Cochrane Systematic Review Author Training
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to: Describe the steps required to critically appraise original research studies , Describe the process used to collect and extract data from reports of original studies , Work with cloud-based screening software Covidence , Describe the process of analyzing, presenting, and interpreting the results of meta-analyses , Enter and analyze data for a systematic review using the Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan software , Identify and resolve questions and challenges encountered during the completion of a Cochrane systematic review.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. Research. Speaker Name: Shayesteh Jahanfar. Admission/Cost: $350. Event Contact Name: Shayesteh Jahanfar. Event Contact Email: shayesteh.jahanfar@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 6, 2025 – Saturday, November 8, 2025.
For more info visit tinyurl.com. Systematic Review Standard Author Training Online Course
Early career researchers, graduate students, and healthcare professionals are invited 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 protocol writing, PICO question development, literature search strategies, bias assessment, data analysis (both dichotomous and continuous outcomes), and meta-analysis. Participants will also gain experience with key tools like Covidence and RevMan, and engage in small group exercises on title registration and critical appraisal. The course concludes with a presentation session and feedback, preparing attendees to launch their own Cochrane review projects with confidence.
Ideal for those seeking methodological rigor and collaboration in evidence-based health research, this training e…
Online Location Details: Zoom. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Interns and Residents. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Research. Speaker Name: Shayesteh Jahanfar. Admission/Cost: Students: $50, Faculty: $350, PhD candidates: $200. Event Contact Name: Usman Tariq. Event Contact Email: utariq01@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit secure.touchnet.net. [ENVS] Our Probable Futures: Risk, Resiliency and Decision-Making in a Changing Climate
Climate change is here, and communities, industries, and businesses are confronted with more frequent and intense heat waves, volatile winter weather, and unfamiliar patterns of precipitation. These risks are exacerbated by the fact that everything in our society, from the built environment to cultural practices around the world, emerged and were designed around a past climate that no longer exists. As the global atmosphere rapidly approaches 1.5°C of warming and carbon emissions continue to rise, how can we navigate this reality, manage growing physical risks, and create systems, practices, and structures that are prepared for the future? In this session, Alison will explore these questions, learn how to apply world-class climate model data and maps, and build the climate literacy that is essential for everyone living and working in our society today.
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yBg0rmjlTmyWfYuvduzOtw.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Charmaine Lee: Awaken the Dragon / USA 50 States Tour
Charmaine Lee is a New York-based vocalist and electronics artist whose work explores the extremes of presence, intimacy, and noise. Known for her fierce improvisational approach and use of extended vocal techniques, she has collaborated with artists including Ikue Mori, Conrad Tao, and the JACK Quartet. Her solo sets use feedback, vocal fragments, and real-time processing to create live compositions that are as fragile as they are ferocious. Charmaine Lee’s solo performances are visceral sonic rituals. Using voice, feedback, and electronics, she sculpts volatile, deeply embodied soundscapes that slip between intimacy and intensity. Drawing from noise, improvisation, and extended vocal technique, her sets are unpredictable, immersive, and alive with risk.
Doors open at 6:00pm
Sponsored by the Tufts Department of Music / The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts / Tufts University Art Galleries / Northeastern University Department of Music / Non-Event.
Campus: Boston SMFA campus. Location Details: Anderson Auditorium. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 6:00 PM.
Pluralism and Peace: A Qawwali Mehfil
Pluralism and Peace: A Qawwali Mehfil
Thursday, November 6, 6:30 p.m. Goddard Chapel
We are delighted to announce that the legendary Ustad Fareed Ayaz and Abu Mohammad will be performing qawwali at Tufts on November 6--exactly a year after their sons (and grandson) electrified a packed Distler Hall. Qawwali is a Sufi devotional voice and instrumental musical form which this group has perfected. The brilliance of this group of qawwals lies in their rigorous classical training and the breadth of poetic repertoire. The qawwals move effortlessly between and among several languages and traditions across centuries, allowing for a fascinating inventiveness, rich in poetic and spiritual symbolism. This event is free and open to the public. We are not requiring, but strongly recommending, registering for the event. Save the Date, too, for a special Lunch and Learn on Sufi poetry with Associate Professor of History Modhumita Roy and Muslim Chaplain Khan Shairani on Wednesday, November 5 at Noon! For more details…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 3 The Green, Medford MA. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Community Engagement. Performance. Event Subject: Community Celebration. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_ojXbWfbjhzwbcHI75qXTcyXrzI6eFCLwmwT2d3iaI8fDPw/viewform. Event Contact Name: University Chaplaincy. Event Contact Email: chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 6:30 PM.
For more info visit chaplaincy.tufts.edu. My Love Affair with Marriage: film screening and filmmaker Q+A
About the event
Join us for a film screening of My Love Affiar with Marriage, a Latvian animated film; followed by a talk with writer/director Signe Baumane.
About the Film
From Signe Baumane, director of Rocks in My Pockets, comes a new award-winning animated feature about a spirited young woman determined to find love in the bewildering world. My Love Affair With Marriage follows Zelma on her 23-year quest for perfect love and lasting marriage set against a backdrop of historic events in Eastern Europe.
Told from a woman’s point of view, the film blends historical, biological, societal, and emotional arcs with a lively sense of humor and musical numbers. This animated film for adults tackles the issues of love, gender norms, domestic violence, fantasies and toxic relationships to propel a woman's journey toward independence and liberation.
About the Filmmaker
Signe Baumane is a Latvian born, Brooklyn-based independent filmmaker, artist, writer, and animator. She has made 17 award-winning animated…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tufts University
Barnum Hall LL08
163 Packard Ave
Medford. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Interns and Residents. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Film Screening. Event Subject: Arts. Speaker Name: Writer/Director Signe Baumane. RSVP Information: https://www.fms-narratives.blog/event-details-registration/my-love-affair-with-marriage. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Gina O'Connor. Event Contact Email: gina.o_connor@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176273574.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit www.fms-narratives.blog. COP30 Solutions Lab: Global Climate Governance and Local Problem Solving
Join the Office of the Vice Provost for Education, Office of Sustainability, Sustainability CORE Fellows, and Groundwork Somerville to work together to translate international climate commitments into practical, place-based solutions, grounding global goals into our community.
We will: Problem solve with Groundwork Somerville , Connect local urban agriculture efforts to COP30 , Link global problems to local solutions , Enjoy lunch from Oasis Brazilian Restaurant, You don't need to be a climate expert! Just bring your ideas, creativity, and passion for change!
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 101 Multipurpose Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Postdoctoral Fellows. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Sustainability/Climate. RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/LAxtBjfqxD1LVMGe7. Event Contact Name: Christine Hollenhorst. Event Contact Email: christine.hollenhorst@tufts.edu.
Friday, November 7, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Small Business Mini-Hackathon
Join us in this mini-hackathon where you will meet and form teams with people like you, come up with a small business idea, and leverage AI to take it all the way to a business pitch in just a few hours.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Remis Sculptor Court. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Innovation. RSVP Information: https://markitai.com/e/1nK4_dmQ54. Admission/Cost: Free.
Friday, November 7, 2025, 11:30 AM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit derbyecenter.tufts.edu. TAPIF Info Session
Join us to learn more about the TAPIF Program (Teaching Assistant Program in France), sponsored by the Tufts French department and the Tufts European Center.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/93437098832?pwd=j8t1KbxHJwGnQYj1MtO46ZhEbcb1FL.1&from=addon. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Subject: Education. Global Engagement. Event Contact Name: Kim DeCrescenzo. Event Contact Email: kimberlee.decrescenzo@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Friday, November 7, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.tapif.org. Fresco in Mexico - Tufts SMFA Summer Program
The vibrant city of Oaxaca, Mexico awaits you this summer! Join Tufts Global Education and SMFA Faculty to learn about SMFA 194 - Special Topics: Fresco in Mexico! Attend an information session to learn more about the program logistics, academic credit, and exciting content!
Program Dates: Mid-May- Mid/End June2026
Application Deadline: Dec 1
Eligibility: 2.75 GPA and Good Standing. Recommended for intermediate to advanced-level undergraduate and graduate SMFA students, but this course is open to Tufts undergraduate students from all schools and disciplines. No prior Spanish language background required. International travel to Mexico is a required component of this program.
