Quiet Reading Club
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Unwind with a book in good company at Tisch Library. Join us for a relaxed reading session with any book of your choosing, followed by light discussion. BYOB (bring your own book) or check one out!
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Lobby/Leisure reading area. Open to Public: No. Event Type: Community Engagement.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit tischlibrary.tufts.edu. English Conversation Circles - StAAR Center Weekly Programs and Accountability Groups
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Multilingual and international graduate students: join us for facilitated small-group conversation intended to increase fluency and confidence in spoken English. Meet other graduate students for conversation in a low-stress environment!
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Register through TutorFinder - Tutor Finder. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate).
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW STANDARD AUTHOR TRAINING (November 5, 12, 19)
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The Tufts University Affiliate of Cochrane US invites early-career researchers, graduate students, and healthcare professionals to join our intensive Cochrane Systematic Review Standard Author Training webinar series! This virtual training equips participants with comprehensive knowledge and hands-on skills to author high-quality systematic reviews following Cochrane standards.
Led by an expert interdisciplinary faculty, the program covers foundational topics including:Overview of The Cochrane Collaboration, Defining the PICO and review question, Systematic literature search and study selection, Critical appraisal and risk of bias, Data extraction, analysis, and interpretation, GRADE evidence and findings review, RevMan Software, Covidence, Rayyan and the use of AI in systematic reviews, Understand the application of these methods to their own research or professional practice across various sectors. Connect with peers and experts
Participants will engage in small group exercises on title registration and…
Online Location Details: Zoom link is provided upon registration. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Research. RSVP Information: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=3302&FROMQRCODE=true. Admission/Cost: $50 for Students | $400 for Faculty. Event Contact Name: Shayesteh Jahanfar. Event Contact Email: Shayesteh.Jahanfar@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 12, 2026.
For more info visit secure.touchnet.net. Tufts in Translation | Predicting Glucose Responses: Building a Virtual Platform for Precision Health | Dr. Larissa Calancie
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How could a virtual platform help predict an individual’s glucose response before a change in diet, activity, or treatment is made?
On November 12, Larissa Calancie, PhD will present her work developing a predictive glucose simulation platform that uses physiologically based modeling to forecast how food intake, beverages, and physical activity influence blood glucose levels.
The platform has the potential to be personalized using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and behavioral data, creating a virtual environment where individuals and clinicians can evaluate “what-if” scenarios related to diet, exercise, and treatment strategies. A key focus of Calancie’s work is adapting the platform to model glucose dynamics during pregnancy, addressing the unique metabolic changes associated with maternal health and gestational diabetes—an area that remains underserved by existing digital health and decision-support tools.
Learn more and register here.
Why attend?Learn how Tufts research is being translated into…
Campus: Off-campus. Location Details: LabCentral
700 Main St. Cambridge, MA. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Business. Engineering/Technology. Research. Science. Speaker Name: Larissa Calancie. RSVP Information: https://labcentral.swoogo.com/tufts-in-translation-Larissa-Calancie. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Emma West. Event Contact Email: emma.west@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit labcentral.swoogo.com. Strategies That Can Help You Manage Your Money
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Learn different ways to budget, save, and manage debt to help you feel more in control of your money.
Online Location Details: Registration Link: https://fmr.zoom.us/j/95811736617?pwd=dzYeSN2tm7SlmXm4sO3zBaeR1QLkbs.1. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Postdoctoral Scholars. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Financial Health. RSVP Information: https://fmr.zoom.us/j/95811736617?pwd=dzYeSN2tm7SlmXm4sO3zBaeR1QLkbs.1.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
KBUG: First to go Abroad
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Are you first-generation and/or low-income and interested in study abroad opportunities? Join the BLOOM Center and Tufts Global Education to learn more about studying abroad on financial aid! Food will be provided, so please register in advance for an accurate catering order.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 740P Milmore Room, Dowling Hall. Open to Public: No.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
[ENVS] Climate Change and Conflict in Africa
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Is climate change contributing to civil conflict in Africa? And if so, through what mechanisms? This talk examines the link between rising aridity in pastoral Africa and the outbreak of farmer-herder conflicts across the continent.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room,
474 Boston Avenue. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Dr. Eoin McGuirk, Associate Professor of Economics at Tufts University. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ThXUCnkNSg6toWxcz_J1xg.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Guided Writing Practice for International and Multilingual Graduate Students
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Guided Writing Practice for International and Multilingual Graduate Students, Thursdays, 1:30pm – 2:45pm (Thursday, September 17 through Thursday, November 19)
Multilingual and international graduate students: join us for a low-stress weekly writing practice! Each week we will write together, try out new writing skills, explore your writing questions, and discuss our experiences as writers. Build your confidence in writing in English through regular, informal practice in a supportive and fun environment. Meets weekly through mid-semester.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Register via https://tutorfinder.studentservices.tufts.edu/workshops. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. RSVP Information: https://tutorfinder.studentservices.tufts.edu/workshops.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM.
Tufts in Talloires/Annecy Info Session
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Please join us to learn more about the Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs for summer 2027.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Milmore Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Contact Email: europeancenter@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. "The Continuous Creation of the Virgin in Early Colonial Lima" with Ximena A. Gómez, Ph.D.
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This talk examines Lima’s Virgin of Copacabana (1588) to think about the ways that Indigenous devotees shaped their sacred images in the colonial world. While the statue was made by Spanish artists, placing it in visual dialog with the art, architecture, and cultural histories of the Ychsma and Chachapoya people who were devoted to the image reveals that even when interacting with a “European-looking” object, through Catholic ritual, and under colonial rule, Indigenous histories and beliefs had space to flourish. Far more than just a colonial sculpture, Lima’s Virgin of Copacabana was continuously created as it was maneuvered by its Indigenous community to operate within the fluid religious context of sixteenth and seventeenth century Lima.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Interns and Residents. Parents. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Contact Email: anne.burgess@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
"The Continuous Creation of the Virgin in Early Colonial Lima"
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Ximena A. Gómez, Ph.D. Associate Professor
History of Art and Architecture
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Will share recent research on "The Continuous Creation of the Virgin in Early Colonial Lima".
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 11 Talbot Avenue, Seminar Room 103. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Arts. Humanities.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Tufts in Paris: Summer Info Session
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Join us for a virtual info session to learn how you can spend two weeks in Paris studying the works of Delacroix, Monet, Cezanne, and Van Gogh. From museum visits, journeys to the artists ateliers, and a weekend excursion to Aix-en-Provence, this program will expose you to some of the most influential art movements in French history!
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/91088285012?pwd=uis27Mwke0phqHW0QPjFPsNjzs7h0N.1. Open to Public: No.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Journalism Career Night hosted by the Tufts Daily
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On November 12, the Tufts Daily will be hosting a Journalism Career Night at 6 p.m. in Barnum 104. Students will be joined by panelists Matt Bai, A90, Nimarta Narang, A17, and Neil Swidey, A91, three Daily and Observer alums working in journalism who have written for publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe Magazine.
After the panel, students will have the opportunity to network and learn more about the journalism industry during an open reception. This event is open to all community members, whether they are interested in pursuing journalism as a career or simply want to learn more about the field. Food and refreshments will be provided.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 104. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Students (Graduate). Staff. Parents. Interns and Residents. Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Alumni and Friends. Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Humanities. Speaker Name: Matt Bai, Nimarta Narang, Neil Swidey. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Olivia Bye. Event Contact Email: olivia.bye@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
touristic intents: Faculty Film Screening
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touristic intents, a film by Mat Rappaport, Professor of the Practice, Film & Media Studies, touristic intents is a feature documentary film that explores the connection between mass tourism and political ideology. The film is centered on a case study: the never-completed Nazi resort of Prora, on Germany’s Baltic Sea, which was built on a mammoth scale beginning in 1936 to house 20,000 vacationing working-class Germans. This 4-mile-long building was used in propaganda to forward a promise of leisure time for the masses and strengthen sympathies between the workers and the Nazi party. Although the Nazis left the site unfinished, the Socialist East German government continued construction in the 1950s, using it for military training as well as housing for conscientious objectors pressed into labor by the GDR regime. After decades of abandonment, the massive edifice is now being redeveloped into apartments, condominiums, hotels, and a youth hostel.
