenue, Medford. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Arts. Humanities. Speaker Name: Todd Berliner, Professor of Film Studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Event Contact Name: Gina O'Connor. Event Contact Email: gina.o_connor@tufts.edu.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Early Career Research Funding Workshop – How to Get Started
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Are you an early career faculty member interested in identifying and pursuing federal research funding? OVPR is hosting an Early Career Research Funding Workshop – How to Get Started, a virtual workshop on federal funding opportunities designed for early career investigators and how to choose the best fit to launch your work. Friday, February 27, 2026 from 12-2pm.
Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_880lxFmc8S2KUw6. Event Contact Name: Anna Dalby. Event Contact Email: anna.dalby@tufts.edu.
Friday, February 27, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit viceprovost.tufts.edu. From Research to Reality: An Introduction to Entrepreneurship
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Tufts Technology Commercialization (OVPR) and the Tufts Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors are excited to invite you to a seminar on entrepreneurship fundamentals for faculty and students. This session will be presented by experts from Husch and Blackwell, LLP. and will provide an overview of key considerations when translating research into products or services, including the role of intellectual property, startup formation, and access to commercialization support.
The seminar is designed for anyone interested in exploring how academic work can create real-world impact and is open to all disciplines and experience levels.
Please register here no later than February 25, 2026. In-person attendance will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis, and light refreshments (coffee and pastries) will be provided.
We hope you can join us for this insightful discussion!
Online Location Details: Zoom link to be provided. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: In-person location TBA. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5zkbnLElLimQlLw. Event Contact Name: Chiara Vannucci. Event Contact Email: chiara.vannucci@tufts.edu.
Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit viceprovost.tufts.edu. Backlash: China’s Struggle for Influence in Central Asia
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Please join the Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, for a book discussion and award ceremony honoring the 2026 Fletcher Russia and Eurasia Book Prize winner, Backlash: China’s Struggle for Influence in Central Asia. Authors Bradley Jardine and Edward Lemon will discuss the book’s central arguments in conversation with Chris Miller, Professor of International History at The Fletcher School and Co-Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program.
The ceremony will be followed by a reception and book signing. Copies will be available for purchase on the event site.
Backlash examines how Central Asians are pushing back against China’s global ambitions, and trace Beijing’s attempts to manage its image and secure its interests in response. Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork, Backlash reveals the uncertainties of China’s rise. Far from being the omnipotent strategist often depicted in international media, Beijing is making significant missteps, alienating local p…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/97dugWSLJkxwnk2J7.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Bate’s Research Day
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Research poster presentations and commercial exhibitors will be from 11:00am – 2:30pm on the 14th and 15th floors of the dental school, followed by the Keynote speech and Awards announcement and Reception.
Event Type: Deadline/Reminder.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Whose Land? Beyond Land Acknowledgements to Land Back: Paula Peters
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Join the fourth session of "Whose Land? Beyond Land Acknowledgements" with featured speaker, Paula Peters of the Native Land Conservancy. This series is for those in the Tufts community who want to learn more about the histories of native and indigenous peoples and tribes and their efforts to steward and reclaim land in the areas occupied by Tufts University.
A leader in reclaiming and stewarding indigenous lands, Paula Peters is Communications and Programs Coordinator of the Native Land Conservancy (NLC). Founded in 2012, NLC is the first Indigenous-led land conservation group east of the Mississippi. NLC engages in land rescue and care and cultural preservation and holds title to 180+ acres across Massachusetts. Paula is a socially, culturally and politically active citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. A former journalist Paula is an independent scholar and writer of Wampanoag history and contemporary culture. She has been a vocal advocate for land and water…
Online Location Details: https://tinyurl.com/WhoseLand2026. Room: Crane Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://tinyurl.com/WhoseLand2026. Admission/Cost: Free.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
[ENVS] Restoring Indigenous Socio-Environmental Systems
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Environments across North America are in crisis. Restoring longstanding Indigenous relationships with the land and sea provides one pathway to help heal local ecosystems and communities. This talk reviews an ongoing trans-disciplinary collaboration with the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation to help restore land recently re-acquired by the Tribe in the Bear River Basin. Analysis reconstructs long-term baselines of species occurrence, climatic change, and land use practices to model the factors that will maximize cultural keystone species occurrence, biodiversity, and ecosystem function across the region today, and into the future under varying climate scenarios. By centering collaboration to advance scientific knowledge for community benefit, this project contributes to broader movements seeking to help restore Indigenous socio-environmental systems across the continent.
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Dr. Brian Codding, Professor in Environmental Studies Program and Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ITAITguQS8uqzxhB1G5M6g.
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. King Felipe VI of Spain Endowed Chair Inaugural Address
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King Felipe VI of Spain Endowed Chair Inaugural Address.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Alumni and Friends. Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Nina Gerassi-Navarro. Event Contact Name: Bridget Erickson. Event Contact Email: Bridget.Erickson@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Individualism and Nonconformity in Film: Persepolis (2007)
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How does individual integrity take shape when dissent is risky, fragmented, and woven into everyday life?
