Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
January 26, 2022 Dear members of the Tufts community, Tufts University has honored our most inspiring graduate and undergraduate students with the Presidential Award for Civic Life for more than two decades, recognizing their outstanding… Read More
Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
January 25, 2022 Dear members of the Tufts community, I hope you are all having a wonderful start to the new year and a great beginning of the spring semester. Although the holidays continued to… Read More
Thursday, January 20th, 2022 President's Desk Speeches and Messages
January 20, 2022 Dear students, faculty, and staff: As you may know, toward the end of the last academic year in conjunction with the board of trustees, we embarked on an effort to understand how… Read More
Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 Speeches and Messages
December 21, 2021 Dear members of the Tufts community, A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees and its committees took place in early November 2021 in virtual and hybrid formats. I was pleased to… Read More
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 Speeches and Messages
December 8, 2021 Dear members of the Tufts community, I am pleased to announce the resumption of our Boston Marathon volunteer program. As in previous years, the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) has allotted Tufts an… Read More
Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 Speeches and Messages
November 16, 2021 Dear members of the Tufts community, I am pleased to announce that William (Bill) Shaw has been appointed vice provost for research ad interim effective January 1. He will fill the role… Read More
Monday, November 1st, 2021 Speeches and Messages
November 1, 2021 Dear members of the Tufts community, I write to you all today with the sad news that Dr. Harris A. Berman, dean of the Tufts University School of Medicine from 2011-2019, passed… Read More
Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 Speeches and Messages
October 20, 2021 Dear colleagues, We are delighted to announce this year’s recipients of the Tufts Distinction Awards, as well as the David J. Kahle Leadership Award recipient. Please join us in congratulating them and… Read More
Monday, October 18th, 2021 Speeches and Messages
October 18, 2021 Dear members of the Tufts community, We are writing to share the sad news that a member of our community, Madie Nicpon, class of 2023, has passed away following an accident Saturday… Read More
Thursday, September 30th, 2021 Speeches and Messages
September 30, 2021 Dear members of the Tufts community: As you know, the circumstances related to COVID-19 precluded the university’s holding its traditional Commencement ceremony in Spring 2020. I’m writing to update you on plans… Read More