Grappling with notions of place and identity in an era when…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum Hall LL08. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Interns and Residents. Parents. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Film Screening. Event Subject: Arts. Humanities. Innovation. Speaker Name: Mat Rappaport. RSVP Information: No RSVP Required. Admission/Cost: Free and Open to the Public. Event Contact Name: Gina O'Connor. Event Contact Email: gina.oconnor@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit touristic-intents.com. Expanding Viewpoints Public Forum with Khalil Shikaki
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What makes a path to peace possible when trust in leaders and in familiar solutions has eroded?
The Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) at Tufts University welcomes you to a conversation and Q&A with public opinion researcher Khalil Shikaki. He will explore Palestinian responses to October 7 and the Gaza war, Palestinian-Israeli relations, and the prospects for elections and political renewal. He will also examine changing Palestinian attitudes toward the two-state solution alongside debates about partition, self-determination, citizenship, and equal rights. 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. .
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.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Tufts in Talloires/Annecy Info Session
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Please join us to learn more about the Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs for summer 2027.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Milmore Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Contact Email: europeancenter@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Writer's Block - StAAR Center Weekly Programs and Accountability Groups
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Writing a dissertation, thesis, capstone, or QP? Just want to co-work with other graduate students? Join us for Writers Block! Writers Block is a weekly, 3-hour writing accountability group for graduate students, providing dedicated time to help you build a regular writing habit into your schedule. Designed for those writing long projects such as theses and dissertations, but open to any graduate student looking for a co-working group.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Register through TutorFinder - Tutor Finder. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate).
Friday, November 13, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit tutorfinder.studentservices.tufts.edu. KBUG: LGBTQIA+ Experiences Abroad
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A candid conversation about LGBTQIA+ experiences abroad. Please sign up as food will be provided!
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 740P Milmore Room, Dowling Hall. Open to Public: No.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Tufts Composers: New at Noon #2
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Organ-ized Chaos. New works by Tufts Composers are presented in Goddard Chapel, as performed by composer/performers John McDonald, piano and Will Cooper, organ.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Goddard Chapel. 3 The Green. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 12:00 PM.
Family and Children's Concert: Not-So-Small Jazz Ensemble
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The Nando Michelin-led jazz ensemble performs a concert for children and families.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 1:00 PM.
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 Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Sunday Concert Series: Tufts Choruses
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The Tufts Concert Choir and Chamber Singers perform under the direction of Jamie Kirsch.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, November 15, 2026, 3:00 PM.
Community Health Research Talk: Food Insecurity and Responsive Infant Feeding
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How food insecurity shapes responsive feeding during infancy in the UK: Insights from parents and healthcare professionals
The SPROUT study (Supporting Parental Responsive feeding for Optimal Understanding of Thriving child development) explored food insecurity during infancy and responsive feeding, defined as feeding in response to infant hunger and fullness cues. Focus groups were conducted with UK parents (n=39) and healthcare professionals, including health visitors, infant feeding advisers, and nursery nurses (n=22). Themes revealed rising food costs that limited parents’ ability to feed responsively, and financial stress affected parents’ mental health, sometimes leading to nonresponsive practices such as using food to soothe infants. Parents reported high levels of trust with healthcare professionals who emphasized the need to involve the whole family. Findings are now informing co-developed, family-centered responsive feeding guidance that is context-relevant for food insecurity.
Cara Ruggiero is an…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Joyce Cummings Center, room 601
Lunch is scheduled at 11:30 a.m.–noon; lecture will follow from noon–1 p.m. with a meet and greet immediately after.
Please RSVP for lunch: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cJ5VOXuXVP9GkYK. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Public Health. Clinical Care. Health/Wellness. Research. Speaker Name: Cara Ruggiero PhD, MS, RD, LDN. RSVP Information: Holly.Ritzinger@tufts.edu or https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cJ5VOXuXVP9GkYK.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
HNRCA Monday Seminar Series
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The Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University hosts virtual seminars on a variety of topics at the intersection of aging and nutrition research. Talks are held each Monday at noon EST via Zoom (except holidays) and last about an hour, including Q&A. They are open to all and are attended by a diverse audience, including scientists/faculty, students, and trainees.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-KRoLBZURHCZCBvSVyKOYA#/registration. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Interns and Residents. Parents. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Science. RSVP Information: https://hnrca.tufts.edu/seminars/monday-seminar-series. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Andrea O'Neill. Event Contact Email: andrea.oneill@tufts.edu.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit hnrca.tufts.edu. Connect with "Connection" @Tufts
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Listen to Connection, Qudrat Wasefi's debut EP for trumpet, piano, electronics, rubab (Afghanistan's national instrument), tabla, and choir, blending Afghan, Eastern, and Western musical traditions, and enjoy a panel conversation with Qudrat, John McDonald, moderated by Prof. Stéphanie Khoury.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 12:00 PM.
COP31@Tufts: Water, Climate, and Global Cooperation
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Join us on November 16 from noon–1:30 p.m. in the Alumnae Lounge for a conversation about the connections between water, climate change, and global cooperation. This panel will explore topics including marine resilience, water access, climate justice, food systems, and the role of water in shaping climate action from Greater Boston to the global stage. Turkish food from Ali Baba will be served.
Room: Alumnae Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Postdoctoral Scholars. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Sustainability/Climate. Speaker Name: Jess Sparks, Marcia Moreno Báez, Malvika Pradhan. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDTyHD9KJQO8ipn1S41OxIRgOHyrA_4YiisFYNGHCmxb7VKw/viewform. Event Contact Name: Christine Hollenhorst. Event Contact Email: christine.hollenhorst@tufts.edu.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. SOE Graduate Co-op Info Session
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This information session participation, in-person or virtually, is MANDATORY to apply for admittance into the co-op program. The SoE Graduate Co-op Program is now seeking interested participants in the next round of co-op: Fall 2027 (June - December 2027). Applications to apply for this co-op cohort will open during this info session. To be considered for the program, students MUST attend a MANDATORY info session!
Learn more and register.
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate).
Monday, November 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit tufts.joinhandshake.com. Tufts in Chile: Info Session
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Learn about Tufts in Chile from the program director and Tufts Global Education staff. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up".
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/99400394500?pwd=mIJolY05YhIbyk3ZBogSYbq7KGnvqN.1&from=addon. Open to Public: No.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Dialogue in the Workplace: Navigating Change
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Please join the Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence for Dialogue in the Workplace this semester! This is a unique opportunity for staff and faculty to come together to share perspectives on realities of the workplace. Through a lens of inclusive excellence, we will explore topics meant to foster authentic relationships, engagement, and belonging. No prior experience or preparation needed. Please join us to share your perspectives, listen across difference, and connect with colleagues!
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Multipurpose Room 101. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Tufts Talks Openly. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqD3N5tmywI6a57vnj87J6NnbmGd7dMkvQNyhNobnPPKCSYQ/viewform?usp=header. Event Contact Name: Naomi Boase. Event Contact Email: naomi.boase@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Mid-Year Conversations Webinar (Supervisors of Staff)
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The start of the new year brings an important milestone in our annual Performance Management process: mid-year conversations. Between December and January, your role as manager is to check in with direct reports. Attend this webinar to learn what to include in the mid-year discussion, tips on giving feedback, and how to help your direct reports track toward their goals and priorities.
Online Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to those enrolled. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Staff. Faculty. Event Type: Training/Workshop. RSVP Information: Enroll in Tufts Learning Center: https://tufts.myabsorb.com/#/instructor-led-courses/40fc5c25-7b9f-4a5d-8761-0581e935a746/. Event Contact Name: Kati Shields. Event Contact Email: kati.shields@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Dialogue in the Workplace: Navigating Change
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Please join the Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence for “Dialogue in the Workplace” this semester! This is a unique opportunity for staff and faculty to come together to share perspectives on realities of the workplace. Through a lens of inclusive excellence, we will explore topics meant to foster authentic relationships, engagement, and belonging. No prior experience or preparation needed. Please join us to share your perspectives, listen across difference, and connect with colleagues!