Hosted by the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) in collaboration with the Film and Media Studies Program (FMS), this four-part film series invites Tufts faculty, students, and staff to examine the themes of individualism and nonconformity through screenings of landmark films drawn from a range of historical periods, political contexts, and cinematic traditions. Each session features a full-length film paired with faculty framing and guided discussion, allowing participants to analyze how individuals navigate the tension between personal conscience and collective pressure, and how institutions respond to dissent. The series asks participants to think critically about moral independence, civic responsibility, and the costs and consequences of resisting conformity. Popcorn and pizza will be served. Please see the series schedule here for more information, and please contact us if…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum Dana Complex LL08. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Film Screening. Event Subject: Arts. Politics/Policy/Law. Public Service/Government. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Arts and Society: Dialogues 2026
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Arts and Society: Dialogues 2026 celebrates the power of creativity in research and dialogue across all Tufts’ campuses through interdisciplinary discussions that embrace the arts and contemporary society. Sponsored by the SMFA in partnership with the Office of the Vice Provost of Research (OVPR) and Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR), these interdisciplinary gatherings cultivate inquiry across boundaries and provoke thoughtful engagement with contemporary ideas.
Campus: Boston SMFA campus. Location Details: SMFA at Tufts, 230 The Fenway. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Arts. Engineering/Technology. Global Engagement. Humanities. Medicine. Music. Politics/Policy/Law. Research. Science. Theater/Dance. Event Contact Email: researchdevelopment@tufts.edu.
Friday, March 6, 2026, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
D28 White Coat Ceremony
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Event Type: Deadline/Reminder.
Saturday, March 7, 2026.
Tufts / NEC Dual Degree Concert
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The Tufts/NEC Dual Degree students present a unique evening of classical, jazz, and original compositions.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Granoff Music Center Colloquium: “Beyond the Platinum Age of Gospel” - Charrise Barron (Harvard University)
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Charrise Barron presents the second colloquium of the spring semester.
Room: Varis Lecture Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, March 9, 2026, 12:00 PM.
Crafting Connections
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Are you a graduate and/or non-traditional student looking for community on campus?
Come to Tisch Library’s DSDI Hub where you can unwind while you work on puzzles, color, and/or create your own art pieces with your peers from different programs across Tufts. Food and drinks will be provided by Mental Health Promotion.
Sponsored by Tisch Library and Mental Health Promotion.
For more information, contact student success librarians Gabby Womack at gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu and/or Joanna Gray at joanna.gray@tufts.edu.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: DSDI Community Research Hub (Tisch 224). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Name: Gabby Womack. Event Contact Email: gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu.
Monday, March 9, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Wendell Phillips Auditions
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The finalists from the Wendell Phillips Award selection process will each give their full speeches. Hear seniors reflect on their years at Tufts!
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Monday, March 9, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit chaplaincy.tufts.edu. Applying AI to Decipher Putin's Red Lines
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What are Putin's red lines? Are they tantamount to nuclear threats? Or, given the lack of overt follow through, should they be discounted altogether? What is the internal logic to these threats and how do we evaluate them?
Join us for a guest lecture by Professor Adam N. Stulberg who will address these questions by deciphering the content, context, and coherence of Putin's red line discourse. Specifically, the speaker will leverage data analytical techniques to compare and contrast expectations from the Western canon with the idiosyncrasies of the construction and timing of Putin's explicit references to red lines. The disconnect between this overt discourse and potential trigger events is situated within the strategic logic of Russia's "way of warfare" that places a premium on "reflexive control," as opposed to the demonstration of resolve and credibility. This explication of the literal discourse is augmented by ongoing data and visual analyses of the application of Putin's "real" red line threats to hig…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Fletcher Russia and Eurasia Program Office, 114 Curtis St, Somerville, MA 02144. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/cGgRrb9RE42yvMdH7.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Civic Life Lunch - The Democracy Dilemma: Civic Simulation with VF-GLADi
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How can you listen strategically to navigate disagreement, power, and complex institutions?
Join us for an interactive Civic Life Lunch led by Jonathan Tirrell, Director of the Vuslat Foundations Generous Listening and Dialogue Initiative (VF-GLADi). In this guided civic scenario, you’ll step into different perspectives on real-world civic challenges and practice listening as a tool for understanding stakes and acting thoughtfully within complex systems.
This lunch will sharpen your listening and dialogue skills and empower you with practical strategies to navigate spaces of discussion, debate, and decision-making.
All are welcome. Registration required. Lunch provided.
Learn more about the Vuslat Foundation Generous Listening and Dialogue Initiative.
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This event is part of the 2026 Civic Life Lunch series, Everyday Democracy: Explore. Engage.…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Rabb Room. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-life-lunch-the-democracy-dilemma-live-roleplay-with-vf-gladi-tickets-1981428546120?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Looking at the River, Thinking of the Sea: Mobilities and Assemblages at Asian Riverspaces
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Dr. Iqbal's talk will discuss how rivers and oceans were imagined as a seamless space of multidirectional mobility and assemblages. The talk will explore how these movements of people, goods, and ideas underpinned a transregional Asia in the imperial period and foreshadowed the critique of methodological regionalism that would shape understandings of the region in the early postcolonial era.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Cabot 702. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: International Affairs. Speaker Name: Iftekhar Iqbal. Event Contact Name: Vasantha Sambamurti. Event Contact Email: vsamba01@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.box.com. Great Decisions: International Cooperation on Climate Change with Kelly Sims Gallagher
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Join WorldBoston and The Fletcher School for a timely Great Decisions program on "International Cooperation on Climate Change."
