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. Celebrated 50 days after Yom Kippur, especially in Ethiopian Jewish communities. 

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Period of four weeks in which Christians prepare for Christmas and meditate on the end of all time. In Western churches, the first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of the Christian liturgical year.

Building: Olin Center Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 0011 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Details: Department of Romance Studies Event Admission: Free Venezuelan Films in Spanish movie screening: Ninos de las Brisas. The film will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles. This is the third of three Venezuelan movies that make up this semester's Films in Spanish, a Department of Romance Studies DEIJ initiative that brings focus to social justice issues in the Hispanic world through film screenings. Film #1: Hermano, October 20 Film #2: La soledad, November 17 Previous editions of Films in Spanish (FIS) include: queer FIS, disability FIS, Jewish FIS, Indigenous FIS, and domestic service FIS.

Building: Posner Hall Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Posner Lounge (200 Harrison Ave) Open to Public: No Subject: Health/Wellness Event Contact Email: studentwellnessadvising@tufts.edu RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together Beginner-Friendly Join returning Yoga Instructor Vito for a beginner-friendly yoga class for some weekly movement. December 4th (Wednesday) Evening Classes 5:00pm Sign up here Each student must sign up ahead of time to secure their spot in class. For lunchtime classes, students are asked to indicate whether they would like to reserve a mat. For evening classes, mats will not be provided.

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 (for in-person events): Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TH3pwIRfSxm3C-ty07Fv0w Many scholars believe that the Roman Climate Optimum (RCO) was central to the expansion of the Roman Empire. Similarly, some think climatic trends in the centuries after the RCO were in large part responsible for the Roman Empire’s decline and disintegration. This lecture seeks to nuance these differences in climate and society to highlight why broad climatic phases cannot by themselves be used as societal determinants.