Scholarships: Scholarships are limited and interested individuals are encouraged to meet with their financial aid counselor to explore access to any additional funding sources.
This course is 4 SHUs.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Dowling Hall 730A. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate).
Friday, November 7, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Tufts Choruses: Reflections
The Tufts Concert Choir and Chamber Singers perform Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music
and works by Gimon, Stanford, D. MacDonald, Harris, and more. Jamie Kirsch, director; Thomas Stumpf, piano; Sarita Uranovksy, violin.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Friday, November 7, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Tufts/NEC Dual Degree Concert
Students studying in this program present a unique evening of classical, jazz, and original compositions.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Using Geometry to Rethink Three Gothic Chestnuts: Saint-Denis, Notre-Dame, and Chartres
Lecture with Robert Bork, Professor of Gothic architecture and geometry in art.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 304. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Students (Graduate). Staff. Faculty. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Humanities. Speaker Name: Robert Bork, Professor, Iowa College of Art and Design.
Monday, November 10, 2025, 4:30 AM – 5:30 AM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Veterans’ Day
University Holidays
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Event Type: University Holiday.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
Drop-In Journaling at Goddard Chapel
Journaling can be a rich spiritual practice but in our busy days, it can be hard to find time and space to sit down with pen and paper. This drop-in space offers just that—a judgement-free zone where you can drink tea, nibble a snack, and see where the pen takes you. Weekly prompts will be provided but feel free to use this time as you see fit. For students, faculty, and staff, starting September 9.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Event Subject: Religion/Spirituality. RSVP Information: Tufts University.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Tufts in Talloires/Annecy Info Session
Spend a summer in France! Join us to learn more about the 2026 Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs at the Tufts European Center in Talloires, France. No French required.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Olin 106. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Subject: Education. Global Engagement. Event Contact Name: Kimberlee DeCrescenzo. Event Contact Email: kimberlee.decrescenzo@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Politics and Culture from All Sides: Trust in Medicine
What are the limits of trust in science and medicine?
Hosted by the newly established Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) at Tufts University, this weekly series explores politics and culture through three different formats: book conversations, timely current affairs discussions, and guest lectures by heterodox thinkers. 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: Marty Makary. Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health. New York, NY: Bloomsbury, 2024.
Discussant: Professor Keren Ladin, Department of Community Health.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Eaton 201. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Politics/Policy/Law. Clinical Care. Medicine. Health/Wellness. Science. RSVP Information: expandingviewpoints@tufts.edu. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Drop-in Research Consultations
Starting on October 1 and continuing every Wednesday through December 10, librarians at Tisch Library will be hosting weekly drop-in research consultations. You can stop by for research help, including but not limited to: Developing keywords and search strategies , Identifying and searching for sources , Evaluating information types , Planning and organizing your research, On the following dates, StAAR writing consultants will also be joining us to offer drop-in writing support: October 22 , November 12 , December 3, No appointment necessary! Stop by whenever you can.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: We will be located at tables in front of the leisure reading area just beyond the lobby on the main floor (second floor) of Tisch Library. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Research. Event Contact Name: User Experience and Student Success Department. Event Contact Email: tischuess@elist.tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit tischlibrary.tufts.edu. Tufts in Pavia, Italy Summer Program Information Session
Spend five unforgettable weeks in Pavia, Italy, where your learning of computer science meets the beauty of Italian tradition. Tufts Global Education, in conjunction with the School of Engineering and the Program of Italian Studies, operates a 5-week program in Pavia, Italy, aimed at providing students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich and historic culture of Italy while earning credits in Data or Computer Science. Classes are hosted in the vibrant city of Pavia, a hub of history and innovation just 30 minutes from Milan. Pavia’s dynamic university atmosphere and stunning medieval architecture provide a wonderful and manageable setting for learning and exploration. Outside the classroom, practice your Italian over a cappuccino in a bustling piazza or while strolling along the ancient streets of this charming city. This program is designed for all students with an interest in Computer Science and an eagerness to learn about Italy. Open to undergraduate students from all schools. No background…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: No.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Expanding Viewpoints Headliner Event with Musa al-Gharbi
How can a society that celebrates equality keep producing deeper inequality?
The Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) at Tufts University welcomes you to a presentation, conversation, and Q&A with sociologist Musa al-Gharbi, author of We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite (Princeton University Press, 2024). As part of the Center's 2025-2026 headliner events on The Future of the American Left and Right, the conversation will explore the ideas and tensions shaping today's progressive movements. Learn more and register here.
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Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Politics/Policy/Law. Humanities. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a groundbreaking musical that brings a fresh, electrifying twist to a classic story.
Inspired by a dramatic slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, this innovative electropop opera follows the young and passionate Natasha Rostova as she arrives in Moscow, eagerly awaiting her fiancé’s return from war. But when she falls for the charming and reckless Anatole, her world is turned upside down. Caught in the middle is Pierre, a family friend struggling with his own sense of purpose, who must step in to help Natasha recover from scandal.
With its bold storytelling and genre-defying music, Great Comet has captivated audiences from its early days in New York’s Ars Nova to celebrated runs off-Broadway and on Broadway.
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. Event Contact Name: John Stark. Event Contact Email: John.Stark@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM.
For more info visit www.tuftstdpstickets.com. Cochrane Systematic Review Author Training
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to: Describe the steps required to critically appraise original research studies , Describe the process used to collect and extract data from reports of original studies , Work with cloud-based screening software Covidence , Describe the process of analyzing, presenting, and interpreting the results of meta-analyses , Enter and analyze data for a systematic review using the Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan software , Identify and resolve questions and challenges encountered during the completion of a Cochrane systematic review.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. Research. Speaker Name: Shayesteh Jahanfar. Admission/Cost: $350. Event Contact Name: Shayesteh Jahanfar. Event Contact Email: shayesteh.jahanfar@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 13, 2025 – Saturday, November 15, 2025.
For more info visit tinyurl.com. Professional Development Workshop: Polishing Your 3MT Presentation
Prepping for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition? This workshop will help you strengthen your presentation skills ahead of the Graduate Student Council’s (GSC) 3MT Competition. You’ll gain tips on audience engagement, clear messaging, and confident performance. If you are unsure what 3MT is, this video explains it. Students may participate in the workshop whether you are participating in the GSC's 3MT or not. Register today! A light lunch will be served. The GSC's 3MT Competition will take place on November 21st from 4:30-7:30pm at 574 Boston Avenue, Room 401. Abstracts due November 14th. For more information, email gsc@tufts.edu.
Open to Public: No.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
In-person, lunch included.
[ENVS] From Magmas to Metals: The Geologic Origin of Lithium and Critical Minerals in New England
Critical minerals containing concentrations of lithium and rare earth elements are essential for the Green Energy Transition, and recently have become the subject of a lot of geopolitical news. In this lecture, Dr. Vantongeren will review what defines a “critical mineral” and what geologic processes concentrate them into extractable quantities. She will also discuss ongoing research in her group to characterize large deposits of lithium that were formed right here in New England during the uplift of the Appalachian Mountains and the opening of the Atlantic Ocean.
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iZKBJ35ZRBWu6REcROcQDw.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Digital Scholarship Conversations: Piloting AI-Assisted Captioning for Tufts Digital Library Collections
The Digital Scholarship Conversations series is a monthly brown bag 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.
Tisch Library’s Digital Initiatives department has been experimenting with workflows using OpenAI’s Whisper to create captions and transcripts for audio and video materials in Tufts Digital Library. While many A/V items have commercially prepared captions, many of our older items do not, making them less accessible. We will describe our methodology and the benefits and drawbacks to using Whisper, as well as ideas for future improvements.
Nicholas (Nick) Homenda is head of digital initiatives at Tisch Library, where he manages digitization and digital repository services. He formerly worked in librarian positions at Indiana University Bloomington and the University of South Carolina. In a prior career, Nick was an orchestral clarinetist.
Hayley Cur…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: This event will be held in the Austin Room (room 226) in Tisch Library on the main level (second floor) and online (register for link). Open to Public: No. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Humanities. Speaker Name: Nick Homenda and Haley Curtis. Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer. Event Contact Email: kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. ELEVATORs: Expanding Inclusive Learning and Development Session
Calling all Tufts community members! Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us for ELEVATORs.
