Jumbo Life Calendar | JCC 140
Sound Design Workshop using Audacity
Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/sound-design-workshop

Jumbo Life Calendar | Paige Hall Lounge
All grad students are welcome! This is an informal space for networking, discussing teaching, and educational research. We have fun activities planned, and there will be delicious food. This semester, our meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/gsea-monthly-meeting-3

Jumbo Life Calendar | Dewick Conference Room
We will be hosting bi-weekly French conversation tables on Wednesdays at 6pm, starting on September 24th. These will be held in the Dewick Conference Room, with the exception of October 8th, which will be held in room 209 of the Campus Center. Please feel free to bring your own dinner to the Campus Center that day. These conversation tables are open to all levels! There is also the opportunity for extra credit towards select Tufts French courses (please consult with your instructor). Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/french-conversation-table-series-4

Jumbo Life Calendar | 101 Multi-Purpose Room (474 Curtis Hall, Medford)
Matt Casey advises Tufts GSAS students during the career hour, providing a good opportunity for students to discuss their life goals and schoolwork in a semi-informal setting while enjoying free coffee, bagels, and donuts.  He is available for one-on-one discussions about general career guidance, resumes, interviews, and other related topics. Reach out to him directly via Handshake or email. Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/career-coffee-chat-with-matt-casey

Jumbo Life Calendar | 104 Barnum Hall
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What happens when a summer fellowship becomes the launchpad for a career in civic leadership? Twenty years ago, the Tisch Summer Fellows (TSF) program began placing Tufts students in hands-on civic internships across the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. Since then, TSF alumni have gone on to shape the world as organizers, researchers, policymakers, educators, and beyond. This special anniversary panel brings together TSF alumni to reflect on their journeys and current students who are just starting theirs. Together, they’ll explore how civic learning at Tufts continues to shape lives, careers, and communities long after graduation. Registration required, all are welcome. Lunch provided.
Meet the Panelists

Chad Fisher, N24 is the Principal Research Analyst (GIS planner for Parks & Facilities) at the Boston Parks & Recreation Department. He works on issues small and large including generating snow removal maps for all 305 properties the department manages, participating in citywide climate resilience planning, and designing interactive web maps for the city website. He served two years with AmeriCorps, graduated with a masters in Agriculture, Food, and Environment (concentration in spatial data science) from the Friedman School, completed a Tisch Summer Fellowship at Speak for the Trees, Boston, and worked at the Tufts Data Lab before his current role. Outside of work, Chad enjoys knitting, biking, and exploring the city he calls home. Nate Hall, A25, Legislative Aide for Representative Ken Gordon. Julie Silverman, A23, Life Scientist, Air & Radiation Division, Energy & Resilience Branch (EPA)
This lunch is part of From Tufts, Forward, our semester-long Civic Life Lunch theme exploring how the Tufts community carries ideas forward on campus, in local communities, and far beyond. Each event reflects the momentum we create together through creativity, dialogue, and civic responsibility, and how that momentum extends into lasting impact.



Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/civic-life-lunch-20-summers-of-impact-tisch-summer-fellows-then-and-now

Jumbo Life Calendar | Olin 106
Spend a summer in France! Join us to learn more about the 2026 Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs at the Tufts European Center in Talloires, France. NO FRENCH REQUIRED. Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/tufts-in-talloires-annecy-info-session-5

Jumbo Life Calendar | Olin 106
Spend a summer in France! Join us to learn more about the 2026 Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs at the Tufts European Center in Talloires, France. NO FRENCH REQUIRED. Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/tufts-in-talloires-annecy-info-session-4

Jumbo Life Calendar | JCC Ballrooms

Have the chance to win big prizes in this classic Tufts event: Bo Bingo! Join TUSC for 10 rounds of our favorite game of chance.


Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/classic-bingo-night

Jumbo Life Calendar | Olin 106
Spend a summer in France! Join us to learn more about the 2026 Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs at the Tufts European Center in Talloires, France. NO FRENCH REQUIRED. Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/tufts-in-talloires-annecy-info-session-2

Jumbo Life Calendar | Campus Center
Challah for Hunger is a student group that both bakes and sells challah, with all proceeds from their sales going to charity. Stop by to buy some challah!


Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/challah-for-hunger-sale-8

Jumbo Life Calendar | Goddard Chapel
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Join this year's joint Russell Lecture and Solomont Speaker Series event with Tufts alumnus, Varun Soni, A96! Soni is the Dean of Religious and Spiritual life at the University of Southern California, where he also served as the inaugural vice provost of campus wellness and crisis intervention. He is the first and only Hindu in American history to serve as the chief spiritual leader of a college or university. Dean Soni previously taught civil rights and constitutional law at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A prolific public speaker and scholar of religions, Dean Soni is a national interfaith leader and advocate for religious reconciliation. Outside of his role as Dean, Soni serves as a senior advisor for Religion of Sports, a production company founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra, and he also advises the video game company Naughty Dog, where he contributed to the Uncharted and The Last of Us franchises. He's been a consultant for HBO, ESPN, Showtime, A&E, History Channel, Live Nation, and the Oprah Winfrey Network, and produced the graphic novel Tina’s Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary. This event is jointly hosted by Tisch College's Solomont Speaker Series and by the University Chaplaincy's Russell Lecture, the oldest lectureship at Tufts University. It is cosponsored by the Asian American Center and Experimental College at Tufts. Registration required. A reception in Eaton 250 from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. will follow the public lecture. All are welcome.

Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/solomont-speaker-series-russell-lecture-varun-soni

Jumbo Life Calendar | https://tufts.zoom.us/j/96229275364?pwd=bYlRCPEs8kuOFqLKWhzovhFedxWDu9.1&from=addon
Spend a summer in France! Join our Zoom to learn more about the 2026 Tufts in Talloires and Tufts in Annecy programs at the Tufts European Center in Talloires, France. NO FRENCH REQUIRED. Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/tufts-in-talloires-annecy-info-session-3

Jumbo Life Calendar | 104 Barnum Hall


Register (In-Person)     Register (Virtual) Ever wonder how a story can change the way you see the world? Anna Miller, Senior Multimedia Producer at Tufts University and the creative mind behind the acclaimed documentary The Snowy Owls of Logan Airport, knows how. She’ll share how her work brings science, nature, and human experience to life through film, and how media can inspire curiosity, awareness, and action. We’ll screen her nine-minute snowy owl documentary, a project outside of her Tufts work that highlights her passion for storytelling wherever it takes her. From Logan Airport runways to Tufts classrooms and labs, Miller shows how visual narratives can open our eyes to new perspectives and move ideas forward. Attendees will hear about her creative process, the challenges of capturing real-life stories, and the ways thoughtful storytelling can make audiences think, and act differently. Registration required, all are welcome. Lunch provided. Learn more about Anna Miller and her work.

Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/civic-life-lunch-tufts-to-the-tarmac-storytelling-in-unexpected-places-with-anna-miller

Jumbo Life Calendar | Dewick Conference Room
We will be hosting bi-weekly French conversation tables on Wednesdays at 6pm, starting on September 24th. These will be held in the Dewick Conference Room, with the exception of October 8th, which will be held in room 209 of the Campus Center. Please feel free to bring your own dinner to the Campus Center that day. These conversation tables are open to all levels! There is also the opportunity for extra credit towards select Tufts French courses (please consult with your instructor). Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/french-conversation-table-series-6

Jumbo Life Calendar | Dewick Conference Room
We will be hosting bi-weekly French conversation tables on Wednesdays at 6pm, starting on September 24th. These will be held in the Dewick Conference Room, with the exception of October 8th, which will be held in room 209 of the Campus Center. Please feel free to bring your own dinner to the Campus Center that day. These conversation tables are open to all levels! There is also the opportunity for extra credit towards select Tufts French courses (please consult with your instructor). Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/french-conversation-table-series-7

Jumbo Life Calendar | Room 401 (574 Boston Avenue Medford)
The Tufts 3MT competition (Three Minute Thesis) is an academic event designed for graduate students to present their research concisely, typically lasting three minutes. Participants present their work using a single static slide, aiming to communicate the significance of their research to a non-specialist audience. The competition encourages students to develop their presentation and research communication skills, making their work more accessible to a broader audience. Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/graduate-student-3-minute-thesis-competition

Jumbo Life Calendar | 101 Multipurpose Room Curtis Hall
Public Harmony Showcase is a semesterly event allowing members to present and perform music for their Tufts peers and community, be creative, and shine light on their musical passions! As a student organization, we unite music and service: bringing student musicians into the community to perform at venues including assisted living facilities and shelters in Tufts’ surrounding communities. Our purpose is to increase access to live music where opportunity is limited, while offering members the chance to collaborate and perform with like-minded peers. Thank you for supporting Public Harmony by attending our Fall 2025 Showcase! 

Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/public-harmony-fall-showcase-2025

Jumbo Life Calendar | Barnum 008
The Institute Sketch Comedy brings you live and video segments—each made extra silly for your entertainment!
Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/institute-sketch-comedy-show-2026

Jumbo Life Calendar | 260 Eaton Hall
Register (In-Person Only) How have centuries-old regional differences brought American democracy to the brink of collapse? In his new book Nations Apart, author and Tufts alumnus Colin Woodard shows how colonial era settlement patterns and the cultural geography they left behind are at the root of our political polarization, economic inequality, public health crises, and democratic collapse. Join a conversation with Woodard as he shares groundbreaking original data and historical insights to help us understand why Americans are so divided on many hot button issues, how geographic fissures have been exploited, and how we might bridge the rifts that divide us. Registration required. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome.

Colin Woodard, A91, a New York Times bestselling author, historian and award-winning journalist, is director of Nationhood Lab Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy. He is the author of seven books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. A longtime foreign correspondent, he reported from more than 50 countries on seven continents and, as an investigative reporter at Maine’s Portland Press Herald, won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a 2016 Pulitzer Prize.

Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/nations-apart-how-clashing-regional-cultures-shattered-america

Jumbo Life Calendar | Paige Hall Lounge
All grad students are welcome! This is an informal space for networking, discussing teaching, and educational research. We have fun activities planned, AND there will be delicious food. This semester, our meetings will take place on the first Tuesday of each month from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/gsea-monthly-meeting-4