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
Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 Speeches and Messages
May 19, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts community, A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees and its committees took place on Friday and Saturday, November 1 and 2, 2019. The meetings brought the… Read More
Saturday, May 16th, 2020 Speeches and Messages
May 16, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts community, The conferral of degrees is always the high point of the academic year—the culmination of our students’ intellectual and personal journeys. Tomorrow, we celebrate this milestone… Read More
Thursday, May 14th, 2020 Speeches and Messages
May 14, 2020 Dear students, faculty, and staff: With the Tufts class of 2020 set to become graduates this weekend, we enter a new phase of our COVID-19 planning. But before looking forward, I want… Read More
Monday, May 11th, 2020 Speeches and Messages
May 11, 2020 Dear members of the Tufts community, It is with great pride that I share with you the recipients of the 2020 Presidential Award for Civic Life. For over twenty years, Tufts has… Read More