ELEVATORs (part of the ELEVATE initiative) is a learning community that focuses on daily practices to create a culture of inclusion. Participants can earn a micro-credential badge from Tufts, Inclusion Skills for Institutional Change, following completion of at least eight sessions throughout the year. Otherwise, come for one, or stay for all!
Learn more about ELEVATE.
Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7-uuxWvYu3f0KTlIkzTMGX_-JaMfeYrfKid4XGiID1-oNnA/viewform?usp=dialog. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit diversity.tufts.edu. Learning by Doing: Experiential Learning in Large Lecture Courses
This Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) workshop will explore practical strategies for incorporating hands-on, authentic learning experiences into large lecture courses in ways that are both manageable and effective.
Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Education. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHcLRBjFl6qKRgPyNTF26kFxvNAq_0tavawFrlJX3JrUJXtw/viewform?usp=header. Event Contact Name: Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT). Event Contact Email: CELT@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-4000.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit provost.tufts.edu. Tufts in Talloires/Annecy Info Session
Spend a summer in France! Join us to learn more about the 2026 Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs at the Tufts European Center in Talloires, France. No French required.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Olin 106. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Subject: Education. Global Engagement. Event Contact Name: Kimberlee DeCrescenzo. Event Contact Email: kimberlee.decrescenzo@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. KBUG: FIRST Abroad
Are you first-generation and/or low-income and interested in study abroad opportunities? Join the FIRST Center and Tufts Global Education teams to learn more about studying abroad on financial aid! Dinner will be provided, so please register in advance for an accurate catering order.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Millmore Room 740P. Open to Public: No.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a groundbreaking musical that brings a fresh, electrifying twist to a classic story.
Inspired by a dramatic slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, this innovative electropop opera follows the young and passionate Natasha Rostova as she arrives in Moscow, eagerly awaiting her fiancé’s return from war. But when she falls for the charming and reckless Anatole, her world is turned upside down. Caught in the middle is Pierre, a family friend struggling with his own sense of purpose, who must step in to help Natasha recover from scandal.
With its bold storytelling and genre-defying music, Great Comet has captivated audiences from its early days in New York’s Ars Nova to celebrated runs off-Broadway and on Broadway.
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. Event Contact Name: John Stark. Event Contact Email: John.Stark@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
For more info visit www.tuftstdpstickets.com. Tufts in Talloires/Annecy Info Session
Spend a summer in France! Join us to learn more about the 2026 Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs at the Tufts European Center in Talloires, France. No French required.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Olin 106. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Subject: Education. Global Engagement. Event Contact Name: Kimberlee DeCrescenzo. Event Contact Email: kimberlee.decrescenzo@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Curious About UN Climate Negotiations? Get a Taste of COP30!
Ever wondered what it’s really like inside the UN Climate Change Conference (also known as COP)? This year’s summit is happening in Belém, Brazil—but you don’t need a passport to join the action! Come watch a live-streamed session straight from COP, and get a behind-the-scenes look at global climate negotiations. , Free lunch (because climate conversations are better with snacks). , Registration appreciated so we can make sure there’s enough food for everyone!
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Sophia Gordon 100. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Politics/Policy/Law. Sustainability/Climate. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFafVka4fsd-sFPDo-8PCexcRPBt9ff5bx4IgbwlgdfxDTGw/viewform?usp=header. Event Contact Name: Christine Hollenhorst. Event Contact Email: christine.hollenhorst@tufts.edu.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Fresco in Mexico - Tufts SMFA Summer Program
The vibrant city of Oaxaca, Mexico awaits you this summer! Join Tufts Global Education and SMFA Faculty to learn about SMFA 194 - Special Topics: Fresco in Mexico! Attend an information session to learn more about the program logistics, academic credit, and exciting content!
Program Dates: Mid-May- Mid/End June2026
Application Deadline: Dec 1
Eligibility: 2.75 GPA and Good Standing. Recommended for intermediate to advanced-level undergraduate and graduate SMFA students, but this course is open to Tufts undergraduate students from all schools and disciplines. No prior Spanish language background required. International travel to Mexico is a required component of this program.
Scholarships: Scholarships are limited and interested individuals are encouraged to meet with their financial aid counselor to explore access to any additional funding sources.
This course is 4 SHUs.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Dowling Hall 740P. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate).
Friday, November 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir
Join the 220-voice Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir as they present their fall concert under the direction of David Coleman.
Room: Cohen Auditorium. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 5:00 PM.
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a groundbreaking musical that brings a fresh, electrifying twist to a classic story.
Inspired by a dramatic slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, this innovative electropop opera follows the young and passionate Natasha Rostova as she arrives in Moscow, eagerly awaiting her fiancé’s return from war. But when she falls for the charming and reckless Anatole, her world is turned upside down. Caught in the middle is Pierre, a family friend struggling with his own sense of purpose, who must step in to help Natasha recover from scandal.
With its bold storytelling and genre-defying music, Great Comet has captivated audiences from its early days in New York’s Ars Nova to celebrated runs off-Broadway and on Broadway.
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. Event Contact Name: John Stark. Event Contact Email: John.Stark@tufts.edu.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
For more info visit www.tuftstdpstickets.com. Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a groundbreaking musical that brings a fresh, electrifying twist to a classic story.
Inspired by a dramatic slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, this innovative electropop opera follows the young and passionate Natasha Rostova as she arrives in Moscow, eagerly awaiting her fiancé’s return from war. But when she falls for the charming and reckless Anatole, her world is turned upside down. Caught in the middle is Pierre, a family friend struggling with his own sense of purpose, who must step in to help Natasha recover from scandal.
With its bold storytelling and genre-defying music, Great Comet has captivated audiences from its early days in New York’s Ars Nova to celebrated runs off-Broadway and on Broadway.
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. Event Contact Name: John Stark. Event Contact Email: John.Stark@tufts.edu.
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.tuftstdpstickets.com. Tufts Jazz Orchestra: Four On Six – A Tribute to Wes Montgomery
An evening celebrating the legendary guitarist Wes Montgomery’s groundbreaking work in jazz. Featuring big band arrangements of Montgomery’s classics as well as new interpretations that highlight his enduring influence on jazz and guitarists worldwide. Joel LaRue Smith, director.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a groundbreaking musical that brings a fresh, electrifying twist to a classic story.
Inspired by a dramatic slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, this innovative electropop opera follows the young and passionate Natasha Rostova as she arrives in Moscow, eagerly awaiting her fiancé’s return from war. But when she falls for the charming and reckless Anatole, her world is turned upside down. Caught in the middle is Pierre, a family friend struggling with his own sense of purpose, who must step in to help Natasha recover from scandal.
With its bold storytelling and genre-defying music, Great Comet has captivated audiences from its early days in New York’s Ars Nova to celebrated runs off-Broadway and on Broadway.
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. Event Contact Name: John Stark. Event Contact Email: John.Stark@tufts.edu.
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
For more info visit www.tuftstdpstickets.com. Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a groundbreaking musical that brings a fresh, electrifying twist to a classic story.
Inspired by a dramatic slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, this innovative electropop opera follows the young and passionate Natasha Rostova as she arrives in Moscow, eagerly awaiting her fiancé’s return from war. But when she falls for the charming and reckless Anatole, her world is turned upside down. Caught in the middle is Pierre, a family friend struggling with his own sense of purpose, who must step in to help Natasha recover from scandal.
With its bold storytelling and genre-defying music, Great Comet has captivated audiences from its early days in New York’s Ars Nova to celebrated runs off-Broadway and on Broadway.
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. Event Contact Name: John Stark. Event Contact Email: John.Stark@tufts.edu.
Sunday, November 16, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.tuftstdpstickets.com. Artist Tour of Beverly Semmes: Boulders / Flag / Flip / Kick
Join Tufts University Art Galleries to celebrate the closing of the exhibition Boulders / Flag / Flip / Kick with a tour with the artist, Beverly Semmes, in conversation with Jennie Jieun Lee, SMFA Professor of the Practice in Ceramics.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-tour-of-beverly-semmes-boulders-flag-flip-kick-tickets-1601871654239?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Sunday, November 16, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit artgalleries.tufts.edu. Sunday Concert Series: Tufts Chamber Orchestra
TCO performs Beethoven's 6th Symphony and Mendelssohn's Overture from A Midsummer Night's Dream under the direction of John Page.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Sunday, November 16, 2025, 3:00 PM.