Over the past 30 years, climate change has become one of the central global challenges of the modern era, one that has hugely important consequences for the livability of the planet.
Join us for a timely discussion of this topic with Kelly Sims Gallagher, dean of The Fletcher School. This program will feature a fireside chat, live audience Q&A, and time for networking and discussion with other globally-oriented participants.
The program will be live-streamed to Zoom from 6–7 p.m. To attend virtually, please register here.
Online Location Details: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BF49rdNZQxCHEsp1cxuMOw. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: ASEAN for lecture
Hall of Flags for reception. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Interns and Residents. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: International Affairs. Politics/Policy/Law. Sustainability/Climate. Speaker Name: Kelly Sims Gallagher. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-decisions-international-cooperation-on-climate-change-tickets-1980203325452.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
[ENVS] Climate Change and the Clean Air Act
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has attempted to regulate CO2 under the 1970 Clean Air Act, which serves as the foundation of U.S. air pollution policy. Conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices alike have claimed that legislators in 1970 would have been unfamiliar with the climate-altering effects of CO2, and these assertions have supported arguments that the law should not be used to regulate against climate change. In collaborative research with colleagues at Harvard and Duke, Dr. Lanier-Christensen demonstrates this is false: Clean Air Act architects intended for CO2 and its potential climatic impacts to be covered by the law. Their findings demonstrate that legislators conceptualized CO2 as pollution akin to radioactive fallout, pesticides, and smog, and that this knowledge informed the landmark air pollution law. This research provides the definitive historical analysis of what Congress meant when they included “climate” in the law and aims to strengthen legal claims pertaining to t…
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Dr. Colleen Lanier-Christensen, Postdoctoral Fellow in History of Science, Harvard University. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4pAZXWKPTL-LQ-MK1l96AA.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. ELEVATORs: Encouraging Dialogue and Discourse Session
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Calling all Tufts community members! Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us for ELEVATORs.
ELEVATORs (part of the ELEVATE initiative) is a learning community that focuses on daily practices to create a culture of inclusion. Participants can earn a micro-credential badge from Tufts, Inclusion Skills for Institutional Change, following completion of at least eight sessions throughout the year. Otherwise, come for one, or stay for all!
Learn more about ELEVATE.
Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7-uuxWvYu3f0KTlIkzTMGX_-JaMfeYrfKid4XGiID1-oNnA/viewform?usp=dialog. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit diversity.tufts.edu. Tufts Infection & Immunity Research Convergence for Innovation and Impact
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The March 23–24, 2026 Tufts Infection & Immunity Research Convergence for Innovation and Impact will bring together the Tufts research community for two days of presentations, networking, and strategic dialogue around current and future microbial threats, one of the University’s most critical interdisciplinary priorities. This symposium will highlight basic, translational, clinical, and population-based research, as well as developments in training and innovations that advance our understanding, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases.
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Grafton campus. Location Details: Day One: Tufts Center for Medical Education, DeBlois Auditorium and Room 114
145 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111
Day Two: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Jumbo Dome, Room 052
10 Jumbo's Path, North Grafton, MA 01536. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cYn4D5bIz3ZX6po. Event Contact Name: Office of the Vice Provost for Research. Event Contact Email: ovpr@tufts.edu.
Monday, March 23, 2026 – Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
For more info visit viceprovost.tufts.edu. Masters in Music Talks
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Students in the final year of their Masters in Music degree program present their research and creative work, and celebrate the completion of their theses and capstone projects. Open to Tufts faculty and students, Tufts community members, friends, and family.
Room: Varis Lecture Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, March 23, 2026, 12:00 PM.
Teaching Tip: Equitable Student Participation
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In this 30-minute session with CELT, we'll explore two practical methods for fostering more equitable student participation during class time.
Location Details: . Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Graduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Education. Innovation. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepdSp0qSOlUj4KO2kC79J6gB6KegXq8FQ8swsUmH5uIgqvzg/viewform?usp=publish-editor. Event Contact Name: CELT. Event Contact Email: CELT@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176274000.
Monday, March 23, 2026, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Crafting Connections
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Are you a graduate and/or non-traditional student looking for community on campus?
Come to Tisch Library’s DSDI Hub where you can unwind while you work on puzzles, color, and/or create your own art pieces with your peers from different programs across Tufts. Food and drinks will be provided by Mental Health Promotion.
Sponsored by Tisch Library and Mental Health Promotion.
For more information, contact student success librarians Gabby Womack at gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu and/or Joanna Gray at joanna.gray@tufts.edu.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: DSDI Community Research Hub (Tisch 224). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Name: Gabby Womack. Event Contact Email: gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu.