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 101. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Staff. Faculty. Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Tufts Talks Openly. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqD3N5tmywI6a57vnj87J6NnbmGd7dMkvQNyhNobnPPKCSYQ/viewform?usp=header. Event Contact Name: Naomi Boase. Event Contact Email: naomi.boase@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Digital Scholarship Conversations: Boston Soundscapes
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Music is a powerful tool used by cultural and social communities to inhabit urban spaces and convey ideas of home. In this event, ethnomusicologist Stéphanie Khoury will present her use of ARCGis StoryMaps to engage students into mapping out Boston’s soundscapes. Such sound mapping offers insights into individual and collective negotiations of social identity, racial inequities, and residents' tactics to claim cultural spaces through public and private musical initiatives.
Stephanie Khoury is an Associate Teaching Professor in Music, and Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Digital Design Studio, floor 3 in Tisch Library. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Speaker Name: Stephanie Khoury. RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/17600687. Event Contact Name: Anna Kijas. Event Contact Email: anna.kijas@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Digital Scholarship Conversations: Boston Soundscapes
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The Digital Scholarship Conversations series is hosted by Tisch Library. Each conversation will focus on a different topic, helping us share ideas and build community around the intersection of digital technology and our research and teaching. View a listing of past topics and speakers.
Music is a powerful tool used by cultural and social communities to inhabit urban spaces and convey ideas of home. In this event, ethnomusicologist Stéphanie Khoury will present her use of ARCGis StoryMaps to engage students into mapping out Boston’s soundscapes. Such sound mapping offers insights into individual and collective negotiations of social identity, racial inequities, and residents' tactics to claim cultural spaces through public and private musical initiatives.
Stephanie Khoury is an associate teaching professor in music and in the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: This event will be held in the Digital Design Studio in Tisch Library on the third floor and online (link will be shared after registration). Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Arts. Humanities. Speaker Name: Stephanie Khoury. RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/17600687. Event Contact Name: Anna Kijas. Event Contact Email: anna.kijas@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Tufts in Tübingen: Info Session
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Learn about Tufts in Tübingen from the program director and Tufts Global Education staff. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up".
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/93837244434?pwd=x8xxLwi3d48sL1Egx9yZ7GFP0J9vM3.1&from=addon. Open to Public: No.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Professional Development Workshop: Three-Minute Thesis 3MT Workshop: Presentation & Practice
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Tell Your Research Story: A 3MT Preparation Workshop
Are you planning to participate in the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on November 20th? Join fellow graduate students for a supportive and collaborative workshop designed to help you refine your presentation, strengthen your research narrative, and build confidence before the competition.
This informal peer-feedback session provides a welcoming space to practice your presentation, test ideas, and receive constructive input from fellow researchers. Whether you have a complete draft of your 3MT presentation or are still developing your approach, you'll have the opportunity to share your work, exchange feedback, and learn from your peers.
Come prepared to present your 3MT talk or discuss your research topic and presentation strategy. By the end of the session, you'll leave with practical suggestions to help polish your presentation and communicate your research clearly and effectively. All stages of preparation are welcome!
This workshop will take…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Location will be shared with registrants.
Light refreshments will be served. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Contact Email: gsas@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
English Conversation Circles - StAAR Center Weekly Programs and Accountability Groups
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Multilingual and international graduate students: join us for facilitated small-group conversation intended to increase fluency and confidence in spoken English. Meet other graduate students for conversation in a low-stress environment!
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Register through TutorFinder - Tutor Finder. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate).
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Arts and Society: Dialogues November Salon
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Arts and Society: Dialogues—the Salon Series returns on November 17, 2026 when Megan McMillan (SMFA) and Kiley Kennedy (physics, A&S) will share how they approach the unseen from very different perspectives. Through art and particle physics, their work explores how instruments, images, and processes of interpretation shape what becomes visible, what we can know, and what remains unknown. The discussion engages some of McMillan’s new work in the exhibition Thin Places: Thresholds of Transmission. Register here.
Campus: Boston SMFA campus. Location Details: Room B209. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Contact Name: Simone Senibaldi. Event Contact Email: Simone.senibaldi@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
For more info visit ouri.tufts.edu. Bite-Sized Digital Humanities in the Classroom
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Are you an instructor who is interested in developing classroom activities or assignments that encourage creative experimentation?
In this workshop, we will explore a sampling of short and simple in-class activities that can introduce students to methods commonly used in digital humanities (DH), such as distant reading, visualization, encoding, or annotation. We will discuss approaches that you can use when designing classroom activities and assignments, consider appropriate tools and technologies, and ways to best match DH activities and assignments to your course objectives and disciplinary context.
Bring with you: Idea(s) for an activity or assignment that you might want to explore in your own course; laptop for use during the workshop.
No prior experience with digital humanities methods or tools is required.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Digital Design Studio, third floor. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Training/Workshop. Speaker Name: Anna Kijas. Event Contact Name: Anna Kijas. Event Contact Email: anna.kijas@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Tufts in Talloires/Annecy Info Session
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Please join us to learn more about the Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs for summer 2027.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/98725896525?pwd=wvlJKQdcw3gbmshJIf2DVNdQHJdYPl.1&from=addon. Location Details: Join Zoom meeting:
https://tufts.zoom.us/j/98725896525?pwd=wvlJKQdcw3gbmshJIf2DVNdQHJdYPl.1&from=addon. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Contact Email: europeancenter@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Tufts in London: Info Session
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Learn about Tufts in London from the program director and Tufts Global Education staff. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up".
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/95773893791?pwd=UMprNvDjAVSX6KXRejwosAwxHrGtmE.1&from=addon. Location Details: Zoom. Open to Public: No.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Seminar Series: Kinsey Drake (Host: Prof. Charlie Mace)
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Fall 2026 Chemistry Department Seminar Series
Title: TBA.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room P-106. Open to Public: No. Speaker Name: Kinsey Drake - University of Washington. Event Contact Name: Marianne O'Connell. Event Contact Email: marianne.o_connell@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176272649.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Politics and Culture from All Sides: Why Have Children?
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Why have children?
Hosted by the 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: Anastasia Berg, Brian Dijkema, and Rachel Wiseman. “Why Have Children?” Comment, June 5, 2025
Discussant: Professor Eitan Hersh, Department of Political Science, .
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Eaton Hall, Room 201. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). 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, November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit expandingviewpoints.tufts.edu. Tufts in Chile Summer Program: Info Session
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Learn about this 4-week summer opportunity to study public health in Santiago, Chile! No previous Spanish experience required.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/94438650155?pwd=f0wFEoAGg9bxpcf72FjXpdMF7gAB9k.1. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Education. Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Design Corps November Learning Session
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Join us for a Design Corps learning session exploring how inclusive design thinking can help teams move from complex challenges to shared solutions.
Rebecca Scott, Associate Vice President for University Advancement, will share how her teams have used inclusive design thinking methods to tackle complex organizational challenges. Drawing on examples from fundraising operations and hybrid workplace planning, Rebecca will discuss how collaborative approaches helped teams build shared understanding, create alignment, improve processes, and foster more inclusive workplace cultures.
Whether you're new to design thinking or already using these methods in your work, you'll leave with practical techniques for engaging stakeholders, building consensus, and moving initiatives forward together.
Tuesday, November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Online.
Online Location Details: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23690014350610?p=tXhZTqQSl1H2wndKYJ (Meeting ID: 236 900 143 506 10, Passcode: pQ2YK6Sf). Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Speaker Name: Rebecca Scott, associate vice president for University Advancement.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Fellow Presentation with Sarah Mass: Was Positive Discrimination the Best Policy?
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Join us on November 18 for a CHAT Fellow Presentation with Sarah Mass entitled "Was Positive Discrimination the Best Policy? Making Space for Black Creative Writing in Multicultural Britain."
Sarah Mass joined the Department of History as assistant professor of Britain and the world in 2023. Prior to her appointment, she taught at Sam Houston State University, where she was an assistant professor of British history from 2019–2023, and was previously a lecturer-in-discipline at Columbia University. Her work joins the fields of urban history, the history of economic life, and the history of multiculturalism in modern Britain. Her 2019 article “Cost-Benefit Break Down: Unplannable Spaces in 1970s Glasgow,” published in the Urban History Journal, was awarded the Dyos Prize for the best article submitted to the journal in that calendar year. Her book in progress, Retail Citizenship: Market, State, and the Right to Sell in Modern Britain, traces “how and why ordinary town and city-center retail institutions—such…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Arts. Humanities. Politics/Policy/Law. Speaker Name: Sarah Mass. RSVP Information: No RSVP required. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper. Event Contact Email: amanada.pepper@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 203-763-9353.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. Sudeep Sen and Rina Kikuchi: Poetry, Photography, and Translation
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Indian poet and photographer Sudeep Sen and Japanese scholar and translator Rina Kikuchi share their work and discuss how poems cross languages and borders. Tufts Journalism students will introduce them.