Mexican Films in Spanish Movie #2: "Hijo de monarcas"
Mexican Films in Spanish, movie #2: Hijo de monarcas.
This is the second of a three movie series. The next one is on December 7.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 011. Wheelchair Accessible: No. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Film Screening. Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Global Engagement. Humanities. Event Contact Name: Magdalena Malinowska. Event Contact Email: magdalena.malinowska@tufts.edu.
Sunday, November 16, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM.
Granoff Music Center Colloquium: "100 Years Later, Ballet mécanique Becomes a Ballet" -Paul Lehrman (Tufts University)
One hundred years after its composition, the most outrageous piece of the early 20th century is danced to by the Ballett Zurich. A look at the many incarnations of George Antheil's Ballet mécanique for percussion ensemble, siren, bells, airplane propellers, and 16 player pianos.
Room: Varis Lecture Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, November 17, 2025, 12:00 PM.
Book Talk with Inna Leykin: Caring Like a State
Join us on November 17 for a conversation with Inna Leykin, discussing her new book, Caring Like a State: The Politics of Russia's Demographic Crisis.
The post-Soviet Russian state is haunted by the fear of not having enough people. Despite its well-publicized pronatalist campaigns, Russia’s declining birth rates and rising mortality rates since the 1990s cast doubt on the state's ability to care for its population effectively. In this ethnography, anthropologist Inna Leykin examines the post Soviet Russian state's efforts and failures in population care.
Inna Leykin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Political Science, and Communication at The Open University of Israel. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, she studies the cultures of intellectual expertise and policymaking, the cultural significance of statistical and demographic knowledge, postsocialist statecraft, and emerging practices of the self in contemporary Russia. She has recently embarked on new research focusing on the…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT) Conference Room. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Humanities. Politics/Policy/Law. Research. Speaker Name: Inna Leykin, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Political Science, and Communication at The Open University of Israel. RSVP Information: No RSVP required.
Monday, November 17, 2025, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. CPR/AED Training
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.
Campus: Grafton campus. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center. Event Contact Name: Vanak Huot. Event Contact Email: ready@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.myabsorb.com. Drop-In Journaling at Goddard Chapel
Journaling can be a rich spiritual practice but in our busy days, it can be hard to find time and space to sit down with pen and paper. This drop-in space offers just that—a judgement-free zone where you can drink tea, nibble a snack, and see where the pen takes you. Weekly prompts will be provided but feel free to use this time as you see fit. For students, faculty, and staff, starting September 9.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Event Subject: Religion/Spirituality. RSVP Information: Tufts University.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Solomont Speaker Series & Russell Lecture: Varun Soni
Register (In-Person Only), Join this year's joint Russell Lecture and Solomont Speaker Series event with Tufts alumnus, Varun Soni, A96! Soni is the Dean of Religious and Spiritual life at the University of Southern California, where he also served as the inaugural vice provost of campus wellness and crisis intervention. He is the first and only Hindu in American history to serve as the chief spiritual leader of a college or university. Dean Soni previously taught civil rights and constitutional law at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A prolific public speaker and scholar of religions, Dean Soni is a national interfaith leader and advocate for religious reconciliation.
Outside of his role as Dean, Soni serves as a senior advisor for Religion of Sports, a production company founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra, and he also advises the video game company Naughty Dog, where he contributed to the Uncharted and The Last of Us franchises. He's been a consultant for HBO, ESPN,…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: A reception in Eaton Hall 250 from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. will follow the public lecture. All are welcome. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Religion/Spirituality. Social Justice/Human Rights. RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9LyJehcVTgyOxSu. Admission/Cost: Free.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
For more info visit chaplaincy.tufts.edu. Tufts in Talloires/Annecy Info Session
Spend a summer in France! Join us to learn more about the 2026 Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs at the Tufts European Center in Talloires, France. No French required.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/96229275364?pwd=bYlRCPEs8kuOFqLKWhzovhFedxWDu9.1&from=addon. Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/96229275364?pwd=bYlRCPEs8kuOFqLKWhzovhFedxWDu9.1&from=addon. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Subject: Education. Global Engagement. Event Contact Name: Kimberlee DeCrescenzo. Event Contact Email: kimberlee.decrescenzo@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Early Music Ensemble: The Genius of Josquin
Gems from the early 16th century by Josquin de Prez for Renaissance consort: Violas da gamba, lute, harps, recorders, krummhorns, harpsichord, voices and chamber organ. With guest artist Dan Meyers, recorder and voice. Jane Hershey, viola da gamba and Director.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Sigd
Multifaith Observances
(Judaism) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Celebrated 50 days after Yom Kippur, especially in Ethiopian Jewish communities.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Thursday, November 20, 2025.
CPR/AED Training
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.
Campus: Boston SMFA campus. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center. Event Contact Name: Vanak Huot. Event Contact Email: ready@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.myabsorb.com. Global Mental Health in Humanitarian and Development Contexts
Mental health has emerged as a major global health issue in the 21st century. This presentation will describe the current global situation with respect to mental health needs and services with a focus on low-income countries. Discussion will include how descriptions of mental health vary across populations and cultures; the need not only to address mental health for its own sake but also its impact on the effectiveness of humanitarian and development programming generally; and consequently, the need to integrate mental health into these programs.Paul Bolton is a senior scientist in the Department of Mental Health and the Center for Humanitarian Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. For more than three decades, he has worked at the leading edge of the field of global mental health, focusing on program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. He has conducted research across several global settings including North America, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Central and…
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Hybrid: In-person (with food) in MedEd 216A (145 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111), and on Zoom. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Clinical Care. Health/Wellness. Speaker Name: Paul Bolton. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K2QBViRVTICuIac2fe2DNA#/registration. Event Contact Name: Kim Burke. Event Contact Email: Kimberly.Burke@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Fresco in Mexico - Tufts SMFA Summer Program
The vibrant city of Oaxaca, Mexico awaits you this summer! Join Tufts Global Education and SMFA Faculty to learn about SMFA 194 - Special Topics: Fresco in Mexico! Attend an information session to learn more about the program logistics, academic credit, and exciting content!
Program Dates: Mid-May- Mid/End June2026
Application Deadline: Dec 1
Eligibility: 2.75 GPA and Good Standing. Recommended for intermediate to advanced-level undergraduate and graduate SMFA students, but this course is open to Tufts undergraduate students from all schools and disciplines. No prior Spanish language background required. International travel to Mexico is a required component of this program.
Scholarships: Scholarships are limited and interested individuals are encouraged to meet with their financial aid counselor to explore access to any additional funding sources.
This course is 4 SHUs.
Location Details: via Zoom. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate).
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Seminar Series: Prof. Wengong Jin (Host: Prof. Xinqiang Ding)
Department of Chemistry - Fall 2025 Seminar Series
Title: "Accelerating Biomolecular Design with Generative AI".
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/95122761558?pwd=z1zOug26VWYiJxu5EIUKO4e57pu8w9.1. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room P-106. Open to Public: No. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Prof. Wengong Jin, Northeastern University. Event Contact Name: Marianne O'Connell. Event Contact Email: marianne.o_connell@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2649.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Politics and Culture from All Sides: Religion Remixed
Can religion be remixed?
