Tag: Tufts University

African-American

Tufts University Takes Steps, Pledges $25 Million, to Become Anti-racist

Tufts University is pledging $25 million over five years to become an anti-racist institution, Boston.com reported. Over seven months, Tufts reviewed five areas – campus safety and policing, public art, an institutional audit and targeted action, compositional diversity and equity and inclusion – resulting in more than 180 recommendations. Tufts President Dr. Tony Monaco said […]

March 16, 2021

HBCUs

Gen Z is Using Their Voice and Their Vote for Change, But Are We Listening?

On November 5th, the country saw the highest voter turnout in over a century, leading to the election of the first Black women Vice President in the history of the United States, who is also a HBCU graduate. Additionally, another historic unspoken milestone was reached, according to a recent Tufts University study. Fifty-three percent of young people showed up to the polls, which was the largest youth voter turnout in decades. Some may ask, why?

December 2, 2020

COVID-19

Tufts University Leads $100 Million Research Program on Zoonotic Viral Diseases

Tufts University will lead a $100 million program to research and address zoonotic viral diseases that can “spill over” from animals to humans – such as SARS-CoV-2 – Tufts Now reported. The goal of the program is to reduce risk of infection and spread. The five-year program, Strategies to Prevent Spillover (STOP Spillover), will involve […]

October 1, 2020

Opinion

Disruption and Digital Generational Literacy: Are You Ready?

Recently, I gave the Keynote Address at the Her Future Global Summit with some of the most influential leaders from across the globe. One of the major questions addressed was, “How do we understand digital inclusion across generations and leverage multigenerational inputs in the COVID-19 era?”

April 24, 2020

Tenure

Professors Sue Tufts University Over Required Fundraising

Eight professors at Tufts Medical School – who research cancer, addiction, autism and other topics – are suing the university, claiming the school is violating their tenure contracts, The Boston Globe reported. They’re alleging that since 2017, the school has required them to bring in large outside grants, making up at least 40 percent of […]

December 12, 2019

STEM

Tufts University Names Dr. Ellise LaMotte Director of the Center for STEM Diversity

Tufts University has named Dr. Ellise LaMotte as the new director of the Center for STEM diversity. Prior to her new role, LaMotte was the director of academic services at Olin College of Engineering and, before that, served in several leadership roles at Babson College. LaMotte earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology and […]

February 26, 2019

African-American

Colleges and Universities Commemorate King Holiday

From coast to coast, institutions of higher education are presenting events to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights legend Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 17, 2019

Latest News

Bacow Named 29th President of Harvard

Harvard University has tapped Dr Lawrence S. Bacow — the son of two European refugees and a seasoned higher education administrator — to serve as its 29th president.

February 12, 2018

Students

Tufts University President: Panel to Assess Greek System, Student Life

MEDFORD, Mass. — The president of Tufts University says a special committee will assess the culture of undergraduate life at the Massachusetts school, with a focus on the Greek system. The Boston Globe reports President Anthony Monaco said last week in a letter to the Medford school community that the panel he appointed will also […]

December 26, 2016

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Tufts University Students Stage Hunger Strike

Five Tufts University students have launched a hunger strike to protest a decision to layoff more than two dozen janitors by early next month.

May 4, 2015