Monday, March 23, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Counting Caste: Census Politics, Bureaucratic Deflection, and Brahmanical Power in India
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Dr. Vithayathil’s talk will discuss the institutional sabotage that led to the botched nationwide collection of caste data in India. The case of the failed caste count highlights how state institutions subvert the documentation of caste power, the dominance of an ideology of castelessness—which frames caste as a problem of the oppressed while hiding caste privilege and power—and ongoing efforts at resisting caste hierarchy and Hindutva domination.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Cabot 703. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: International Affairs. Speaker Name: Trina Vithayathil. Event Contact Name: Vasantha Sambamurti. Event Contact Email: vsamba01@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.box.com. UEP Open House *Morning*
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Join us at the UEP Open House to meet current students, speak with faculty, ask questions, and get to know Tufts Campus! Food and drinks will be provided throughout the day.
Feel free to drop-in for part of the day, or stay the whole day! We look forward to meeting you! Morning events take place in Sophia Gordon Multipurpose room, meeting with current students, and a student led campus tour.
Afternoon events take place in Curtis Hall Multipurpose room, meeting with Faculty about their research and interests, and an off-campus student led gathering to a bar or restaurant near by.
Room: Sophia Gordon Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Admissions. Event Subject: Social Justice/Human Rights. Sustainability/Climate. Public Service/Government. Politics/Policy/Law. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Laura Mucci. Event Contact Email: Laura.Mucci@Tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176273394.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:45 PM.
The Mahler Sessions: Thomas Hampson (Baritone)
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The American baritone Thomas Hampson—one of the most distinguished Mahler singers of our time—joins Tufts students for the next installment of the Mahler Sessions, a new series of public conversations about the art of interpretation, featuring some of the leading classical voices of today and tomorrow.
About the Mahler Sessions:
The composer Gustav Mahler famously declared that a symphony should be like the world: it must contain everything. But before a musical world can be heard, it must be performed — and interpreted. How do musicians approach the task of interpretation today, and how should we as listeners? Please join us for The Mahler Sessions, an exciting spring series of student-led conversations with leading classical musicians of today and tomorrow, all of them appearing for the first time on Tufts campus. POSTPONED: NEW DATE TBA Anna Handler (and Mahler's beginnings) Assistant Conductor, Boston Symphony Orchestra , David Robertson (and Mahler's bounty) Former Music Director, St. Louis…
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Admission/Cost: Free and Open to the Public. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 12:00 PM.
[ENVS] Farmers are Businesspeople Too: Supporting the Local Food System through Investment and Value-Added Production
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No one ever got into farming because it was a guaranteed money maker. Most farmers do what they do because they’re stewards of the land and enjoy feeding their community. However, farms are still businesses and have unique needs for how they operate. For the last 46 years, Franklin County Community Development Corporation (FCCDC) has supported the business of farming through providing business planning technical assistance (TA) and small business loans to farms throughout western Massachusetts. FCCDC has innovated programming to meet the unique needs of farmers, namely a facility and specialized support for value-added production, and a dedicated loan fund to increase the availability of capital. The Western MA Food Processing Center (WMFPC) helps farmers turn their crops into value-added products via co-packing services, rental manufacturing space, and guidance to help them succeed. Furthermore, the PVGrows Investment Fund pools together financial investments from community members to provide the capital nee…
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Hannah Sobel, Program Manager overseeing the PVGrows Investment Fund and Massachusetts Food Trust programs at Franklin County Community Development Corporation (FCCDC). RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BT_XdBpVTS2fbceT0MWXEw.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. ELEVATORs: Establishing Campus Community-Driven Programs Session
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Calling all Tufts community members! Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us for ELEVATORs.
ELEVATORs (part of the ELEVATE initiative) is a learning community that focuses on daily practices to create a culture of inclusion. Participants can earn a micro-credential badge from Tufts, Inclusion Skills for Institutional Change, following completion of at least eight sessions throughout the year. Otherwise, come for one, or stay for all!
Learn more about ELEVATE.
Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7-uuxWvYu3f0KTlIkzTMGX_-JaMfeYrfKid4XGiID1-oNnA/viewform?usp=dialog. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit diversity.tufts.edu. UEP Open House *Afternoon*
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Join us at the UEP Open House to meet current students, speak with faculty, ask questions, and get to know Tufts Campus! Food and drinks will be provided throughout the day.
Feel free to drop-in for part of the day, or stay the whole day! We look forward to meeting you! Morning events take place in Sophia Gordon Multipurpose room, meeting with current students, and a student led campus tour.
Afternoon events take place in Curtis Hall Multipurpose room, meeting with Faculty about their research and interests, and an off-campus student led gathering to a bar or restaurant near by.
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Admissions. Event Subject: Social Justice/Human Rights. Sustainability/Climate. Public Service/Government. Politics/Policy/Law. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Laura Mucci. Event Contact Email: Laura.Mucci@Tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176273394.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:45 PM.
Women Take the Reel Film Festival
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Screening and discussion with director, writer, and professor Ng’endo Mukii.
Presented as part of the Boston Women Take the Reel Film Festival.