Hosted by the newly established Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) at Tufts University, this weekly series explores politics and culture through three different formats: book conversations, timely current affairs discussions, and guest lectures by heterodox thinkers. 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: Tara Isabella Burton. Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World. New York, NY: PublicAffairs, 2020. (Required: Chapter 1; Optional: Chapter 8)
Discussant: Professor Ken Garden, Department of Religion.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Eaton 201. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Religion/Spirituality. Community Celebration. Politics/Policy/Law. RSVP Information: expandingviewpoints@tufts.edu. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Drop-in Research Consultations
Starting on October 1 and continuing every Wednesday through December 10, librarians at Tisch Library will be hosting weekly drop-in research consultations. You can stop by for research help, including but not limited to: Developing keywords and search strategies , Identifying and searching for sources , Evaluating information types , Planning and organizing your research, On the following dates, StAAR writing consultants will also be joining us to offer drop-in writing support: October 22 , November 12 , December 3, No appointment necessary! Stop by whenever you can.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: We will be located at tables in front of the leisure reading area just beyond the lobby on the main floor (second floor) of Tisch Library. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Research. Event Contact Name: User Experience and Student Success Department. Event Contact Email: tischuess@elist.tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit tischlibrary.tufts.edu. Tufts Chamber Music
Students present works for strings, winds, brass, and piano.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Cochrane Systematic Review Author Training
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to: Describe the steps required to critically appraise original research studies , Describe the process used to collect and extract data from reports of original studies , Work with cloud-based screening software Covidence , Describe the process of analyzing, presenting, and interpreting the results of meta-analyses , Enter and analyze data for a systematic review using the Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan software , Identify and resolve questions and challenges encountered during the completion of a Cochrane systematic review.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. Research. Speaker Name: Shayesteh Jahanfar. Admission/Cost: $350. Event Contact Name: Shayesteh Jahanfar. Event Contact Email: shayesteh.jahanfar@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 20, 2025 – Saturday, November 22, 2025.
For more info visit tinyurl.com. CPR/AED Training
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.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center. Event Contact Name: Vanak Huot. Event Contact Email: ready@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.myabsorb.com. [ENVS] How Much Sun is Enough? Renewable Electricity Strategies for Higher Ed—and The Science Behind Them
Tufts recently entered into an agreement with a solar farm in Texas, marking a significant step in the university’s path toward carbon neutrality. But what are the real climate and financial benefits of buying solar power from across the country—and how do we know? In this talk, sustainability director Tina Woolston and physics professor Roger Tobin explore the renewable electricity options available to universities, how energy markets and carbon accounting shape decision-making, and what the science behind solar energy generation reveals about where and how these projects deliver. Together, they’ll unpack the strategy, assumptions, and implications of Tufts’ solar farm agreement—and what it means for institutions striving to meet climate goals.
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TDRKbAFNQsCNzWLS9Em9hA.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. ELEVATORs: Enhancing Representative and Informed Thought Partnership Session
Calling all Tufts community members! Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us for ELEVATORs.
ELEVATORs (part of the ELEVATE initiative) is a learning community that focuses on daily practices to create a culture of inclusion. Participants can earn a micro-credential badge from Tufts, Inclusion Skills for Institutional Change, following completion of at least eight sessions throughout the year. Otherwise, come for one, or stay for all!
Learn more about ELEVATE.
Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7-uuxWvYu3f0KTlIkzTMGX_-JaMfeYrfKid4XGiID1-oNnA/viewform?usp=dialog. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit diversity.tufts.edu. From Particle Physics to Innovative Imaging Scanners: Lecture with Fulbright Scholar José María Benlloch
Fulbright scholar José María Benlloch will summarize the new technologies in diagnostic imaging that are being developed by the lecturer and his group. The new techniques tend to democratize the use of medical imaging and therapy so that they can be extended to the entire world population, in line with the objectives of the World Health Organization. Low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), together with post-processing methods based on non-generative artificial intelligence (AI), is making it possible to obtain quality images of the human body using portable equipment with permanent magnets. Such scanners can be used for the diagnosis and screening of numerous diseases at a significantly lower cost than conventional high-field equipment. The advent of new drugs against Alzheimer's might trigger the development of brain positron emission tomography (PET) dedicated equipment for diagnosing and monitoring the disease. Whole-body PET needs to reduce its costs substantially to be used universally. However,…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 574 Boston Ave. room 402. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Engineering/Technology. Speaker Name: José María Benlloch. Event Contact Name: Christine Hollenhorst. Event Contact Email: christine.hollenhorst@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Roundtable Discussion for Faculty Researching and/or Teaching Topics Related to Inclusive Excellence, Accessibility, and/or Climate/Environmental Justice Content
The goal of these monthly roundtable discussions is to build a supportive community where faculty can discuss timely issues and strategies. This conversation is being convened by the Office of the Vice Provosts for Institutional Inclusive Excellence, Faculty, Education, and Research, and the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching.
Online Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaJ99sGslxTAATnluH1Bj403BADIboky-3Az86pL0esXx9Ig/viewform?usp=dialog. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Exhibit Opening: Children Draw War, Not Flowers
Children Draw War, Not Flowers is a traveling exhibit of drawings that will be on view at Tisch Library in mid-November through late January. A selection of drawings is featured from over 450 artworks created by Ukrainian children from Cherkasy city and region as well as by children from internally displaced families who found temporary homes in Cherkasy region, Ukraine. The art was created in the Fall of 2022, during the ongoing Russo-Ukraine War that began in February 2022. The Cherkasy Regional Universal Scientific Library held a drawing competition in 40 public regional libraries, where more than 220,000 displaced people resided at that moment.
An exhibit overview and brief remarks will be given including from guest Ulia Gosart of San Jose State University. A short film by Volodymyr Sydko will be screened in Tisch Library room 304 during the exhibit opening.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Lower Atrium. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Exhibition. Event Subject: Arts. Humanities. Social Justice/Human Rights. RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15522458. Event Contact Name: Anna Kijas. Event Contact Email: anna.kijas@tufts.edu.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
For more info visit tischlibrary.tufts.edu. New Music Ensemble: Mozart
NME uses the works of Mozart as a springboard for its avant garde programming in music by Arvo Pärt, Peter Ablinger, Kamran Ince, and Pamela Z. Donald Berman, director.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 8:00 PM.
CPR/AED Training
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.
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center. Event Contact Name: Vanak Huot. Event Contact Email: ready@tufts.edu.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.myabsorb.com. Tufts Composers: New at Noon #2
Afghan Memory Leaves: Sounding With Sola. Afghan author and performer Sola Mahfouz joins Tufts Composers as Distler Hall turns into an imaginary radio studio for an exploration of Sola's quantum literary, educational, and artistic leaps from Kandahar to Caltech to New England. Featuring music by Liam Arnold, Julia Cavallaro, Griffen Collins, Hudson Fagan, John McDonald, Chloe Nemes, and more. With guest composers and performers Dexter Eames, clarinet; Yasaman Ghodsi, composer and setar; Qudrat Wasefi, composer and trumpet; and dancers TBA.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 12:00 PM.
FMS Alumni Industry Talk with Georgia Ranes, Netflix
About the event
Join us for an industry lunch talk with alum Georgia Raines. moderated by FMS Professor of the Practice Don Schechter.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED. About the Speaker
Georgia Ranes is a manager on the Original Series Production Management Drama team at Netflix and is currently working on THE LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE reboot as well as THE AGE OF INNOCENCE limited series. She's also worked on a number of titles including HIS & HERS, SIRENS, UNTAMED, THE LINCOLN LAWYER, THE RECRUIT, RESIDENT EVIL: VENUS FLYTRAP. and KEEP BREATHING to name a few. Prior to Netflix, she worked for 3 years at Annapurna Television as the company was expanding into TV. There, she helped build out the studio policies, workflows, and business practices and worked on a number of productions including MONSTERLAND and PAM & TOMMY. Prior to Annapurna she worked at HBO on titles including WESTWORLD, GIRLS, THE LEFTOVERS, LOOKING, and REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER. She has a passion for international production, innovative…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 204 (FMS Film Studio). Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends. Students (Undergraduate). Faculty. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Career Development. Arts. Speaker Name: Georgia Raines. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5pyBuuycKdfJeDqMGt21jtEIP7-lal-zFtBdA9LQfDSl6rw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=101362957801885703527. Admission/Cost: Free. Event Contact Name: Gina O'Connor. Event Contact Email: gina.o_connor@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176273574.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Games and Canes
Come join Project SHARE for an evening of pickleball, music, and food to fundraise for The Family Van Mobile Health Clinic!
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tennis courts in the Gantcher Center. Wheelchair Accessible: No. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Health/Wellness. Admission/Cost: $5. Event Contact Name: Sydney Barr. Event Contact Email: Sydney.Barr@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 425-270-9802.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit www.canva.com. Tufts Youth Philharmonic: Spark, Rhapsody, Rapture
TYP presents Rossini's Overture to La Gazza Ladra, Coleridge-Taylor's Bamboula and Schumann's Symphony No. 4 under guest director Timur Rubinshteyn.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 6:30 PM.
