Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: CHAT Conference Room Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Humanities,Politics/Policy/Law,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Center for the Humanities At Tufts (CHAT) Event Sponsor Details: Center for Humanities at Tufts Speaker Name: Daniel Sunshine RSVP Information: No RSVP required Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 203-763-9353 Link: https://humanities.tufts.edu/events/chat-fellow-presentation-bidding-adieu-dixie-claiming-black-freedom-wartime-west-virginia Join us on October 8 at 4 p.m. to hear Center for Humanities at Tufts (CHAT) Postdoctoral Fellow Daniel Sunshine discuss his latest research into slavery and colonialism in America. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. Daniel Sunshine is a historian of race and slavery in the early United States. As a postdoctoral fellow, he contributes to public humanities projects, teaching, and research related to Slavery, Colonialism, and their Legacies at Tufts University initiative. Currently, he is completing a book project entitled A Curse Upon Your Union: Crafting Black Freedom and Wartime Reconstruction in Appalachia. He is also involved with research and advocacy on behalf of an African American community group in Richmond, Virginia tied to the legacies of medical racism in the 19th century. He earned his PhD in history from the University of Virginia. Please contact humanities@tufts.edu with any questions.

Building: Dowling Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 745A Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Education,Global Engagement Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Global Education RSVP Information: Please RSVP for food-ordering purposes Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu Link: https://students.tufts.edu/tufts-global-education/explore/semesteryear-programs/tufts-programs/tufts-chile Learn about Tufts in Chile from the program director and Tufts Global Education staff. Food will be served. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up". 

Building: Dowling Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 745A Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Education,Global Engagement Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Global Education RSVP Information: Please RSVP for food-ordering purposes Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu Link: https://students.tufts.edu/tufts-global-education/explore/semesteryear-programs/tufts-programs/tufts-madrid Learn about Tufts in Madrid from Tufts Global Education staff. Food will be served. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up". 

Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Link: https://honkfest.org/2025-festival/conference-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMxQ-pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFBQXc2RUUxU3ZRaHc0VFNxAR6SSecVrT5SHZz3Bugz29rF1d7up3ssp5lzlY7b4200GT-57_MC5fhwIZFi2g_aem_PFl7Xum-I6z37x-no3IS8A Twenty years ago, the first HONK! Festival was held in Davis Square, Somerville, as a celebratory public dissent. Today, street music—as practiced by brass bands to promote community-building, art, and activism—is more important than ever. This one-day event, which includes presentations, hands-on workshops, and skill-sharing, aims to bring together a community of scholars, band leaders, artists, activists, and others to explore and engage in innovative and practical applications of brass band and other forms of street music.  

Building: Curtis Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Environmental Studies program RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_txYYZK4WT2SBQ4-t0rjWpg Link: https://as.tufts.edu/environmentalstudies/news-events/hoch-cunningham-lecture-series#oct9 The impacts of climate change are human. IWBI CEO Rachel Hodgdon urges us to reframe the climate conversation from planetary health to human health. After all, the planet will be fine; it is our ability to subsist on it that’s at risk. The “Second Wave of Sustainability” shifts the narrative from scarcity to abundance, from fear to hope, from what we give up to what we gain. By directly linking sustainable practices to measurable human outcomes — health, productivity, and happiness — the WELL Standard offers a roadmap for buildings that enhance both people AND planet. Learn how leading organizations are implementing evidence-based strategies to create healthy buildings and people first places where everyone can thrive.  

Building: Tisch Library City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Digital Design Studio, Tisch Library, room 303 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Training/Workshop Event Subject: Arts,Education Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Tisch Library RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15236410 Event Contact Name: Kimberly Forero-Arnias Event Contact Email: kimberly.forero@tufts.edu Link: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15236410 Confused about the differences between various export options? Through low-stakes creative activities, we’ll learn about how algorithms in media formats like jpeg, mp3 and gif work by stretching their properties to their limits, revealing artifacts that showcase underlying processes. We'll then talk through selecting the right export options for your creative media projects and answer any questions you might have for your own personal projects.