Annie award winning and British Animation award nominated Writer and Director, Ng'endo Mukii, will present a collection of short, animated films spanning a decade of work. She will surface the themes and process of her work, contextualizing them in her heritage as a Kenyan, and her experience as part of the Afro diaspora.
Ng'endo Mukii is an Annie award-winning and British Animation Award-nominated film director. She is most well known for ‘Enkai,’ an episode on the Disney+ animated anthology, Kizazi Moto.
At the prestigious Design Indaba conference she presented her talk, ‘FilmTaxidermy and Re-Animation,’ proposing the use of animation as a means of re-humanizing the ‘indigenous’ image; a people whose ‘real’ image is burdened with stereotypes of being the ‘Other.’
Ng’endo is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, and holds a Master of Arts in…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Location TBD. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Film Screening. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Arts. Humanities. Speaker Name: Ng’endo Mukii. Event Contact Name: Gina O'Connor. Event Contact Email: gina.o_connor@tufts.edu.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM.
Leonard Carmichael Society Day of Service
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Volunteer with the Leonard Carmichael Society, Tufts' largest student-run community service organization, at their annual Day of Service. Volunteers will meet at Curtis Hall at 10 a.m. before heading out to various service sites in the Medford and Somerville communities. Tufts students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to join this day of community service.
More information will be posted on this site as it become available.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Kick-off location:
Curtis Hall
474 Boston Ave.
Medford, MA 02155. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Students (Undergraduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Staff. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Name: Maggie Carril. Event Contact Email: margaret.carril@tufts.edu.
Friday, March 27, 2026, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. Homecoming
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Homecoming is a cross-continental musical celebration uniting Ghana, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Featuring Ghanaian master musician Kwame Yeboah and his electrifying band OBY, alongside the high-energy Joel LaRue Smith Afro Latin Quintet, this concert explores the deep rhythmic roots and shared spiritual pulse that bind global Black musical traditions. A night of highlife, Afrobeat, jazz, and Afro-Latin fire—where the diaspora meets the motherland in sound.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, March 27, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Sunday Concert Series: Tufts University Wind Ensemble
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TUWE performs under the direction of Ray Daniels.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 PM.
Tufts Composers: Look What Happened Now #2
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I Had a Dream of Playing Stockhausen Together. Guest artists Na'ama Lion, baroque flute; Pablo Santigo Chin, composer and laptop; and Dalia Chin, flute playmusic by Chin,McDonald, and Stockhausen.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 5:00 PM.
Solomont Speaker Series: Jill Lepore
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Join a conversation with renowned Harvard professor, bestselling author, and historian, Jill Lepore, J87, on her 2025 book, We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution. Published on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, We the People shares the messy history of the U.S. Constitution while also seeking to rekindle a sense of constitutional possibility.
Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where she teaches classes in evidence, historical methods, humanistic inquiry, and American history. Much of her scholarship explores absences and asymmetries in the historical record, with a particular emphasis on the history and technology of evidence. Lepore is also a staff writer at The New Yorker, where she writes about American history, law, literature and politics, and she is the founder and director of Amend, an NEH-funded data collection of attempts to amend the U.S.…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 260. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solomont-speaker-series-jill-lepore-tickets-1981427703600?aff=oddtdtcreator. Admission/Cost: Free.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Learning By Doing: Role-play
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This CELT workshop explores two cross-disciplinary approaches for embedding authentic real-world situations into classroom teaching, giving students opportunities to engage with the world beyond the classroom without leaving it.
Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Students (Postdoctoral). Postdoctoral Fellows. Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Education. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8JxPSiD1l2hmrlWdT6qy5CynoHXcxEmOreZ2qB7xDinBzNw/viewform?usp=publish-editor. Event Contact Name: CELT. Event Contact Email: celt@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
[ENVS] Then and Now: How Conservation Careers are Evolving
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The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) was founded in 1866 to address the loss of Atlantic salmon caused by dams and pollution. Over the last 160 years, MassWildlife has evolved into a modern, multifaceted conservation organization. In its early years, the agency’s work centered on managing game species that could be hunted or fished. Today, MassWildlife’s mission has broadened significantly, with responsibility for conserving all fish and wildlife, including rare plants and animals, and for protecting and restoring the habitats on which they depend. MassWildlife also manages over 235,000 acres for biodiversity conservation and outdoor recreation. To meet these expanding responsibilities, MassWildlife now employs a diverse workforce made up of biologists, foresters, ecologists, educators, communications professionals, and fiscal staff who all play essential roles. This evolution reflects a broader, modern understanding of conservation that integrates science, policy, land manageme…
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Dr. Eve Schlüter, Acting Director of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife). RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pkis8_FaSnCqW3M1NB6CKw.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Granoff Music Center Colloquium: “A Vision for the Humanities at the Boston Symphony” - Chad Smith (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
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Chad Smith (Boston Symphony) presents the final colloquium in the Varis Lecture Hall.
Room: Varis Lecture Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 12:00 PM.