Fall 2025 Dance Concert
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
Dance at Tufts University is a well-established and vibrant part of academic, cultural, and community life on campus. At every level of study, dance offers Tufts students an essential source of physical, creative, and aesthetic engagement within a fully integrated academic vision for the arts, education, and enhanced cultural understanding.
Room: Dance Lab. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. Event Contact Name: John Stark. Event Contact Email: John.Stark@tufts.edu.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit www.tuftstdpstickets.com. Fall 2025 Dance Concert
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
Dance at Tufts University is a well-established and vibrant part of academic, cultural, and community life on campus. At every level of study, dance offers Tufts students an essential source of physical, creative, and aesthetic engagement within a fully integrated academic vision for the arts, education, and enhanced cultural understanding.
Room: Dance Lab. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance. Event Contact Name: John Stark. Event Contact Email: John.Stark@tufts.edu.
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit www.tuftstdpstickets.com. Sunday Concert Series: Tufts Flute Ensemble
The Flute Ensemble presents 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.
Sunday, November 23, 2025, 3:00 PM.
Small Jazz Ensemble Concert
Paul Ahlstrand and Nando Michelin ensembles.
Room: Fisher Performance Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Sunday, November 23, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Day of the Covenant
Multifaith Observances
(Baha'i) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Celebrates the anniversary of the appointment of 'Abdu'l-Baha, the son of Baha'u'llah, as the Center of the Covenant.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Monday, November 24, 2025 – Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
Multifaith Observances
(Sikhism) This day commemorates the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (1621-1675), the ninth of the Ten Sikh Gurus. He is remembered not only for his defense of the Sikh faith, but also of Hinduism and of religious liberty.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Monday, November 24, 2025.
Drop-In Journaling at Goddard Chapel
Journaling can be a rich spiritual practice but in our busy days, it can be hard to find time and space to sit down with pen and paper. This drop-in space offers just that—a judgement-free zone where you can drink tea, nibble a snack, and see where the pen takes you. Weekly prompts will be provided but feel free to use this time as you see fit. For students, faculty, and staff, starting September 9.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Event Subject: Religion/Spirituality. RSVP Information: Tufts University.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha
Multifaith Observances
(Baha'i) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Commemorates 'Abdu'l-Baha's death.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 – Thursday, November 27, 2025.
Drop-in Research Consultations
Starting on October 1 and continuing every Wednesday through December 10, librarians at Tisch Library will be hosting weekly drop-in research consultations. You can stop by for research help, including but not limited to: Developing keywords and search strategies , Identifying and searching for sources , Evaluating information types , Planning and organizing your research, On the following dates, StAAR writing consultants will also be joining us to offer drop-in writing support: October 22 , November 12 , December 3, No appointment necessary! Stop by whenever you can.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: We will be located at tables in front of the leisure reading area just beyond the lobby on the main floor (second floor) of Tisch Library. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Research. Event Contact Name: User Experience and Student Success Department. Event Contact Email: tischuess@elist.tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit tischlibrary.tufts.edu. Thanksgiving Day
University Holidays
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Event Type: University Holiday.
Thursday, November 27, 2025.
Day after Thanksgiving
University Holidays
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Event Type: University Holiday.
Friday, November 28, 2025.
Advent
Multifaith Observances
(Christianity-Catholic and Protestant) Period of four weeks in which Christians prepare for Christmas and meditate on the end of all time. In Western churches, the first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of the Christian liturgical year.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, November 30, 2025 – Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
#TuftsGivingTuesday
#TuftsGivingTuesday is on December 2! It’s Tufts’ biggest day of giving and impact of the year filled with matches and challenges to help students thrive in and out of the classroom. Make a gift, sign up to be an advocate, and share on socials with your circle.
Online Location Details: https://give.tufts.edu/tuftsgivingtuesday/?a=11071000. Open to Public: Yes.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
For more info visit give.tufts.edu. CPR/AED Training
The Office of Emergency Management is offering free Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) / Automated External Defibrillators (AED) training 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.
To sign up, visit Tufts Learning Center and search "CPR/AED.".
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Staff. Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Health/Wellness. RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center. Event Contact Email: ready@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit emergency.tufts.edu. Drop-In Journaling at Goddard Chapel
Journaling can be a rich spiritual practice but in our busy days, it can be hard to find time and space to sit down with pen and paper. This drop-in space offers just that—a judgement-free zone where you can drink tea, nibble a snack, and see where the pen takes you. Weekly prompts will be provided but feel free to use this time as you see fit. For students, faculty, and staff, starting September 9.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Event Subject: Religion/Spirituality. RSVP Information: Tufts University.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Charles Francis Adams Lecture: David Turk
Dave Turk has served as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy from March 2021 to January 2025. As Deputy Secretary, Turk served as the number two official and Chief Operating Officer of a $50 billion per year organization focused on all things energy, basic science, and nuclear security. Turk has taken a leading role in implementing President Biden’s historic clean energy legislation, including coordinating with the White House, interagency partners, companies, investors, NGOs, and other key stakeholders. With Secretary Granholm, he has orchestrated a major reorganization of the Department to create and staff new offices to demonstrate and deploy clean energy technologies. Turk has also focused on early-stage innovation, including the launch of a series of Energy Earthshots. Turk led U.S. delegations to various G7, G20, IEA, IAEA, and climate conferences, and coordinated bilaterally with dozens of countries in the Western Hemisphere, Africa, Asia, Europe, and from around the world.
Prior to his n…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Cabot 7th Floor. Open to Public: Yes.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit forms.monday.com. Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America
Register (In-Person Only)
How have centuries-old regional differences brought American democracy to the brink of collapse? In his new book Nations Apart, author and Tufts alumnus Colin Woodard shows how colonial era settlement patterns and the cultural geography they left behind are at the root of our political polarization, economic inequality, public health crises, and democratic collapse. Join a conversation with Woodard as he shares groundbreaking original data and historical insights to help us understand why Americans are so divided on many hot button issues, how geographic fissures have been exploited, and how we might bridge the rifts that divide us.
Registration required. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome. This event is cosponsored by the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education at Tufts. Colin Woodard, A91, a New York Times bestselling author, historian and award-winning journalist, is director of Nationhood Lab Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 260, Eaton Hall. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Politics/Policy/Law. Public Service/Government. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nations-apart-how-clashing-regional-cultures-shattered-america-tickets-1708555217649?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl. Admission/Cost: Free.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Spiritual Diasporas: A Performance Ceremony + Symposium
Spiritual Diasporas: A Performance Ceremony + Symposium is a series of week-long embodied gatherings that draw on performance ritual and spiritual ceremony to cultivate care, agency, and worldbuilding through which we experience wholeness. How might we tend to the spirits of this land and of our kin through ceremony? How do we invoke and reckon with entangled colonial histories and their continuations through communal stories, songs, and rituals?
By framing these gatherings as “spiritual diasporas,” we gesture towards the fragmentations and frictions across multiple experiences of migration, not as lack but as a productive portal for creation. By activating the body as an instrument to reclaim and reconnect with spirituality, we cultivate life-affirming power to come together to be in embodied presence with one another and our ancestors. These intimate gatherings include artist workshops, performance ceremony, devised performance workshop, talking circle, and dance party across Wednesday December 3 through…
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
Tufts Composers: New Sounds Now #2
Caught in the Act of Breathing. Tufts Composers explore writing for wind instruments--specifically the trombone--and what breath means for musical shape and pace. Featuring works by Michael Batkin, Jeannette Chechile, John McDonald, Sarah Moeller, Roxanne Oh, Jimmy Wang, guest composer David Yudis, and others. With guest soloists Mikayla Frank-Martin, trombone and Yuseok Seol, piano.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 11:00 AM.
Tufts in Talloires/Annecy Scholarship Info Session
Join us to learn more about scholarship opportunities directly from the Tufts European Center and from external sources.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Austin Room. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Education. Event Contact Name: Kimberlee DeCrescenzo. Event Contact Email: kimberlee.decrescenzo@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Seminar Series: Prof. Chuck Henry (Host: Prof. Charlie Mace)
Department of Chemistry - Fall 2025 Seminar Series
Title: TBA.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/95122761558?pwd=z1zOug26VWYiJxu5EIUKO4e57pu8w9.1. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room P-106. Open to Public: No. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Speaker Name: Prof. Chuck Henry, Colorado State University. Event Contact Name: Marianne O'Connell. Event Contact Email: marianne.o_connell@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2649.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Politics and Culture from All Sides: The Politics of Sex
How does politics shape sex and desire?
