Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy A designated 19-day period of fasting each year immediately before the Bahá’í New Year. The fasting is seen as a period of spiritual preparation and regeneration for the new year ahead. Observances may include fasting.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Approximate date (moon dependent). The Holy Month of Ramadan is the month of fasting during which Muslims who are physically able do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset in honor of the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammad. The evening meal is celebrated with family. Observance(s) during this time may include fasting. 

Building: Barnum Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Barnum 216 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Subject: Arts,Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence,Education,Humanities,Politics/Policy/Law,Social Justice/Human Rights,Sustainability/Climate RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ezf2cZGS2aMf7aC Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Robert Hitchner Event Contact Email: robert.hitchner@tufts.edu The Department for Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora (RCD) is hosting a two-day symposium in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the department. Taking place on Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, this symposium will bring together faculty and students from across the university to share new research and recent projects, make connections and foster new collaborations, and build our community. Faculty and students will present recent works examining the interconnections of race, indigeneity, gender, and sexuality as forms of governance and sites of struggle in the United States and beyond. Drawing on methods including archival research, formal architectural analysis, ethnographic observation, and visual analysis, presenters will offer critical accounts of global colonialism, imperialism, and ongoing resistance. Thursday, February 27, 2025 9–10 a.m. | Breakfast 10–11:30 a.m. | Film and performance 12–1 p.m. | Unsettling Colonial Ecologies, Removal, and Ruin (Hoch Cunningham Lecture) 1–2:15 p.m. | Lunch 2:30–4 p.m. | Art History, Built Environment, and Material Culture Friday, February 28, 2025 8:30–9:30 a.m. | Breakfast 9:30–11 a.m. | Literature, Genealogy, and Print Cultures 11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | Race, Empire, and Social Movements Participating Panelists  AB Huber, Adriana Zavala, Courtney Sato, Daniel Waqar, Diana Martinez, Dorothy Wang, Freeden Blume Oeur, Jovonna Jones, Kamran Rastegar, Kareem Khubchandani, Kendra Field, Manjari Mukherjee, Mary McNeil, Matt Hooley, Sarah Robbins, Sonal Sharma, Walter Johnson, Wenxuan Xue, and more.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Celebrates the birthday of Sri Ramakrishna, teacher of Swami Vivekananda.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy In Orthodox churches, the first day of Lent marks the beginning of the Great Fast, the final six weeks of a 10-week period leading up to Holy Week and Easter (Pascha). In the churches that follow the Gregorian calendar, Lent is a six-week observance (40 days excluding Sundays) beginning with Ash Wednesday and culminating in Holy Week. It is a time of repentance and sacrifice in preparation for Easter. Observance(s) during this time may include fasting.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy A special day of repentance observed by Protestant and Roman Catholic Christians to mark the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance, and self-denial preceding Easter. The name derives from the practice of marking of the faithful with ashes to signify penitence. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work and may include fasting.