[ENVS] Spring Internship Symposium
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Join Environmental Studies on Monday, April 6 for the Spring Internship Symposium! We will have catered lunch as usual! Students will be sharing their internship experiences from over 30 organizations. Sustainable Solutions Fellows from the Tufts Office of Sustainability will also join us and present their campus projects.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 106 Alumnae Lounge. Open to Public: No.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Tishler Competition Finals
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Tufts students compete for the Elizabeth Verveer Tishler Prize in Music Performance.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 8:00 PM.
The Mahler Sessions: Andris Nelsons (Music Director, Boston Symphony Orchestra)
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In his keenly anticipated first visit to campus, Andris Nelsons—the acclaimed music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra—joins Tufts students for the final installment of the Mahler Sessions, a new series of public conversations about the art of interpretation, featuring some of the leading classical voices of today and tomorrow.
About the Mahler Sessions:
The composer Gustav Mahler famously declared that a symphony should be like the world: it must contain everything. But before a musical world can be heard, it must be performed — and interpreted. How do musicians approach the task of interpretation today, and how should we as listeners? Please join us for The Mahler Sessions, an exciting spring series of student-led conversations with leading classical musicians of today and tomorrow, all of them appearing for the first time on Tufts campus. POSTPONED: NEW DATE TBA Anna Handler (and Mahler's beginnings) Assistant Conductor, Boston Symphony Orchestra , David Robertson (and Mahler's bounty) Former…
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Admission/Cost: Free and Open to the Public. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 12:00 PM.
Comparative Religion in Colonial India: Origins, Legacies, and Possibilities
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Dr. Bose’s talk will explore the history and politics of comparative religion in nineteenth
century India, with a focus on on religious reform movements, such as the Brahmo
Samaj (Bengal) and Arya Samaj (Punjab), as well as the ways in which the divergent
thought of twentieth century figures (such as Gandhi, Ambedkar, and Savarkar)
reshaped religious discourse in the late colonial era.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Cabot 702. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: International Affairs. Speaker Name: Neilesh Bose. Event Contact Name: Vasantha Sambamurti. Event Contact Email: vsamba01@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.box.com. [ENVS] Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement
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Food justice activists have worked to increase access to healthy food in low-income communities of color across the United States. Yet despite their best intentions, they often perpetuate food access inequalities and racial stereotypes. Hanna Garth shows how the movement has been affected by misconceptions and assumptions about residents, as well as by unclear definitions of justice and what it means to be healthy. Focusing on broad structures and microlevel processes, Garth reveals how power dynamics shape social justice movements in particular ways. Drawing on twelve years of ethnographic research, Garth examines what motivates people from more affluent, majority-white areas of the city to intervene in South Central Los Angeles. She argues that the concepts of "food justice" and "healthy food" operate as racially coded language, reinforcing the idea that health problems in low-income Black and Brown communities can be solved through individual behavior rather than structural change. Food Justice Undone expl…
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Dr. Hanna Garth, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Princeton University. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a3C0MvLIRd2gtPcaLbOWXQ.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir
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Join the 220-voice Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir as they present their spring concert under the direction of David Coleman. Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Arts Center.
Room: Cohen Auditorium. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 5:00 PM.
Sunday Concert Series: Tufts Choruses
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Tufts Choruses. The Tufts Concert Choir and Chamber Singers perform their spring concert under the direction of Jamie Kirsch.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 3:00 PM.
Crafting Connections
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Are you a graduate and/or non-traditional student looking for community on campus?
Come to Tisch Library’s DSDI Hub where you can unwind while you work on puzzles, color, and/or create your own art pieces with your peers from different programs across Tufts. Food and drinks will be provided by Mental Health Promotion.
Sponsored by Tisch Library and Mental Health Promotion.
For more information, contact student success librarians Gabby Womack at gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu and/or Joanna Gray at joanna.gray@tufts.edu.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: DSDI Community Research Hub (Tisch 224). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Name: Gabby Womack. Event Contact Email: gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Civic Life Lunch - Truth Under Fire: Journalism, Dissent, and Repression
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What does democratic life demand when truth is contested and telling it carries risk?
Join us for a conversation with Lina Chawaf, a journalist, media consultant, and human rights advocate. For more than three decades, Chawaf has worked at the intersection of journalism, human rights, and civic life, reporting on the Syrian conflict while building media infrastructures that center civilian voices under conditions of violence, displacement, and repression.
As the founder and leader of Radio Rozana, Chawaf has helped create a transnational media network that delivers independent reporting, cultural programming, and public-interest journalism to Syrian audiences both inside the country and across the diaspora. Her work offers a rare, firsthand perspective on journalism under conditions of conflict, censorship, exile, and uneven power where access to information is contested and the risks of speaking truthfully are profound.
