Tufts Events

Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor: The Fletcher School Event Contact Name: Sara Rosales Laverty Link: https://forms.monday.com/forms/d60d793a14b6e771ee999b3709e0b1f3?r=use1 David Grann is an award-winning New Yorker writer and the bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager. In his talks, Grann explores his creative process—from what initially inspires him to investigate a story to his painstaking research and then links the (often) forgotten histories to their relevance to today.

Campus: Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Parents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Subject: Health/Wellness,Medicine,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor Details: Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice RSVP Information: https://bmhc.vfairs.com/ Event Contact Name: Judith Jeanty Event Contact Email: Judith.Jeanty@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-636-3847 Link: https://bmhc.vfairs.com/ Be part of history at the 8th Annual Black Maternal Health Conference, happening April 4–5, 2025! This year, we’re diving into the groundbreaking theme: "Centering on the Role of Fathers in Addressing Maternal Health Inequities."  What’s in store: Powerful keynotes from leading voices. Fireside chat with policymakers, clinicians, and advocates. Bold discussions on the transformative role of fathers in saving the lives of Black mothers and babies   Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and act. Register today!

Building: SMFA City: Boston, MA 02115 Building: SMFA Campus: Boston SMFA campus Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Subject: Arts,Community Celebration,Dental Medicine,Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence,Education,Engineering/Technology,Global Engagement,Health/Wellness,Humanities,Innovation,International Affairs,Medicine,Music,Politics/Policy/Law,Public Service/Government,Religion/Spirituality,Science,Social Justice/Human Rights,Sustainability/Climate,Theater/Dance,Veterinary Medicine Event Sponsor: School of the Museum of Fine Arts,Tufts University Speaker Name: Daniela Rivera Event Contact Email: researchdevelopment@tufts.edu Link: https://viceprovost.tufts.edu/arts-society-dialogues SMFA at Tufts is teaming up with the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Corporate and Foundation Relations to host a spring event featuring wide-ranging, interdisciplinary dialogues across the arts and contemporary society. Welcoming keynote speaker Daniela Rivera, this event aims to create new connections among Tufts faculty, artists, and students through thought-provoking panels, immersive demonstrations, engaging exhibits, and focused "provocations and conversations" sessions on themes such as risk, materiality, and sound. Open to the entire Tufts community, this is a unique opportunity to explore and exchange groundbreaking ideas.

Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: No Link: https://tufts.app.box.com/s/pez8sv6jxhceh34dulqzdvqrg2o4vtqj Isis Settles is Professor of Psychology and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan. She received her BA from Harvard College and her PhD in Psychology from the University of Michigan. Dr. Settles taught at Michigan State University for 15 years in the Department of Psychology. Using an interdisciplinary, intersectional framework, her research focuses on two related processes: the experiences, perceptions, and consequences of unfair treatment directed at devalued social group members, especially Black people and women; and protective factors and coping strategies used by members of devalued social groups to counteract experiences of mistreatment, especially those protective factors related to group identity (e.g., racial identity). Two major research projects she is currently working on are an examination of the experiences of faculty of color in academia and the role of diversity in interdisciplinary team dynamics.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Annual World General Conference of the Church held on Saturday and Sunday closest to this date each year.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Celebrates the birthday of Rama, the seventh incarnation of the God Vishnu. The Ramayana, one of the Hindu epics that tells the story of Rama, is read during the previous eight days.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy April 8 is the day to celebrate the birth of Buddha. It is said that sweet rain poured from the sky at his birth, so the celebration involves pouring Amacha for the Buddhist statue in Hanamido. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Celebrates the birthday of Lord Mahavira. Born with the name Vardhamana in ca. 599 BCE, he was later given the titles of honor, Mahavira ("Great Hero") and Jina ("Conqueror" or "Victor"), a title applied also to the other Tirthankaras.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Passover commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It is celebrated for eight days with special prayers and symbolic foods at home, starting with the Seder, a ritual meal that re-enacts that ancient deliverance and emphasizes the freedom of the Jews under the guidance of God. The first two and the last two days are holidays. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Celebrates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, marking the beginning of Holy Week that culminates in Easter or Pascha. In some churches, Palm Sunday is combined with the anticipation of Christ's death and so is also known as "Passon Sunday." Orthodox Christians often observe this Sunday on a date different from the date on which Protestant and Roman Catholics observe it.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Occurs on the first day of the solar year. It is primarily an agricultural festival, celebrating the harvest, and is especially important in North India. It is named after the month Vaisakh. For Sikhs, it is also the anniversary of the creation of the Khalsa (the "Brotherhood of the Pure") in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Commemorates the institution of the Lord's Supper/the Eucharist by Jesus prior to his arrest and execution. "Maundy" is derived from the Latin text of John 13:34, in which Jesus gives a mandatum novum ("new commandment"). The date observed by Protestants and Roman Catholics often differs from the date observed by Orthodox Christians, but in 2025 the dates are the same for Holy Week and Easter.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Commemorates the Passion of Jesus Christ, i.e., his death by crucifixion. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work and may include fasting. 

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Celebrates the resurrection from death of Jesus Christ. It is the oldest and most important festival in the Christian year and initiates the 50-day period culminating in Pentecost. Protestant and Roman Catholic Christians often observe Easter on a different date than Orthodox Christians, but in 2025, the date is the same. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Commemorates the 12 days that Baha'u'llah spent in the Garden of Ridvan in the last days of his exile in Baghdad, during which time he proclaimed himself as the one announced by Bab. Work is suspended for the first, ninth, and twelfth days. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus,Boston SMFA campus,Grafton campus,Medford/Somerville campus,Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: University Holiday The university observes a holiday on this day.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Holocaust Memorial Day. Memorializes the six million Jews who died as victims of the Nazis during World War II and emphasizes respect for human dignity. Its observance is not limited to Jews. 

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. The final fertility festival, celebrating the Earth's fecundity and anticipating the power of the sun and the Earth in summer.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Celebrates the creation of the sky and harvesting of the winter crop.