Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
July 8, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts University community, On June 19, we gathered to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday, explore the profound effect structural racism can have on Black colleagues and students within our… Read More
Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
July 8, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts University community, Late Monday afternoon, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, issued guidance concerning fall 2020 immigration requirements for… Read More
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
June 23, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts University community, The past several months have challenged and changed us in ways that we could never have imagined. We had to transition quickly to remote operations,… Read More
Sunday, June 21st, 2020 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
June 21, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts University community, I write today to commend two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that have direct implications for members of our university community. On Monday, the court… Read More
Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
June 16, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts University community, We gathered last week to mourn for the Black lives that have been lost due to racial injustice and police violence and to begin a… Read More
Friday, June 5th, 2020 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
June 5, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts University community, In recent days, we have seen an outpouring of justified anger over the deaths of — and continued acts of violence against – Black people… Read More
Thursday, June 4th, 2020 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
June 4, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts community, The university’s Board of Trustees gathered virtually in mid-May for the last regular meeting of the academic year. The meetings of the full Board and its… Read More
Sunday, May 31st, 2020 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
May 31, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts University community, This spring has been a difficult one for our entire community, as all of our lives have taken turns that were inconceivable just months ago.… Read More
Thursday, May 28th, 2020 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
May 28, 2020 Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues, Last month we wrote to you to provide an update on the university’s financial health, to share the priorities that will guide our decision making as we… Read More
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 Speeches and Messages
May 20, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts community, The university’s Board of Trustees gathered for its meetings early in February. In a plenary session, three of our new school deans had an opportunity to… Read More