Sudeep Sen is a poet, translator, artist, and editor. He studied English literature at the University of Delhi and was an Inlaks Scholar at Columbia University, where he earned an MS in journalism. He is recognized as one of India’s finest poets and has published more than a dozen collections of poetry. These include The Lunar Visitations (1990), Postmarked India: New and Selected Poems (1997), Lines of Desire (2000), Distracted Geographies (2003), Rain (2005), and Aria (2011), which won the A.K. Ramanujan Translation Award. Two volumes of new and selected poems and translations appeared as Fractals: New & Selected Poems | Translations 1978–2013 (2013) and Fractals: New & Selected Poems | Translations 1980–2015 (2015). Recent collections include Incarnat | Incarnadine (2017) and Path to Inspiration (2017),…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Olin 011. Open to Public: Yes. Event Subject: Arts. Event Contact Email: english@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Tufts Chamber Music
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Tufts students perform chamber works for winds, strings, and piano.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 8:00 PM.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW STANDARD AUTHOR TRAINING (November 5, 12, 19)
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The Tufts University Affiliate of Cochrane US invites early-career researchers, graduate students, and healthcare professionals to join our intensive Cochrane Systematic Review Standard Author Training webinar series! This virtual training equips participants with comprehensive knowledge and hands-on skills to author high-quality systematic reviews following Cochrane standards.
Led by an expert interdisciplinary faculty, the program covers foundational topics including:Overview of The Cochrane Collaboration, Defining the PICO and review question, Systematic literature search and study selection, Critical appraisal and risk of bias, Data extraction, analysis, and interpretation, GRADE evidence and findings review, RevMan Software, Covidence, Rayyan and the use of AI in systematic reviews, Understand the application of these methods to their own research or professional practice across various sectors. Connect with peers and experts
Participants will engage in small group exercises on title registration and…
Online Location Details: Zoom link is provided upon registration. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Research. RSVP Information: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=3302&FROMQRCODE=true. Admission/Cost: $50 for Students | $400 for Faculty. Event Contact Name: Shayesteh Jahanfar. Event Contact Email: Shayesteh.Jahanfar@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 19, 2026.
For more info visit secure.touchnet.net. [Webinar] Sustainability, Inc.: How a False Promise Delivered Profit But Failed the Planet | Fletcher Office of Strategic Partnerships
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Register for the webinar by visiting this link.
How did responsibility for solving the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges shift from governments to corporations?
Sustainability, Inc. traces the surprising history of that transformation, revealing how an idea incubated at the United Nations evolved into a global movement that reshaped business, investing, academia, public policy and the planet.
Sustainability, Inc. is a multi-billion-dollar ecosystem of corporate executives, trade associations, consultants, academics, asset managers, ESG ratings firms, NGOs, certification bodies, and media outlets that came to champion voluntary, market-based sustainability. Although motivated by different interests, the membership of Sustainability, Inc. converged on the same compelling promise: that companies could increase profits while protecting the planet.
Businesses embraced the model to preserve their license to operate and fend off regulation. Politicians championed markets ahead of public…
Online Location Details: Zoom Webinar. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Sustainability/Climate. Business. Education. Global Engagement. International Affairs. Public Service/Government. Speaker Name: Professor Kenneth Pucker. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/4717928591232/WN_Ls8tJrwJRiy-azPQNCwmmA. Event Contact Email: fletcherexeced@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. KBUG: Navigating Race & Ethnicity Abroad
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A candid conversation about race and ethnicity abroad. Please sign up as food will be provided!
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 740P Milmore Room, Dowling Hall. Open to Public: No.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
[ENVS] Resonant Landscapes: Listening with Nature and History
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How do we hear the natural world? How has music shaped and reflected our understanding of the environment across time? This lecture explores the deep and evolving relationship between the nature of music and the music of nature. After sampling from both human-created musical works and from the sonic textures of ecosystems, we will consider the connections between sound and place as well as the role of listening as such in an age of environmental crisis.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room,
474 Boston Avenue. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Dr. Jeremy Eichler, Assistant Professor of Music at Tufts University. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B-1EoBQXQF2-d_VRsiBK9Q.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Guided Writing Practice for International and Multilingual Graduate Students
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Guided Writing Practice for International and Multilingual Graduate Students, Thursdays, 1:30pm – 2:45pm (Thursday, September 17 through Thursday, November 19)
Multilingual and international graduate students: join us for a low-stress weekly writing practice! Each week we will write together, try out new writing skills, explore your writing questions, and discuss our experiences as writers. Build your confidence in writing in English through regular, informal practice in a supportive and fun environment. Meets weekly through mid-semester.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Register via https://tutorfinder.studentservices.tufts.edu/workshops. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. RSVP Information: https://tutorfinder.studentservices.tufts.edu/workshops.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM.
Tufts in Talloires/Annecy Info Session
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Please join us to learn more about the Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs for summer 2027.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Milmore Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Contact Email: europeancenter@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Fall Community Dinner
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The Tufts International Center cordially invites you to our annual Fall Community Dinner!
Come enjoy a delicious meal and great company. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with students, faculty and staff and make new friends -- all are welcome to attend!
Thursday, November 19th
5:30–8 pm
Breed Memorial Hall, 51 Winthrop Street, Medford
Ticket price: $3
Tickets may be purchased here: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=3359.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 51 Winthrop Street, Medford. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Subject: Global Engagement. RSVP Information: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=3359. Admission/Cost: $3. Event Contact Name: International Center. Event Contact Email: internationalcenter@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3458.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
War and Its Reverberations in the Middle East: Power, Intervention, and Knowledge
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The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies is pleased to invite you to its conference, “War and Its Reverberations in the Middle East: Power, Intervention, and Knowledge,” on Friday, November 20, 2026, at The Fletcher School. The conference will bring together leading scholars for three panels: on Lebanon at war, on AI and the politics of knowledge in the Middle East, and on the history of U.S. intervention in the region. The full schedule is below. The event is in person only. We hope to see you there!
SCHEDULE: 10:00–10:30 a.m. | Registration, 10:30–10:40 a.m. | Welcome Remarks
Kelly Sims Gallagher, dean, The Fletcher School
Nadim Rouhana, director of the Fares Center, The Fletcher School
10:45 am–12:15 pm | Panel I: Lebanon at War: Domestic and Regional Challenges
Chair: Khaled Fahmy, Tufts University
Student Chair: Simon Khairallah, MALD27
Waleed Hazbun, University of Alabama
Tamirace Fakhoury, The Fletcher School
Karim Makdisi, American University of Beirut
12:15–1:15 p.m. | Lunch, 1:15–2:45…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Seventh floor of the Cabot Intercultural Center at the Fletcher School. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Alumni and Friends. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: International Affairs. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-Y69Ni58MTMKI8X3EKf_pmTMst1il3xJo598H-Ur3fd2cdQ/viewform.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
For more info visit sites.tufts.edu. Writer's Block - StAAR Center Weekly Programs and Accountability Groups
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Writing a dissertation, thesis, capstone, or QP? Just want to co-work with other graduate students? Join us for Writers Block! Writers Block is a weekly, 3-hour writing accountability group for graduate students, providing dedicated time to help you build a regular writing habit into your schedule. Designed for those writing long projects such as theses and dissertations, but open to any graduate student looking for a co-working group.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Register through TutorFinder - Tutor Finder. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate).
Friday, November 20, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit tutorfinder.studentservices.tufts.edu. Tufts in Talloires/Annecy Info Session
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Please join us to learn more about the Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs for summer 2027.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Austin Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Contact Email: europeancenter@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Tufts in Madrid: Info Session
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Learn about Tufts in Madrid from the program director and Tufts Global Education staff. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up".
