Assistance for Tulane students

Note: Tufts has welcomed its guest students from Tulane University. The undergraduate admissions process has concluded.

September 2, 2005

Dear Members of the Tufts community:

Our attention continues to be focused on those who have suffered the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. The people of the Gulf South face a truly horrifying situation at this time, and our hearts go out to them. I hope that Tufts students, faculty and staff will engage in a number of activities related to relief, especially after officials gain better control of the area and it is clear how our community can be of assistance. I challenge each of you to think about how you can make a difference. One measure of the justness of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. Those suffering at the hands of Katrina are in dire need. We all must help.

More immediately, we are making plans to welcome undergraduates from Tulane University to Tufts, as guest students for the fall semester 2005. Details of the plan are still being confirmed, but we have created a process that will enable Tulane students to begin or continue their undergraduate work here for a semester.

We recognize Tulane University as a sister institution that is academically similar to Tufts. The American Council on Education is encouraging institutions throughout the nation to pair up with peer institutions to offer assistance. Handling admissions in this way allows each institution to forego a formal admissions review of individual applicants thus expediting enrollment. Tufts is pleased to be able to help the Tulane community through our efforts.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is working with candidates for this program. I want to thank all those involved at Tufts who created this emergency response, and I ask everyone in our community to give the incoming Tulane students a warm welcome.

I also would like to ask our Tufts students who are willing to double or triple up in their Medford/Somerville on-campus housing in order to accommodate a Tulane student to please contact the Office of Student Life. This is one way you can help.

The intent of this program is simply to allow Tulane students to progress academically. Tufts will not charge tuition to the students, but will collect fees for Tulane if tuition balances are due. The funds in turn will be returned to Tulane when the university resumes operations. Tulane will need these resources as they seek to rebuild their campus.

The relief efforts in the Gulf region are likely to go on for many months, perhaps longer. I hope we as a community will continue to demonstrate the compassion, generosity, and commitment to helping others that is so much a part of the Tufts tradition. Before too long, the media will turn to other stories. Yet the people in the Gulf region will still need our help. Let us not forget them.

I am grateful for all of the expressions of concern that you have shared with me. We have an incredibly caring community. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Lawrence S. Bacow

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