This…
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/mWMWWcRIQ1SYd5FjtuxYIw. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 104. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-life-lunch-truth-under-fire-journalism-dissent-and-repression-tickets-1981428868083?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Tufts Table
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Tufts Table is a community dinner that is free and open to students, faculty, and staff from across all four campuses (Boston, Grafton, Medford/Somerville, and SMFA). Sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence in collaboration with faculty, staff, and student leaders across our four campuses, Tufts Table provides community members, who might not otherwise cross paths, with the opportunity to make connections and share perspectives on a variety of subjects impacting our community. These subjects include: exploring our intersectional identities, finding a sense of belonging at Tufts, and creating a more inclusive community.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Early Music Ensemble: Pastime with Good Company
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Consorts, madrigals, and dances from the 16th century—from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I—for recorders, violas da gamba, lute, harp, krummhorns, harpsichord, and voices. Music of Cornish, Byrd, Weelkes, and others. Jane Hershey, director.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Awe on the Margins: Youth Perspectives on the (im)possibilities of Human Flourishing
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According to scholars, awe (i.e. the emotional response to something vast that transcends our ordinary frame of reference) has the potential to transform perspectives, foster human flourishing, and enhance well-being (Shiota, Keltner, & Mossman, 2007; Monroy & Keltner, 2023; Keltner, 2025). However, little is known about where awe occurs in marginalized urban contexts, who can access it, and how it might serve as a tool to disrupt structural violence. Therefore, this seminar is grounded in the central question: what would it take for “us” to be more honest with the life/lives we are living, living on, stepping over, and forgetting? Drawing from the first year of an ongoing three-year youth-participatory action research (Y-PAR) study with 100 Black and Brown high school students (ages 14–17) at a predominantly Black and Brown school in Boston, MA, this project explores how youth understand, express, and utilize awe and human flourishing for transformative change. Over the course of a year (2025–2026), youth p…
Online Location Details: https://hsph.harvard.edu/health-happiness/events/virtues-for-well-being-a-seminar-with-dr-demond-hill/. Campus: Off-campus. Location Details: Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
FXB G13, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Education. Health/Wellness. Research. Social Justice/Human Rights. Sustainability/Climate. Speaker Name: Dr. Demond Hill. RSVP Information: https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0jJ3ePJvCU2og86. Event Contact Name: Janet Wysocki. Event Contact Email: janet.wysocki@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176273355.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM.
For more info visit hsph.harvard.edu. 17th Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism: Audie Cornish
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Register (In-Person) Register (Virtual)Join a behind-the-scenes conversation with seasoned journalist, Audie Cornish. Cornish is an anchor and senior analyst for CNN, where she hosts CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish as well as the award-winning weekly podcast, The Assignment with Audie Cornish. Before joining CNN, Cornish served as co-host of NPR’s flagship news program, All Things Considered. She’s the recipient of many awards, including the George Peabody Award for her work with David Isay’s StoryCorps 9/11 Project, the Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism in 2020 from the National Press Foundation, and the Salute to Excellence Award from National Association of Black Journalists for her reporting on the opioid crisis in Baltimore. Cornish began her career in Boston at the Associated Press and Boston’s WBUR. Learn more about Audie Cornish. The conversation will be moderated by Tufts Trustee Emeritus, President and CEO of WNET and award-winning producer, Neal Shapiro, A80, A23P,…
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vkwq1QUGQ0igkpeAn2rVjA. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/17th-edward-r-murrow-forum-on-issues-in-journalism-audie-cornish-tickets-1981428030578?aff=oddtdtcreator. Admission/Cost: Free.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Tufts Chamber Music
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Students present works for strings, winds, brass, and piano.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 8:00 PM.
[ENVS] Drawing on Water Sharing Traditions in a Warming Cairo
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In response to intensifying urban heat, residents of Cairo, Egypt are drawing on a longstanding tradition of gifting water through charitable water fountains (sabils) to sustain the livability of everyday urban spaces. Vernacular sabils reshape the built environment by providing palatable water free of charge to people moving through the “city inside-out” (Bayat 2012) of daily life—shopping, working, and circulating through Cairo’s streets. Their contemporary expansion responds to shifts in the city’s thermal comfort range and the growing difficulty of maintaining viable human bioclimates under conditions of climate change. Although urban sabils do not increase the total supply of potable water, they reconfigure the urban waterscape by relocating access to preferred water forms in convenient, socially meaningful locations, particularly in neighborhoods underserved by municipal infrastructure. As socio-technical and moral objects, vernacular sabils link infrastructure, sociality, and ethical obligation, partic…
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Tessa Farmer, Associate Professor in Department of Anthropology and the Global Studies Program, University of Virginia. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_djpFxGHZQAeHU7VW14J7MA.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. New Music Ensemble
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NME performs under the direction of Donald Berman.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Kiniwe
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Kiniwe and guests perform music and dance from the Ashanti, Dagomba, and Ga people of Ghana. Attah Poku, director.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Tufts Jazz Orchestra: Portal
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An electrifying program transporting listeners across eras, genres, and musical dimension with music by Wayne Shorter, Snarky Puppy, George Gershwin, and Earth, Wind & Fire. Goddard Chapel, 3 The Green.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Sunday Concert Series: Tufts Chamber Orchestra
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John Page leads the Tufts Chamber Orchestra.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 3:00 PM.
Small Jazz Ensembles
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Paul Ahlstrand and Nando Michelin ensembles. Fisher Performance Room.
Room: Fisher Performance Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 8:00 PM.