Hosted by the newly established Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) at Tufts University, this weekly series explores politics and culture through three different formats: book conversations, timely current affairs discussions, and guest lectures by heterodox thinkers. 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: Amia Srinivasan. The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century. New York, NY: Picador Paper, 2022.
Discussant: Professor Nancy Bauer, Department of Philosophy.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Eaton 201. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Politics/Policy/Law. Social Justice/Human Rights. Humanities. RSVP Information: expandingviewpoints@tufts.edu. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Drop-in Research Consultations
Starting on October 1 and continuing every Wednesday through December 10, librarians at Tisch Library will be hosting weekly drop-in research consultations. You can stop by for research help, including but not limited to: Developing keywords and search strategies , Identifying and searching for sources , Evaluating information types , Planning and organizing your research, On the following dates, StAAR writing consultants will also be joining us to offer drop-in writing support: October 22 , November 12 , December 3, No appointment necessary! Stop by whenever you can.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: We will be located at tables in front of the leisure reading area just beyond the lobby on the main floor (second floor) of Tisch Library. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Research. Event Contact Name: User Experience and Student Success Department. Event Contact Email: tischuess@elist.tufts.edu.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit tischlibrary.tufts.edu. [ENVS] In Thoreau's Time: Temporal Imagination as Collective Resource
This lecture explores Henry David Thoreau’s engagement with time as an environmental, personal, and political dimension of experience. While Thoreau is often celebrated for his environmental imagination, this talk focuses on his temporal imagination—his effort to resist the thin, linear time of industrial capitalism and reclaim a richer, cyclical sense of duration rooted in the natural world. At the heart of this inquiry is Thoreau’s late-life project, the Kalendar, a series of charts tracking seasonal phenomena across years, designed to reveal patterns of recurrence and change in the more-than-human world. The speaker argues that Thoreau’s attention to time and seasonality offers a powerful model for rethinking our relationship to the worlds we occupy and create.
Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ejDLULjYTF2Tbd0o-9Jutg.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. ELEVATORs: Elevating Best Practices for a Collaborative and Innovative Workplace Session
Calling all Tufts community members! Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us for ELEVATORs.
ELEVATORs (part of the ELEVATE initiative) is a learning community that focuses on daily practices to create a culture of inclusion. Participants can earn a micro-credential badge from Tufts, Inclusion Skills for Institutional Change, following completion of at least eight sessions throughout the year. Otherwise, come for one, or stay for all!
Learn more about ELEVATE.
Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7-uuxWvYu3f0KTlIkzTMGX_-JaMfeYrfKid4XGiID1-oNnA/viewform?usp=dialog. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit diversity.tufts.edu. Tufts in Talloires/Annecy Virtual Scholarship Info Session
Join us on Zoom to learn more about scholarship opportunities directly from the Tufts European Center and from external sources.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/98588259736?pwd=eyVDk8l4rQGcpRZopWf3ZPsoiE4I9M.1&from=addon. Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/98588259736?pwd=eyVDk8l4rQGcpRZopWf3ZPsoiE4I9M.1&from=addon. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Event Subject: Global Engagement. Education. Event Contact Name: Kim DeCrescenzo. Event Contact Email: kimberlee.decrescenzo@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3290.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Spiritual Diaspora Performance Ceremony
Featuring solo and collaborative performances from Artists in Residence Dohee Lee and mica rose.
6pm pre-show community installation
6:30pm doors open
7pm performance begins
8:30pm post-performance conversation
“Ritual on the Road”
Dohee Lee
Chilseong Saenamgut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness is a performance ritual inspired by the sacred rituals originating in the artist’s hometown of Jeju Island, Korea. The ceremony, which features Lee performing along with three musicians, and a ritual altar, continues the exploration of ritual performances she began in 2004 PURI Art.
“My motivation for creating rituals is to address needs...community needs, nature needs, ancestors needs and our own needs for healing and reconciliation,” said Lee. “I want to call upon this ritual to name the sicknesses which are challenging our community, our country and our world. This ritual is a way to use the body, mind and spirit to encounter and heal and transform.”
This ritual allows participants to identify and confront…
Room: Balch Arena Theater. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Subject: Theater/Dance.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Opera Ensemble
From Handel to Hamlisch. The Tufts Opera Ensemble, directed by Carol Mastrodomenico and Thomas Stumpf, presents scenes of love and laughter from the worlds of opera, operetta, and musical theater.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Kiniwe
Attah Poku leads Kiniwe in a performance of music and dance from Ghana featuring Mohammed Alidu, Agbekor Drum and Dance Society, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute African Drumming Ensemble.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Winter Holiday Market
Come to the Winter Holiday Market for arts, crafts, and music! There will be 20+ vendors, and all are invited.
Location Details: Breed Memorial Hall
51 Winthrop St. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Subject: Arts. RSVP Information: rita.o.dioguardi@gmail.com. Event Contact Name: Sarah Beardslee. Event Contact Email: info@beadsbybeardslee.com. Event Contact Phone: 781-393-5663.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Family and Children's Concert: Wind Ensemble
Wind Ensemble. TUWE performs a concert for children and families. Ray Daniels, director.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 1:00 PM.
Tufts Symphony Orchestra
TSO performs César Franck's Symphony in D Minor and William Grant Still's Poem for Orchestra under the direction of John Page.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 7:00 PM.
Sunday Concert Series: Uyon-Uyon Mat-Matan
Uyon-Uyon Mat-Matan. 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.
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 3:00 PM.
Mexican Films in Spanish Movie #3: "Crimen de; padro amaro"
Mexican Films in Spanish, movie #3: Crimen de; padro amaro.
This is the third of three movie series events.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 011. Wheelchair Accessible: No. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Film Screening. Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Global Engagement. Humanities. Event Contact Name: Magdalena Malinowska. Event Contact Email: magdalena.malinowska@tufts.edu.
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Bodhi Day
Multifaith Observances
(Buddhism) Day of commemoration for the Buddha having achieved enlightenment.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Monday, December 8, 2025.
Immaculate Conception
Multifaith Observances
(Christianity-Catholic) A feast day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was born without sin.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Monday, December 8, 2025.
Granoff Music Center Colloquium: Dana Westover (WUMB Radio)
Dana Westover presents a colloquium in the Varis Lecture Hall.
Room: Varis Lecture Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Monday, December 8, 2025, 12:00 PM.
Tufts Table
Tufts Table is a community dinner that is free and open to students, faculty, and staff from across all four campuses (Boston, Grafton, Medford/Somerville, and SMFA). Sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence in collaboration with faculty, staff, and student leaders across our four campuses, Tufts Table provides community members, who might not otherwise cross paths, with the opportunity to make connections and share perspectives on a variety of subjects impacting our community. These subjects include: exploring our intersectional identities, finding a sense of belonging at Tufts, and creating a more inclusive community.
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Medical Education Building, room 114
145 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA, 02155. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Event Subject: Community Celebration. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence.
Monday, December 8, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Tufts Arab Music Ensemble
Tufts Arab Music Ensemble performs a selection of instrumental and vocal music that represents a wide range of genres within the Arab world. Tareq Rantisi, director.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Monday, December 8, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Drop-In Journaling at Goddard Chapel
Journaling can be a rich spiritual practice but in our busy days, it can be hard to find time and space to sit down with pen and paper. This drop-in space offers just that—a judgement-free zone where you can drink tea, nibble a snack, and see where the pen takes you. Weekly prompts will be provided but feel free to use this time as you see fit. For students, faculty, and staff, starting September 9.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Event Subject: Religion/Spirituality. RSVP Information: Tufts University.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Student Recital: Luke Tsuchiya
Tufts student Luke Tsuchiya performs a recital in Distler Hall.
Room: Distler Performance Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Seminar Series: Prof. Sara Buhrlage (Host: Prof. Joshua Kritzer)
Department of Chemistry - Fall 2025 Seminar Series
Title: TBA.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/95122761558?pwd=z1zOug26VWYiJxu5EIUKO4e57pu8w9.1. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room P-106. Open to Public: No. Speaker Name: Prof. Sara Buhrlage, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Event Contact Name: Marianne O'Connell. Event Contact Email: marianne.o_connell@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2649.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Politics and Culture from All Sides: Current Affairs Discussion
What recent events most challenge our thinking about politics and culture?
