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- Feb 279:00 AMRCD Symposium: Engaging New Works in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora StudiesBuilding: 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.
- Feb 2711:00 AMTufts CSDD's 52nd Annual Postgraduate Course in Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development, and RegulationLocation Details: Zoom link to be provided to registrants one week prior to course start date. Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development RSVP Information: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=920 Event Contact Name: Sarah Wrobel Event Contact Email: csdd@tufts.edu Link: https://csdd.tufts.edu/postgraduate-course The Tufts CSDD Postgraduate Course in Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development, and Regulation is the longest-running professional development program in the biopharma space. Now in its 52nd year, this unique annual course prepares both new and experienced drug developers, regulators, policy makers, clinical investigators, and academic researchers for success in the life sciences sector. Thousands of drug development professionals are alumni of this prestigious one-of-a-kind program. Top speakers from industry, academia, and the FDA share their expertise to create a highly stimulating and rewarding learning environment.
- Feb 2712:00 PMUnsettling Colonial Ecologies, Removal, and RuinBuilding: Curtis Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Education Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o2OvWNalStSL0uUwX-Xk-A Join us for a conversation between Matt Hooley (Dartmouth College) and Mary Amanda McNeil (Tufts University) as they discuss critical ecologies that emerge from Indigenous lives and claims to land. Moving comparatively across sites including Minneapolis and St. Paul, New England, and Palestine, Hooley and McNeil will share how their respective works unsettle colonial ecologies, settler removal, and its forms of ruin. This conversation will be facilitated by AB Huber (Tufts University).
- Feb 271:00 PMProvost Coffee Hours - SMFABuilding: SMFA City: Boston, MA 02115 Building: SMFA Campus: Boston SMFA campus Location Details: SMFA Conference Room Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty Event Type: Community Engagement Event Sponsor Details: Office of the Provost Event Contact Email: provost@tufts.edu Drop-in coffee hours with Provost Genco
- Feb 271:00 PMProvost Coffee Hours - SMFACampus: Boston SMFA campus Location Details: SMFA Conference Room Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty Event Type: Community Engagement Event Sponsor Details: Office of the Provost Event Contact Email: provost@tufts.edu Drop-in coffee hours with Provost Genco
- Feb 276:30 PM"Secret Mall Apartment": Screening and Q&A with Documentary Filmmaker Jeremy WorkmanCampus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Barnum LL08 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Subject: Arts Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Film and Media Studies RSVP Information: https://www.fms-narratives.blog/event-details-registration/secret-mall-apartment-screening-q-a/form Event Contact Name: Gina O'Connor Event Contact Email: gina.o_connor@tufts.edu Link: https://www.fms-narratives.blog/event-details-registration/secret-mall-apartment-screening-q-a Tufts FMS presents a screening of Secret Mall Apartment, followed by Q&A by Documentary Filmmaker Jeremy Workman. “Fascinating... A thoughtful celebration of DIY artistry.” –Variety Secret Mall Apartment, from Director Jeremy Workman and Executive Producer Jesse Eisenberg, follows eight Rhode Islanders who created a secret apartment inside a busy mall in 2003 and who lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a wild prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved. Winner Grand Jury Prize Best Documentary –IFFBoston 2024 Winner Audience Award Best Documentary –IFFBoston 2024 This event is free and open to the community. RSVP is recommended to receive event updates and reminders.