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/92523474756?pwd=Nxda12hFEvmN67e1AqFerDhSp5EdL3.1&from=addon. Open to Public: No.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Three-Minutes Thesis (3MT) Competition
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Call for abstracts—please join this year’s Three-Minute Thesis Competition on November 20!
Graduate students, come share a three-minute, one slide presentation of your work to other graduate students at Tufts! There will be hundreds of dollars in prizes as well as food available! Abstracts should be between 100–200 words and give a broad overview of what you will discuss. Any topic can be covered, though most abstracts are a condensed version of your current research. Please submit abstracts and RSVP. Questions? Contact Comfort at gsc-academic@tufts.edu.
The Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) originated at the University of Queensland as a way to allow graduate students to condense their long-form research into bite-sized chunks, and to learn something about their own work along the way! For more information and guidelines, see the 3MT website.
This event is hosted by the AS&E Graduate Student Council (GSC).
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Joyce Cummings Center (JCC), room 270. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Faculty. Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Subject: Research. Event Contact Name: Comfort S. Maccarthy. Event Contact Email: gsc-academic@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 339-242-3455.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
For more info visit forms.gle. Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir
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Join the 220-voice Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir as they present their fall concert under the direction of David Coleman.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 5:00 PM.
Fall Dance Concert
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Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies is proud to present the 2026 Fall Dance Concert, featuring choreography by faculty:
Jenny Oliver
Jenny Lustig
Shefali Jain;
and special alumni guest choreographers:
Jessica Mann
Nicholas Markanthony
Muri Mascarhenas
Jena Thorne.
Tickets are available at TuftsTDPSTickets.com.
Event Livestream
This event will be livestreamed. Free registration for the livestream is available at this link.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VAwrRgznSpWk2ugDTx_7rQ#/registration. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. Admission/Cost: $11.50-$20.50.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit www.tuftstdpstickets.com. Fall Dance Concert
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Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies is proud to present the 2026 Fall Dance Concert, featuring choreography by faculty:
Jenny Oliver
Jenny Lustig
Shefali Jain;
and special alumni guest choreographers:
Jessica Mann
Nicholas Markanthony
Muri Mascarhenas
Jena Thorne.
Tickets are available at TuftsTDPSTickets.com.
Event Livestream
This event will be livestreamed. Free registration for the livestream is available at this link.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BNhztxF_SImSUDXulT8dJw#/registration. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. Admission/Cost: $11.50-$20.50; Free Livestream.
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit www.tuftstdpstickets.com. Tufts Jazz Orchestra
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Gumbo: A Celebration of Black Music in America. TJO stirs up a program of Count Basie, Snarky Puppy, Aretha Franklin, and Earth, Wind & Fire, celebrating Black music's deep roots in America. This special concert marks 20 years in the Granoff Music Center, featuring a homecoming of past TJO alumni joining the current ensemble for an unforgettable night. Joel LaRue Smith, director.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Sunday Concert Series: Tufts Chamber Orchestra
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TCO performs their fall concert under the direction of John Page.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, November 22, 2026, 3:00 PM.
HNRCA Monday Seminar Series
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The Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University hosts virtual seminars on a variety of topics at the intersection of aging and nutrition research. Talks are held each Monday at noon EST via Zoom (except holidays) and last about an hour, including Q&A. They are open to all and are attended by a diverse audience, including scientists/faculty, students, and trainees.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-KRoLBZURHCZCBvSVyKOYA#/registration. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Interns and Residents. Parents. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Science. RSVP Information: https://hnrca.tufts.edu/seminars/monday-seminar-series. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Andrea O'Neill. Event Contact Email: andrea.oneill@tufts.edu.
Monday, November 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit hnrca.tufts.edu. Granoff Music Center Colloquium: Terri Lyne Carrington
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Terri Lyne Carrington (jazz drummer and composer) presents our second colloquium of the semester in the Varis Lecture Hall.
Room: Varis Lecture Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, November 23, 2026, 12:00 PM.
HNRCA Monday Seminar Series
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The Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University hosts virtual seminars on a variety of topics at the intersection of aging and nutrition research. Talks are held each Monday at noon EST via Zoom (except holidays) and last about an hour, including Q&A. They are open to all and are attended by a diverse audience, including scientists/faculty, students, and trainees.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-KRoLBZURHCZCBvSVyKOYA#/registration. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Interns and Residents. Parents. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Science. RSVP Information: https://hnrca.tufts.edu/seminars/monday-seminar-series. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Andrea O'Neill. Event Contact Email: andrea.oneill@tufts.edu.
Monday, November 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit hnrca.tufts.edu. Fresco in Mexico - Tufts SMFA Summer Program
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The vibrant city of Oaxaca, Mexico awaits you this summer!
SMFA 194 - Special Topics: Fresco in Mexico takes students to Oaxaca, Mexico to study the history, techniques, and materials of fresco as practiced both locally and in the United States. Fresco, a painting method with a 3,500-year cross-cultural history, uses materials and chemistry found worldwide, yet each work reflects the stories and traditions of its culture. Students will explore Western, Nahuatl, Mixtec, and Zapotec approaches to fresco, while also observing how its materials are applied beyond art. The course offers a unique chance to create and experience fresco panels and murals as both an artistic tradition and a living part of everyday culture. This course is 4SHUs
Program Dates: May 17 – June 10, 2027
Application Deadline: Dec 1
Eligibility: 2.75 GPA and Good Standing. No prior Spanish language or art background is required. International travel to Mexico is a required component of this program.
Visit our program page for more…
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/93065855134?pwd=uo9HdmacCqtbMpdfjb7yMbMWlrOKx7.1&from=addon. Location Details: Zoom. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Contact Name: Tufts Global Education. Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu.
Monday, November 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
#TuftsGivingTuesday
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#TuftsGivingTuesday (#TGT) is Tufts' biggest day of giving of the year and a global day of giving! It's the best time to support a Tufts program, with multiple matches and challenges to maximize the impact of your gift.
Online Location Details: https://give.tufts.edu/tuftsgivingtuesday/?a=14341753. Open to Public: Yes.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026.
For more info visit give.tufts.edu. Deadline Reminder: Summer Program Applications Due to Tufts Global Education
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Applications for the following Tufts Global Education summer programs are due on Dec 1 - visit the included link to access the program information and application page:Chile: Global Public Health and Indigenous Communities (open to all), Costa Rica: Linking Language, Culture, and Tropical Biology (Environmental Studies and Spanish-specific), France: Pictorial Revolutions in 19th Century France (open to all), Mexico: Fresco in Mexico (SMFA-specific but open to all).
Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Contact Name: Tufts Global Education. Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026.
For more info visit students.tufts.edu. CPR/AED Training
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This training course for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/Automated External Defibrillators (AED) is designed to teach the lifesaving skills necessary to help a friend, family member, neighbor, and all community members in need. This is an instructor-led course that teaches adult, child, and infant CPR. Additionally, the course will teach the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED).
This class is open to Tufts University students, faculty, and staff and is limited to 20 students per session.
Room: Jean Mayer Admin Bldg - Kohnstamm Conference Room 106. Campus: Grafton campus. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. RSVP Information: Register via Tufts Learning Center. Event Contact Email: ready@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit emergency.tufts.edu. Early Music Ensemble: 'Nova angeletta' An Unexpected Angel
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Musical reflections on fate, fortune, morality, and the power of nature and love with music by Arcadelt, Verdelot, Lassus, and Marenzio for Renaissance consort. Jane Hershey, director.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 8:00 PM.
A Path to Financial Wellness
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Uncover the essentials of financial wellness to help strengthen your financial foundation and take steps toward a more secure future.
Online Location Details: Registration Link: https://fmr.zoom.us/j/99275233510?pwd=aPhlEnbadh73ZPBUscsr0YKEQb3iKj.1. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Postdoctoral Scholars. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Financial Health. RSVP Information: https://fmr.zoom.us/j/99275233510?pwd=aPhlEnbadh73ZPBUscsr0YKEQb3iKj.1.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Seminar Series: Dr. David Thaisrivongs (Host: Prof. Joshua Kritzer)
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Fall 2026 Chemistry Department Seminar Series
Title: "The Largest Small Molecule: Manufacturing Process for Enlicitide".