[ENVS] Designing the Hydro-Commons: Strategies for Addressing Complex Contemporary Water Challenges
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Landscape architecture brings together art and science to address ecological and cultural challenges shaping our environment— from regional scale projects that address issues of climate change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity loss to small-scale urban projects that interject an artful awareness of ecology and civic vibrancy into the urban fabric. In this lecture, Emily Vogler will discuss how designers navigate complex environmental issues, focusing on her framework of the Hydro Commons to examine how design can strengthen stewardship, resilience, and a sense of place around shared water resources. She will highlight the distinctive approach at RISD, where landscape architecture exists alongside other art and design disciplines with deep relationships to craft and material practices. This material knowledge and culture of critical making inform how the department addresses regional ecological, social, and infrastructural issues at the site and material scale. She will discuss the importance of working…
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Emily Vogler, Associate Professor, Rhode Island School of Design. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qOictOcSSA-kD9M1j-Dj5A.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Individualism and Nonconformity in Film: High Noon (1952)
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What does moral courage require when a community refuses to stand together in the face of danger?
Hosted by the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) in collaboration with the Film and Media Studies Program (FMS), this four-part film series invites Tufts faculty, students, and staff to examine the themes of individualism and nonconformity through screenings of landmark films drawn from a range of historical periods, political contexts, and cinematic traditions. Each session features a full-length film paired with faculty framing and guided discussion, allowing participants to analyze how individuals navigate the tension between personal conscience and collective pressure, and how institutions respond to dissent. The series asks participants to think critically about moral independence, civic responsibility, and the costs and consequences of resisting conformity. Popcorn and pizza will be served. Please see the series schedule here for more information, and please contact us if you want…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum Dana Complex LL08. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Film Screening. Event Subject: Arts. Politics/Policy/Law. Public Service/Government. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Tufts Opera Ensemble: Premiere of Thomas Stumpf's "Half-hanged Mary"
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The Tufts Opera Ensemble, directed by Carol Mastrodomenico and Thomas Stumpf, presents Stumpf’s setting of Margaret Atwood’s Half-hanged Mary, about a woman who was hanged as a witch but survived.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 8:00 PM.
TUSDM Homecoming and Alumni Reunion Weekend
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Event Type: Deadline/Reminder.
Friday, April 24, 2026 – Sunday, April 26, 2026.
Tufts Composers: New at Noon #4
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In the Widely Available Tradition of Being Alive. Tufts Composers face tradition yet turn in new experiential directions for this concert of collaborative chamber works.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 12:00 PM.
Tufts Opera Ensemble: Premiere of Thomas Stumpf's "Half-hanged Mary"
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The Tufts Opera Ensemble, directed by Carol Mastrodomenico and Thomas Stumpf, presents Stumpf’s setting of Margaret Atwood’s Half-hanged Mary, about a woman who was hanged as a witch but survived.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Stoic Arts: A Conference on Impermanence, Beauty, and Resilience
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We invite all who are interested in the intersection of Stoicism and artistic practices to join us at this inclusive and welcoming conference. Hosted by Tufts University, in collaboration with Modern Stoicism, this is the first event in modern times to bring together a wide range of scholars, musicians, creatives, therapists, and everyday listeners to explore the role of music and the arts in shaping our experiences of transcience and mortality, presence, freedom, and joy during uncertain times.
The conference is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is requested: https://luma.com/sgrakvte.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Sunday Concert Series: Tufts Symphony Orchestra
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TSO performs their spring concert under the direction of John Page.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 3:00 PM.
Crafting Connections
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Are you a graduate and/or non-traditional student looking for community on campus?
Come to Tisch Library’s DSDI Hub where you can unwind while you work on puzzles, color, and/or create your own art pieces with your peers from different programs across Tufts. Food and drinks will be provided by Mental Health Promotion.
Sponsored by Tisch Library and Mental Health Promotion.
For more information, contact student success librarians Gabby Womack at gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu and/or Joanna Gray at joanna.gray@tufts.edu.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: DSDI Community Research Hub (Tisch 224). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Contact Name: Gabby Womack. Event Contact Email: gabrielle.womack@tufts.edu.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Private Lessons Recital I
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Students in the Private Lessons program perform solo works.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 3:00 PM.
Tufts Arab Music Ensemble
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Tufts Arab Music Ensemble presents a selection of instrumental and vocal music representative of a wide range of genres within the Arab world. Naseem Alatrash, director.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Annual Academic Awards Ceremony
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This year's academic awards ceremony will be held on April 30 from 3–5 p.m. in Cohen Auditorium (doors open at 2:15 p.m.). Friends, family, and faculty are welcome! Please dress in business casual attire.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Cohen Auditorium is located in the Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Ave. in Medford. There is parking on the street in front of the auditorium as well as parking lots right next to it. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Parents. Staff. Students (Undergraduate). RSVP Information: For guests, it is not necessary to RSVP. For students receiving awards, you will get an email invite. Event Contact Name: Academic Advising, Undergraduate Education. Event Contact Email: AcademicAwards@tufts.edu.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit students.tufts.edu.