Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium (Cabot 302) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Interns and Residents,Parents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Arts,Humanities,Music,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Center for the Humanities At Tufts (CHAT),Romance Studies department Event Sponsor Details: Toupin-Bolwell Fund, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life Speaker Name: Petra Rivera-Rideau Link: https://www.instagram.com/romance_studies_tufts/ Event in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Professor Rivera-Rideau teaches a popular course entitled “Bad Bunny: Race, Gender, and Empire in Reggaetón,” which uses the music and public persona of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) as a lens to explore Puerto Rico’s complex socio-political landscape.

Building: Anderson Auditorium City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston SMFA campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor: Tufts University Art Galleries Event Sponsor Details: Tufts University Art Galleries Speaker Name: Johanna Hedva RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beckwith-lecture-johanna-hedva-tickets-1645475454379?aff=oddtdtcreator Link: https://artgalleries.tufts.edu/events/230-beckwith-lecture-johanna-hedva Join Tufts University Art Galleries and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA at Tufts) for the 2025 Leo and Betty Beckwith Lecture with Johanna Hedva, And The Human, Stuck in a Permanent State of Smelling Like Dirt.

Building: Joyce Cummings Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Subject: Career Development,Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence,Engineering/Technology RSVP Information: https://events.humanitix.com/tufts-women-in-tech-conference-2025 Event Contact Name: Ruby Mora Event Contact Email: ruby.mora@tufts.edu Link: https://www.tuftswit.com/ Join us for the 2025 Women in Tech (WiT) Conference—a day of networking, inspiration, and empowerment. Tufts WiT is dedicated to building a supportive community for students of diverse gender identities who are passionate about technology. Our mission is to help you innovate, lead, and thrive in the ever-changing tech world. What you’ll gain: Connect with industry leaders and recruiters through career fair and company events. Learn from panels and workshops on the latest tech trends. Build your network with peers who share your passion. Free food and merch! Be part of creating a future where tech is for everyone. Learn more on our website. Early bird tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis—register now to get a discounted ticket and priority access to exclusive merch, lunch, and one-on-one sessions with top companies!

Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Distler Performance Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Interns and Residents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Performance Event Subject: Music Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Music department Event Sponsor Details: University Advancement Office of Special Events RSVP Information: Email jeffrey.rawitsch@tufts.edu during the ticket request window Admission/Cost: Free and open to the Tufts community Event Contact Name: Jeff Rawitsch Event Contact Email: jeffrey.rawitsch@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2253 Come and enjoy an evening with Tony, GRAMMY, and Emmy Award-winning actor, singer, and recording artist Ben Platt, known for his groundbreaking performance in Dear Evan Hansen, Parade, the popular Netflix series The Politician, and Pitch Perfect 1 and Pitch Perfect 2. Any member of the Tufts community can get two complimentary tickets to the event while tickets last. These tickets may be requested no earlier than October 6 and no later than October 10 at 10 a.m. Tufts community members must request tickets by emailing Jeff Rawitsch directly at jeffrey.rawitsch@tufts.edu. No Tufts community tickets will be given at the box office window.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Zoroastrianism) Celebrates the creation of plants, the sowing of the winter crop, and the return of herds from pasture.

Event Type: University Holiday The university observes a holiday on this day.