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room P-106. Open to Public: No. Speaker Name: Dr. David Thaisrivongs. Event Contact Name: Marianne O'Connell. Event Contact Email: marianne.o_connell@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176272649.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Politics and Culture from All Sides: Conservatism and Political Weirdness
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Does political weirdness strengthen or weaken conservatism?
Hosted by the 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: R.J. Snell. “Beware the Cul-De-Sac of Weirdness.” Public Discourse, March 16, 2026.
Discussant: Professor Patrick Forber, Department of Philosophy, .
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Eaton Hall, Room 201. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). 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, December 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit expandingviewpoints.tufts.edu. M.S. in Animals and Public Policy (MAPP) – Faculty Q&A Session
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Prospective students can engage directly with faculty from the MS in Animals and Public Policy (MAPP) program during this live Q&A session. Learn more about their research, teaching, and areas of expertise, and discover how you can become involved in ongoing projects. This session is an excellent opportunity to explore how the MAPP curriculum aligns with your academic interests and professional goals.
Before the session, you’ll get access to short video recordings of faculty discussing various aspects of the program.
Participating MAPP faculty:Allen Rutberg, Ph.D. is director of the Center for Animals and Public Policy (CAPP). He joined the Cummings School faculty in CAPP in 2000. At Cummings School, he directs the M.S. program in animals and public policy, teaches classes in wildlife policy, wildlife in captivity, and policy communication, as well as mentors graduate and veterinary student research and internships. Megan K. Mueller, M.A. Ph.D. is a developmental scientist who studies the complex and…
Online Location Details: https://vet.admissions.tufts.edu/portal/masters_infosessions?id=51d02131-8679-4083-a8f3-3c5e61bde974. Location Details: Register for the webinar: https://vet.admissions.tufts.edu/portal/masters_infosessions?id=51d02131-8679-4083-a8f3-3c5e61bde974. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Admissions. Information Session/Open House/Orientation. RSVP Information: https://vet.admissions.tufts.edu/portal/masters_infosessions?id=51d02131-8679-4083-a8f3-3c5e61bde974. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Virginia Shugrue. Event Contact Email: capp@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 508-839-7991.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit vet.admissions.tufts.edu. M.S. in Animals and Public Policy: Join a Session of Animals & Society’s Companion Animal Module (Equine) Course with Drs. Allen Rutberg and Megan Mueller
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Prospective students are invited to sit in on a live session in the Companion Animal Module of the Animals & Society course in the M.S. in Animals and Public Policy (MAPP) program. Please register in advance here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join the meeting.
This class session will focus on equine ethical and policy issues and will be taught by Allen Rutberg and Megan Mueller.
The MAPP program focuses on human-animal relationships and their implications for policy and community action. While students enter the program with different interests, skills, philosophies, and aspirations, all share a passion for understanding human-animal relationships and promoting the status of animals in society.
The Animals in Society course uses lectures, discussions, and assignments to survey contemporary issues regarding animals and how those issues play out in public policy and community practices toward animals.
The course uses a series of modules that…
Online Location Details: https://vet.admissions.tufts.edu/portal/masters_infosessions?id=b4ddccbc-61f6-4844-ba5f-bfe4b554b9c6. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Speaker Name: Allen Rutberg and Megan Mueller. RSVP Information: https://vet.admissions.tufts.edu/portal/masters_infosessions?id=b4ddccbc-61f6-4844-ba5f-bfe4b554b9c6. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Ginny Shugrue. Event Contact Email: capp@tufts.edu.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
For more info visit vet.admissions.tufts.edu. Digital Scholarship Conversations: Exploring the Institutional Newspapers Dataset
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Join researchers from the Institutional Data Initiative at Harvard Law School Library and librarians from Boston Public Library for an in-depth look at Institutional Newspapers, a structured dataset derived from public domain digitized newspapers. The dataset, released in August 2026, contains images and text from over 1.4 million pages published between 1795 and 1930, including 83 million individual image crops (or segments) and 16.3 billion o200k_base tokens of VLM OCR text. This presentation will cover the origins of the collaboration between BPL and IDI; the inherent challenges of working with historical newspapers, design decisions made during the project's lifecycle, a detailed overview of the processing steps and output, and the implications of the release of the pipeline code and dataset for future research. This release represents a first step in an ongoing collaboration to scale the project, broaden and deepen our understanding of historical newspapers, and expand computational access to these…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Digital Design Studio, floor 3 in Tisch Library. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Speaker Name: Matteo Cargnelutti and Eben English. RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/17654404. Event Contact Name: Anna Kijas. Event Contact Email: anna.kijas@tufts.edu.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. [ENVS] Protecting carbon and communities: Transforming boreal fire management into a climate solution
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Climate change is intensifying boreal wildfires. While fire is a natural process in these northern ecosystems, fires are burning more frequently and severely, with impacts ranging from local to global. Northern Indigenous communities are losing critical ecosystems that support traditional ways of life; smoke from Canadian wildfires is filling lungs across North America; and catastrophic fires are burning deeper into the soil—releasing ancient carbon, accelerating permafrost thaw, and worsening the impacts of climate change across the globe.
In this talk, Kayla dives into the work Woodwell is stewarding to better understand how fire management could be used, shaped, and transformed to better protect communities while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions from wildfire on carbon and permafrost-rich landscapes. This effort involves science, policy, people, compromise and a lot of humility.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room,
474 Boston Avenue. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Kayla Mathes, Research Scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WAbGb6FVRsKtb38VsEDP-Q.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. “Arnold J. Kemp: A Reader” Launch & Panel
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Join Tufts University Art Galleries for the book launch of Arnold J. Kemp: Reader and a panel with the artist and Dr. Pamela Lee, Yale University Carnegie Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, moderated by TUAG curator and co-Interim Director Laurel V. McLaughlin.
Arnold J. Kemp: A Reader is co-published by Tufts University Art Galleries and No Place Press, designed by Geoff Kaplan, and edited by Rachel Churner with contributions from Kemi Adeyemi, Sampada Aranke, Gregg Bordowitz, Huey Copland, Eungie Joo, Arnold J. Kemp, Kevin Killian, Laurel V. McLaughlin, Tausif Noor, Ed Roberson, Stephanie Snyder, and Lynne Tillman.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arnold-j-kemp-reader-book-launch-panel-tickets-1991799220085.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit artgalleries.tufts.edu. Individualism and Nonconformity in Film: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
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What does moral courage require when every side demands loyalty and violence seems easier than understanding one's adversaries?
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…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum Dana Complex, Room 104. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). 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, December 3, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Blood Wedding | PREVIEW
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Join us for a preview performance of our fall mainstage production, Blood Wedding. All tickets $5!
Desire ignites. A wedding approaches. The past refuses to stay buried.
In a landscape shaped by heat, memory, and inevitability, a bride stands at the threshold of a life already chosen for her. However, longing has its own momentum, and it does not move quietly. As old rivalries resurface and passion collides with duty, celebration gives way to something darker, stranger, and impossible to contain.
Lorca’s searing tragedy unfolds like a poem set aflame: spare, sensual, and edged with fate. What begins with a promise hurtles toward reckoning.
Some vows are made in daylight; others are written in blood. By Federico García Lorca
Translated by Langston Hughes
Arranged by Melia Bensussen
Director Katie Brook
Assistant Director Kay Glimcher
Associate Director August Kittleson, CAST
MOTHER - Iris Wiater
BOY - Andrew Meli
GIRL - Zoe Browning
LEONARDO - Beckham Tompkins
NEIGHBOR + OTHERS - Ella Potashner
MOTHER IN…
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. RSVP Information: tuftsTDPStickets.com. Admission/Cost: $5.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Opera Ensemble
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Wolfi to Weill: Opera, Operetta, and Musical Theater scenes from W.A. Mozart and Kurt Weill. Twenty years ago, the Tufts Opera Ensemble produced a Kurt Weill revue. In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Granoff Center, we are revisiting Weill with current Tufts students and invited Tufts alumni. Carol Mastrodomenico and Thomas Stumpf, directors.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 8:00 PM.
RCD Native American and Indigenous Studies Symposium - Save the Date
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Save the date for the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora's (RCD) full day Native American and Indigenous Studies Symposium on December 4, 2026. More information coming soon!
