Building: Barnum Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Barnum LL08 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Athletics Event Contact: Jessica Byrnes Senior Communications Manager jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tisch-college-solomont-speaker-series-ibtihaj-muhammad-tickets-1004868186797?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=cp&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing Join a conversation on sports, women's empowerment, and advocacy with Olympic fencing medalist, entrepreneur, author, and activist, Ibtihaj Muhammad. An Olympic bronze medalist, five-time Senior World medalist and World Champion in fencing, Ibtihaj became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics in hijab and the first Muslim-American woman to win an Olympic medal in 2016. She later became the face of Nike’s first ever Pro Hijab designed for Muslim female athletes.

Building: Breed Memorial Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Building: Breed Memorial Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: This event is hosted by the Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College (TUPIT) in collaboration with MA activist Bob Marra and Saint Susanna’s Prison Ministry program. Event Contact: Jessica Byrnes Senior Communications Manager jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu Link: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/excessive-sentencing-and-mass-incarceration-context What are the long-term effects of excessive sentencing on individuals, families, and communities? Join a panel conversation to explore the state of excessive sentencing in the United States as well as in countries like Finland and Norway, and learn about diverse policies in California and Massachusetts that have led to a decline in excessive sentencing. Panelists will include two students from the MyTERN Program at Tisch College, award-winning writer and prison reform activist Kenneth Hartman, and renowned civil rights lawyer Michael Meltsner.

Building: Off Campus Campus Location: Off-campus City: Off Campus Campus: Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Translates as "Rejoicing of the Law." Joyous festival in which the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue is completed and its first book begun again. The celebration typically includes singing, dancing, and marching with Torah scrolls. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Building: Curtis Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave., Medford, MA) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program Event Contact: Sinet Kroch sinet.kroch@tufts.edu RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bCKCZqJDRASdJNtn_YJ3ww Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the U.S., the Northeast, and Massachusetts. Jordan Stutt, the senior director at CALSTART Northeast Region, will discuss how innovative technologies, policies, business models, and partnerships are supporting the shift away from gas- and diesel-powered vehicles.

Building: Off Campus Campus Location: Off-campus City: Off Campus Campus: Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): University Chaplaincy Perhaps the most popular of all Hindu festivals, also known as the Festival of Lights, it is dedicated to the goddess Kali in Bengal and to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in the rest of India. As with several other festivals, Diwali is associated with one of the stories about the destruction of evil by Vishnu in one of his many manifestations. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Building: Off Campus Campus Location: Off-campus City: Off Campus Campus: Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. The New Year and the final harvest festival, celebrating the last gifts of the Earth before winter and the return of the spirits of the dead.