Hosted by the newly established Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) at Tufts University, this weekly series explores politics and culture through three different formats: book conversations, timely current affairs discussions, and guest lectures by heterodox thinkers. 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.
Discussant: Professor Eitan Hersh, Department of Political Science.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Eaton 201. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar. Event Subject: Politics/Policy/Law. International Affairs. Elections. Public Service/Government. RSVP Information: expandingviewpoints@tufts.edu. Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky. Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit cevihe.org. Drop-in Research Consultations
Starting on October 1 and continuing every Wednesday through December 10, librarians at Tisch Library will be hosting weekly drop-in research consultations. You can stop by for research help, including but not limited to: Developing keywords and search strategies , Identifying and searching for sources , Evaluating information types , Planning and organizing your research, On the following dates, StAAR writing consultants will also be joining us to offer drop-in writing support: October 22 , November 12 , December 3, No appointment necessary! Stop by whenever you can.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: We will be located at tables in front of the leisure reading area just beyond the lobby on the main floor (second floor) of Tisch Library. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Training/Workshop. Event Subject: Research. Event Contact Name: User Experience and Student Success Department. Event Contact Email: tischuess@elist.tufts.edu.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit tischlibrary.tufts.edu. Jumbo Knish Factory
The Tufts Klezmer Ensemble performs under director Michael McLaughlin.
Room: Fisher Performance Room. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Multifaith Observances
(Christianity-Catholic) Lady of Guadalupe Day commemorates the appearance of the Virgin Mary, Mexico’s patron saint, in Mexico City on December 12, 1531.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, December 12, 2025.
Hanukkah
Multifaith Observances
(Judaism) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. The Feast of Lights (Feast of Dedication) is celebrated for eight days to commemorate the rededication of the Temple following the Jews' victory over occupying forces in 165 BCE, which re-established for a time their religious and political freedom.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, December 14, 2025 – Monday, December 22, 2025.
Roundtable Discussion for Faculty Researching and/or Teaching Topics Related to Inclusive Excellence, Accessibility, and/or Climate/Environmental Justice Content
The goal of these monthly roundtable discussions is to build a supportive community where faculty can discuss timely issues and strategies. This conversation is being convened by the Office of the Vice Provosts for Institutional Inclusive Excellence, Faculty, Education, and Research, and the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching.
Online Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaJ99sGslxTAATnluH1Bj403BADIboky-3Az86pL0esXx9Ig/viewform?usp=dialog. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Last Day of Predoctoral Clinical Operations
Event Type: Deadline/Reminder.
Friday, December 19, 2025.
Yule
Multifaith Observances
(Wicca/Paganism) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Winter Solstice, celebrating the longest night and the blessings of darkness as well as the rebirth of the sun god.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, December 21, 2025.
Christmas Eve
University Holidays
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Event Type: University Holiday.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
Christmas
Multifaith Observances
(Christianity-Catholic and Protestant) Celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, December 25, 2025.
Feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ
Multifaith Observances
(Christianity-Orthodox) Celebrates the anniversary of the birth (nativity) of Jesus. December 25 is the date of this observance for Roman Catholic, Protestant, and many Orthodox Christian churches. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, December 25, 2025.
Christmas Day
University Holidays
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Event Type: University Holiday.
Thursday, December 25, 2025.
Death of Prophet Zarathustra
Multifaith Observances
(Zoroastrianism) The anniversary of the death of the founder of the Zoroastrian faith.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, December 26, 2025.
Winter Break Day
University Holidays
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Event Type: University Holiday.
Friday, December 26, 2025.
Winter Break Day
University Holidays
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Event Type: University Holiday.
Monday, December 29, 2025.
Fast of Tevet
Multifaith Observances
(Judaism) Begins at dawn. A minor Jewish fast from sunup to nightfall.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
President’s Bonus Day
University Holidays
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Event Type: University Holiday.
Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
Ghambar Maidyarem
Multifaith Observances
(Zoroastrianism) Celebrates the creation of animals. Zoroastrians are encouraged to remember their practice of the equitable sharing of food during this observance.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 – Sunday, January 4, 2026.
President’s Bonus Day
University Holidays
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Event Type: University Holiday.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
Solemnity of Mary
Multifaith Observances
(Christianity-Catholic) The Solemnity of Mary is a feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, January 1, 2026.
New Year’s Day
University Holidays
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Event Type: University Holiday.
Thursday, January 1, 2026.
Mahayana New Year
Multifaith Observances
(Buddhism) Mahayana Buddhist new year, the first full moon in January.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Saturday, January 3, 2026.
Epiphany
Multifaith Observances
(Christianity-Catholic and Protestant) Signifying the end of the 12 days of Christmas, Epiphany celebrates the visit of the Three Kings to the infant Jesus as the occasion of the manifestation of the Christ to the gentiles. The day is especially important in Latino/a cultures and in Orthodox churches. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
Theophany
Multifaith Observances
(Christianity-Orthodox) Commemorates the baptism of Jesus and the manifestation of the Trinity. The day is especially important in Latino/a cultures and in Orthodox churches. The Armenian Orthodox Church celebrates the nativity and theophany together. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
Christmas (Orthodox)
Multifaith Observances
(Christianity-Orthodox) Celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
Laylat al-Isra'wa al-Mi'raj (Mi'raj al-Nabiy)
Multifaith Observances
(Islam) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Commemorates the ascension (al-Mi'raj) of the Prophet to heaven following his night journey (al Isra') from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascent to heaven and return the same night.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, January 15, 2026 – Friday, January 16, 2026.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
University Holidays
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Event Type: University Holiday.
Monday, January 19, 2026.
Birthday of Guru Gobind Sing Ji
Multifaith Observances
(Sikhism) Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666-1708), the 10th and final Sikh master, created the Khalsa, the "Brotherhood of the Pure," and declared the Scriptures, the Adi 'Granth, to be the Sikh's Guru from that time on.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration
Join us for the 2026 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Boston SMFA campus. Grafton campus. Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes.
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit chaplaincy.tufts.edu. Vasant Panchami (Sri Pancami)
Multifaith Observances
(Hinduism) One of many festivals to honor the advent of spring, this day is celebrated particularly in North India, where it is associated with Saraswati, the goddess of learning; however, it also retains connection with the goddess Lakshmi.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, January 23, 2026.
ELEVATORs: Cultivating a Culture of Care and Belonging Session
Calling all Tufts community members! Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us for ELEVATORs.
ELEVATORs (part of the ELEVATE initiative) is a learning community that focuses on daily practices to create a culture of inclusion. Participants can earn a micro-credential badge from Tufts, Inclusion Skills for Institutional Change, following completion of at least eight sessions throughout the year. Otherwise, come for one, or stay for all!
Learn more about ELEVATE.
Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience: Faculty. Interns and Residents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7-uuxWvYu3f0KTlIkzTMGX_-JaMfeYrfKid4XGiID1-oNnA/viewform?usp=dialog. Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu.
Thursday, January 29, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit diversity.tufts.edu. Sadeh
Multifaith Observances
(Zoroastrianism) Every year, thousands of Zoroastrians in Iran and other countries celebrate the religious feast of Jashn-e Sadeh by burning firewood in an open space to signify the coming of spring and as a symbolic token of the eternal fight with mischief.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, January 30, 2026.
Urgent, Predoc, and Perio Clinics closed for PM sessions
Event Type: Deadline/Reminder.
Friday, January 30, 2026.
Imbolc
Multifaith Observances
(Wicca/Paganism) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. The first fertility festival, celebrating the approach of spring and the growth of light in the darkness.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Tu B'Shevat
Multifaith Observances
(Judaism) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Literally meaning "New Year of the Trees," it is an agricultural new year.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, February 1, 2026 – Monday, February 2, 2026.
Laylat al-Bara'ah
Multifaith Observances
(Islam) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Night of Repentance; on this night, God approaches the Earth to call humanity and to grant forgiveness of sins. Observed on the 14th day of the lunar month of Sha'ban.
Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Monday, February 2, 2026 – Tuesday, February 3, 2026.