Please reach out to rcd@tufts.edu with any questions.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Email: rcd@tufts.edu.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Writer's Block - StAAR Center Weekly Programs and Accountability Groups
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Writing a dissertation, thesis, capstone, or QP? Just want to co-work with other graduate students? Join us for Writers Block! Writers Block is a weekly, 3-hour writing accountability group for graduate students, providing dedicated time to help you build a regular writing habit into your schedule. Designed for those writing long projects such as theses and dissertations, but open to any graduate student looking for a co-working group.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Register through TutorFinder - Tutor Finder. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate).
Friday, December 4, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit tutorfinder.studentservices.tufts.edu. Tufts Composers: New at Noon #3
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Opening New Doors. The Hinge Ensemble, one of Boston's most exciting new music groups, comes to Tufts to workshop new works by Tufts composers.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 12:00 PM.
Blood Wedding | OPENING
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Join us for the opening night of Blood Wedding, with a celebratory reception to follow the performance!
Desire ignites. A wedding approaches. The past refuses to stay buried.
In a landscape shaped by heat, memory, and inevitability, a bride stands at the threshold of a life already chosen for her. However, longing has its own momentum, and it does not move quietly. As old rivalries resurface and passion collides with duty, celebration gives way to something darker, stranger, and impossible to contain.
Lorca’s searing tragedy unfolds like a poem set aflame: spare, sensual, and edged with fate. What begins with a promise hurtles toward reckoning.
Some vows are made in daylight; others are written in blood. By Federico García Lorca
Translated by Langston Hughes
Arranged by Melia Bensussen
Director Katie Brook
Assistant Director Kay Glimcher
Associate Director August Kittleson, CAST
MOTHER - Iris Wiater
BOY - Andrew Meli
GIRL - Zoe Browning
LEONARDO - Beckham Tompkins
NEIGHBOR + OTHERS - Ella Potashner…
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. RSVP Information: tuftsTDPStickets.com. Admission/Cost: $11.50-$21.50.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
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 Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 3:00 PM.
Blood Wedding | MATINEE
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Join us for our fall mainstage production of Blood Wedding, with a post-show talkback with members of the artistic team!
Desire ignites. A wedding approaches. The past refuses to stay buried.
In a landscape shaped by heat, memory, and inevitability, a bride stands at the threshold of a life already chosen for her. However, longing has its own momentum, and it does not move quietly. As old rivalries resurface and passion collides with duty, celebration gives way to something darker, stranger, and impossible to contain.
Lorca’s searing tragedy unfolds like a poem set aflame: spare, sensual, and edged with fate. What begins with a promise hurtles toward reckoning.
Some vows are made in daylight; others are written in blood. By Federico García Lorca
Translated by Langston Hughes
Arranged by Melia Bensussen
Director Katie Brook
Assistant Director Kay Glimcher
Associate Director August Kittleson, CAST
MOTHER - Iris Wiater
BOY - Andrew Meli
GIRL - Zoe Browning
LEONARDO - Beckham Tompkins
NEIGHBOR + OTHERS -…
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. RSVP Information: tuftsTDPStickets.com. Admission/Cost: $11.50-$21.50.
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Private Lessons Recital II
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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 Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 5:00 PM.
Gamelan Ensembles
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Klenèngan Nujukarsa. Gamelan Laras Tentrem and the Tufts gamelan ensemble, Rinengga Sih Tentrem, perform a concert of Javanese gamelan music with special guest artists I.M. Harjito and Peni Candra Rini. Barry Drummond, director.
Room: Fisher Performance Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 7:00 PM.
Blood Wedding | EVENING
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Join us for our fall mainstage production of Blood Wedding!
Desire ignites. A wedding approaches. The past refuses to stay buried.
In a landscape shaped by heat, memory, and inevitability, a bride stands at the threshold of a life already chosen for her. However, longing has its own momentum, and it does not move quietly. As old rivalries resurface and passion collides with duty, celebration gives way to something darker, stranger, and impossible to contain.
Lorca’s searing tragedy unfolds like a poem set aflame: spare, sensual, and edged with fate. What begins with a promise hurtles toward reckoning.
Some vows are made in daylight; others are written in blood. By Federico García Lorca
Translated by Langston Hughes
Arranged by Melia Bensussen
Director Katie Brook
Assistant Director Kay Glimcher
Associate Director August Kittleson, CAST
MOTHER - Iris Wiater
BOY - Andrew Meli
GIRL - Zoe Browning
LEONARDO - Beckham Tompkins
NEIGHBOR + OTHERS - Ella Potashner
MOTHER IN LAW + OTHERS - Ashley Bryan
SERVANT +…
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. RSVP Information: tuftsTDPStickets.com. Admission/Cost: $11.50-$21.50.
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Blood Wedding | CLOSING MATINEE | PAY WHAT YOU WISH
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Join us for our PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH closing performance of our fall mainstage production of Blood Wedding!
Desire ignites. A wedding approaches. The past refuses to stay buried.
In a landscape shaped by heat, memory, and inevitability, a bride stands at the threshold of a life already chosen for her. However, longing has its own momentum, and it does not move quietly. As old rivalries resurface and passion collides with duty, celebration gives way to something darker, stranger, and impossible to contain.
Lorca’s searing tragedy unfolds like a poem set aflame: spare, sensual, and edged with fate. What begins with a promise hurtles toward reckoning.
Some vows are made in daylight; others are written in blood. By Federico García Lorca
Translated by Langston Hughes
Arranged by Melia Bensussen
Director Katie Brook
Assistant Director Kay Glimcher
Associate Director August Kittleson, CAST
MOTHER - Iris Wiater
BOY - Andrew Meli
GIRL - Zoe Browning
LEONARDO - Beckham Tompkins
NEIGHBOR + OTHERS - Ella Potashner…
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. RSVP Information: tuftsTDPStickets.com. Admission/Cost: $2.50-$20.00.
Sunday, December 6, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Small Jazz Ensemble Concert
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Paul Ahlstrand and Nando Michelin lead the not-so-small jazz ensembles in Fisher Performance Room.
Room: Fisher Performance Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, December 6, 2026, 8:00 PM.
HNRCA Monday Seminar Series
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The Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University hosts virtual seminars on a variety of topics at the intersection of aging and nutrition research. Talks are held each Monday at noon EST via Zoom (except holidays) and last about an hour, including Q&A. They are open to all and are attended by a diverse audience, including scientists/faculty, students, and trainees.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-KRoLBZURHCZCBvSVyKOYA#/registration. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Interns and Residents. Parents. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Science. RSVP Information: https://hnrca.tufts.edu/seminars/monday-seminar-series. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Andrea O'Neill. Event Contact Email: andrea.oneill@tufts.edu.
Monday, December 7, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit hnrca.tufts.edu. Food, Risk, and the Field: Perspectives on Health and Livelihoods Across Africa [NEW DATE!]
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How do food systems shape livelihoods, human health, and relationships with the environment? Drawing on ethnographic and mixed-methods research in Madagascar and Nigeria, this talk examines how food insecurity, economic pressures, and zoonotic disease risks intersect in everyday life. Three studies explore the complex relationships between wild food systems and household food security, the unequal distribution of economic benefits and occupational risks within wild meat economies, and the social and structural conditions shaping human–rodent interactions. We will focus on how anthropological fieldwork can illuminate relationships often overlooked by approaches focused on isolated health outcomes. This work also invites critical reflection on the practice of anthropology itself, drawing on NSF-funded research to consider how we can make fieldwork safer, more equitable, and more ethical for future generations of researchers and their collaborators.
Dr. Katharine Thompson is a medical and environmental anthropo…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 201 Eaton Hall. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Katharine Thompson, Assistant Research Professor of Anthropology of Human Health at The Pennsylvania State University; Research Assistant Professor, Anthropology at Stony Brook University; and Affiliate Scientist at Grumeti Fund, Tanzania. Event Contact Email: anthropology@tufts.edu.
Monday, December 7, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Tufts Table: Centering our Humanity in a Rapidly Changing World
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Thank you for your interest in attending Tufts Table! At this event, we will be engaged in community dialogue, centered around the theme "Centering our Humanity in a Rapidly Changing World".
This community dinner is free and open to all students, faculty, and staff from 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.
