Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Judaism) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. The Jewish New Year and the anniversary of the creation of humankind, Rosh Hashanah is the first of the Ten Days of Awe (also known as the Ten Days of Repentance) that conclude on Yom Kippur. It marks the beginning of the holiest time of the year for Jews. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Hinduism) A nine-night (nav-rat) celebration of nine auspicious forms of Shakti/Devi (feminine divine power/the Goddess). Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work and may include fasting. 

Building: Barnum Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: 216F, Barnum Hall (second floor) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Sustainability/Climate Event Sponsor: Tisch College of Civic Life RSVP Information: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/civic-life-lunch-growing-communities-tufts-pollinator-initiative Admission/Cost: Free Link: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/civic-life-lunch-growing-communities-tufts-pollinator-initiative How do we recognize and promote the importance of native species on campus and in other urban spaces? The Tufts Pollinator Initiative (TPI) is a group on campus cultivating native plant gardens that encourage pollinators, while also advocating pollinator outreach and education off campus, too. Hear from TPI President Blythe Elderd about the history of the organization and how their work offers a model for cultivating civic responsibility at Tufts and beyond. You’ll also take home a seed medley grown in our very own Tufts gardens to keep the momentum growing. All are welcome. Lunch provided.

Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/95122761558?pwd=z1zOug26VWYiJxu5EIUKO4e57pu8w9.1 Building: Pearson Chemical Laboratory City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room P-106 Open to Public: No Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Chemistry department Speaker Name: Prof. Yinsheng Wang, University of California, Riverside Event Contact Name: Marianne O'Connell Event Contact Email: marianne.o_connell@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2649 Department of Chemistry - Fall 2025 Seminar Series "Chemical Biology of Nucleic Acid-Binding Proteins"

Building: Barnum Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: 163 Packard, Barnum Hall Room 238 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff Event Type: Community Engagement Event Subject: Community Celebration,Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence Event Sponsor: Tufts University Event Sponsor Details: Alaina Macaulay RSVP Information: https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/73d51baf-ba8f-4b18-9318-f1ba8c45495b/select Event Contact Name: Jasmine Raynor Event Contact Email: jasmine.raynor@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 857-293-8048 Link: https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/73d51baf-ba8f-4b18-9318-f1ba8c45495b/select The Office for Institutional Inclusive Excellence (IIE) would like to invite all of our friends and partners to come and visit our new office space at Barnum Hall in room 238 (second floor). Please use the sign up sheet to let us know your availability. The open houses will be held on: September 16 from 9–11 a.m. September 17 from 2–4 p.m. September 24 from 1–3 p.m. There is no formal program for the open house event. You and your teams can drop by for drinks and snacks or to just say hello! If there are conflicts with the open house dates, please contact jasmine.raynor@tufts.edu to schedule a 30-minute meeting with the IIE team, or if you would like to discuss a possible training or collaboration complete a consultation form which can be found on our website. We look forward to seeing you all in September!

Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral) Event Type: Community Engagement Event Subject: Arts,Humanities,Religion/Spirituality,Research,Social Justice/Human Rights,Theater/Dance Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Center for the Humanities At Tufts (CHAT) RSVP Information: No RSVP required Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Amanda Gary Pepper Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 203-763-9353 Link: https://humanities.tufts.edu/events/faculty-book-talk-critical-dreaming-lilian-mengesha-924 Please join us on September 24 to hear Lily Mengesha discuss her newest monograph, Critical Dreaming: Feminist Performances Across Indigenous Americas. Critical Dreaming offers a resonant framework for understanding Indigenous embodied ways of knowing that work against colonial attempts to discredit or disappear forms of imagination, relationality, and resistance connecting disparate Indigenous communities. This powerful book urges readers to recognize how Indigenous artists contribute to ongoing struggles against multiple forms of colonialism.  This event is co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT), the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program, and the Theatre, Dance and Performance department. Please contact humanities@tufts.edu with any questions.

Building: Tisch Library City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 316 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Arts,Engineering/Technology Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: History of Art and Architecture department Event Sponsor Details: Barkan Lecture Link: https://as.tufts.edu/art-architecture/news-events/lecture-series Barkan Lecture with Sonja Drimmer, associate professor, Department of History of Art and Architecture, University Massachusetts Amherst.