If you are interested in attending, please fill out this form below!
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2026, Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm (Doors open at 5:15pm), Location: Tufts Boston Campus, Medical Education Building, Room 114 (145 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA, 02155), Questions about the event should be directed to diversity@tufts.edu.
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: MedEd 114. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Interns and Residents. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLxyOiKbTjkYMIdRjAU3uW21rlKcIJU-2IJTepYeu5KegTbQ/viewform?usp=dialog. Admission/Cost: 0. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Seminar Series: Prof. Charles Brooks III (Host: Prof. Xinqiang Ding)
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Fall 2026 Chemistry Department Seminar Series
Title: TBA.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room P-106. Open to Public: No. Speaker Name: Prof. Charles Brooks III - University of Michigan. Event Contact Name: Marianne O'Connell. Event Contact Email: marianne.o_connell@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176272649.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Politics and Culture from All Sides: AI and Human Dignity
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What should remain distinctly human in an age of AI?
Hosted by the 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: Pope Leo XIV. Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence. Encyclical letter, May 15, 2026. Paragraphs 97–100, 112–130, and 143–150.
Discussant: President Sunil Kumar, Tufts University, .
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Eaton Hall, Room 201. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Scholars. Staff. Students (Graduate). 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, December 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit expandingviewpoints.tufts.edu. SOE Graduate Co-op Info Session
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This information session participation, in-person or virtually, is MANDATORY to apply for admittance into the co-op program. The SoE Graduate Co-op Program is now seeking interested participants in the next round of co-op: Fall 2027 (June - December 2027). Applications to apply for this co-op cohort will open during this info session. To be considered for the program, students MUST attend a MANDATORY info session!
Learn more and register.
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: No.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit tufts.joinhandshake.com. Jumbo Knish Factory
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20 Years of Freylakhs. A night of klezmer dancing to celebrate our last two decades in our Granoff home. Michael McLaughlin, director.
Room: Fisher Performance Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 8:00 PM.
[ENVS] Maine’s Kelp Forests: A Case Study in Global Change Biology
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In many regions, rapid ocean warming has triggered the collapse of foundation species and the emergence of novel species, processes, and ecosystem states. Yet, the impacts of emergent "state shifts" on the ecology of our coastal seas, and their recovery potential, remain difficult to predict and manage. In this talk, Dr. Douglas Rasher will discuss a warming-induced state shift that is now unfolding within kelp forests of the Gulf of Maine – one of the fastest warming ocean basins globally. Over the last decade, our science has revealed the dynamics and drivers of this novel state shift, as well as how its effects ripple across all trophic levels, altering ecosystem functioning and resilience. Dr. Rasher will conclude his talk by discussing his work’s implications for kelp forest conservation and restoration, and more broadly how research in the Gulf of Maine can inform the ways in which humans predict and manage global change.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room,
474 Boston Avenue. Open to Public: Yes. Speaker Name: Dr. Douglas Rasher, Marine Ecologist at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nu3jJqVJS_uhNcaijET7mg.
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Pep the Halls
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Join the Tufts Pep Band for a concert dedicated entirely to holiday music. From classic carols to modern seasonal hits, this performance showcases the band’s energy, community, and enthusiasm for bringing people together through festive sound. Michel Muller, director.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Writer's Block - StAAR Center Weekly Programs and Accountability Groups
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Writing a dissertation, thesis, capstone, or QP? Just want to co-work with other graduate students? Join us for Writers Block! Writers Block is a weekly, 3-hour writing accountability group for graduate students, providing dedicated time to help you build a regular writing habit into your schedule. Designed for those writing long projects such as theses and dissertations, but open to any graduate student looking for a co-working group.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Register through TutorFinder - Tutor Finder. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate).
Friday, December 11, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit tutorfinder.studentservices.tufts.edu. Kiniwe
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Attah Poku leads Kiniwe in a performance of music and dance from Ghana.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, December 11, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Family and Children's Concert: Wind Ensemble
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TUWE performs a concert for children and families. Ray Daniels, director.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, December 12, 2026, 1:00 PM.
Tufts Symphony Orchestra
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TSO presents their fall concert under the direction of John Page.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, December 12, 2026, 7:00 PM.
Sunday Concert Series: Tufts Flute Ensemble
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The Flute Ensemble celebrates Granoff's 20th anniversary with a fun, intriguing, and varied program of music from the 17th to the 21st century featuring bass, alto, C flute, and piccolo. Nina Barwell, director.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, December 13, 2026, 3:00 PM.
Student Recital: Joseph Peterson, voice
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Tufts student Joseph Peterson presents a voice recital in Distler Performance Hall.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Sunday, December 13, 2026, 7:00 PM.
Granoff Music Center Colloquium: Katherine Bergeron
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Katherine Bergeron (Musicologist, President Emeritus, Connecticut College) presents the final colloquium of the fall semester in the Varis Lecture Hall.
Room: Varis Lecture Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, December 14, 2026, 12:00 PM.
Tufts Arab Music Ensemble
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Tufts Arab Music Ensemble performs a selection of instrumental and vocal music that represents 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 Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, December 14, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Leading Change: Foundational Strategies for Change Leaders
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This session introduces participants to the fundamentals of change management, emphasizing the people side of change and clarifying its role alongside project management. Participants will gain practical tools to support and drive adoption of workplace changes (e.g. a new policy, initiative, or technology) and learn how to lead others through change effectively.
Online Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to those enrolled. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Staff. Faculty. Event Type: Training/Workshop. RSVP Information: Enroll in Tufts Learning Center: https://tufts.myabsorb.com/#/instructor-led-courses/1b4317b0-b6ca-49ec-89e5-ecbb62ad63a6/. Event Contact Name: Celeste Scott. Event Contact Email: Celeste.Scott@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Write Here! Scholarly Writing Retreat
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The Write Here!: Scholarly Writing Program at Tufts is an initiative by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty (OVPF) to help faculty prioritize their writing in a supportive, structured environment.
Join us for an all‑day writing retreat designed to give you dedicated time and a supportive space to make progress on your writing. Enjoy uninterrupted writing blocks, a quiet and welcoming environment, and the chance to connect with colleagues across disciplines. We’ll provide lunch, snacks, and refreshments throughout the day so you can stay focused and energized.
Room: Alumnae Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Career Development. RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cutHzQqhycfTuei. Event Contact Name: Gabriela Vargas. Event Contact Email: faculty@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-4955.
Thursday, December 17, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Community Music Adult Chamber Music and Voice Class Concert
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Participants in the Adult Chamber Music and Voice Class perform in Distler Performance Hall.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Thursday, December 17, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Tufts Youth Philharmonic
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TYP presents their fall concert under the direction of Ken Yanagisawa.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Friday, December 18, 2026, 6:30 PM.
Community Music Showcase Day
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Description forthcoming.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Saturday, December 19, 2026, 8:00 AM.
Turning Mistakes into Momentum (for Supervisors)
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This interactive workshop aims to help supervisors respond constructively to mistakes within their teams. Participants will use a two-axis model to recognize different reactions to mistakes, practice practical and personalized support strategies, and learn how to create a culture of continuous improvement where team members are encouraged to learn from errors.
Online Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to those enrolled. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Staff. Faculty. Event Type: Training/Workshop. RSVP Information: Enroll in Tufts Learning Center: https://tufts.myabsorb.com/#/instructor-led-courses/6c861c24-b5c3-4027-ba6f-d969d8af4bc0/. Event Contact Name: Emily Lombardo. Event Contact Email: Emily_Ann.Lombardo@tufts.edu.
Thursday, January 14, 2027, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Development Planning and Career Navigation
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This session is designed to introduce personal development planning as a way to enhance professional skills and competencies. Participants will learn how to write clear and actionable development goals that align with personal career aspirations, strengths, and areas for development. Additionally, we will explore effective strategies for career navigation.
Online Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to those enrolled. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Staff. Faculty. Event Type: Training/Workshop. RSVP Information: Enroll in Tufts Learning Center: https://tufts.myabsorb.com/#/instructor-led-courses/e8f14bea-ba16-475b-b5fb-b726c71eda54/. Event Contact Name: Celeste Scott. Event Contact Email: Celeste.Scott@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, January 20, 2027, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.