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Tufts Events
- Apr 299:00 AMGlobal Webinar Series: Conscious Leadership and Building Youth-led Movements [Session 2]Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/GSzwiSshSci3bpunVcr7KQ Open to Public: Yes Event Subject: Global Engagement Event Sponsor: Tisch College of Civic Life Event Sponsor Details: This series is co-hosted by the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities and paNhari, presented in partnership with Tufts University's Tisch College of Civic Life, and Department of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning. RSVP Information: https://talloiresnetwork.tufts.edu/programs/fyby/webinar-series-conscious-leadership-and-global-solidarity/ Admission/Cost: Free Link: https://talloiresnetwork.tufts.edu/programs/fyby/webinar-series-conscious-leadership-and-global-solidarity/ Register Youth are the spark. Strategy is the oxygen. Youth-led movements have proven that they can disrupt the status quo — but how do we transform a moment of disruption into a brighter future for our planet and its inhabitants? Join the second session of a webinar series that unites people who are part of the most influential youth-led uprisings. Together, participants will learn about six global youth-led movements, examining their origins and infrastructure, failures, and the promise of intersectional solidarity. Featured speakers include Dr. Rekgotsofetse Chikane, #MustFallMovements; Jacob Blasius, Global Student Forum ; Youth-leader Facilitator: Faiza Arshad, For Youth, By Youth. This webinar is the second in the three-part For Youth, By Youth Global Webinar Series. The Spring 2026 series focuses on Youth-led Movement-building for Conscious Leadership and Global Solidarity. It is co-hosted by the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities and paNhari, presented in partnership with Tufts University's Tisch College of Civic Life, and Department of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning. Learn more about the series.
- Apr 296:00 PMFMS Film Festival: Documentary FilmBuilding: Barnum Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Barnum LL08 163 Packard Ave, Medford Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Film Screening Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Film and Media Studies program Event Sponsor Details: Film and Media Studies Event Contact Name: Gina O'Connor Event Contact Email: gina.o_connor@tufts.edu FMS Student Film Festival Documentary Film Part 2 of 2 (also Monday, 4/28 6:00-7:45 pm) Short documentary films by Natalie Minik's Advanced Documentary students Daniel Cece, Geri Hart, Julia Hioe, Quinn Kessel, Sophie Littman, and Jack Zhu. Film Festival Etiquette We kindly encourage all attendees to plan to arrive on time and stay for the full screening. Our festival is designed as a complete experience, and each student film is an important part of the program. Remaining for the duration helps create a respectful, supportive environment for all filmmakers and minimizes disruptions during screenings. Please note that filmmaker names are listed alphabetically in festival materials and do not reflect the order in which films will be screened. Full Film Festival Schedule Tuesday, April 28 6:00-7:45 Advanced Documentary, part 1 8:00-9:00 Script to Screen; Directed Study Wednesday, April 29 6:00-7:45 Advanced Documentary, part 2 8:00-9:00 AI in Motion; Media Futures Lab; Experimental Film 9:00 Media Future’s Lab installation on Tisch Roof Thursday, April 30 6:00-8:00 Senior Honors Thesis, part 1 8:00-8:30 Intermission 8:30-10:00 Senior Honors Thesis, part 2
- Apr 297:00 PMTina Chang Poetry Event with Journalism PodcastsBuilding: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Cabot 702 (reception included) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar,Performance Event Subject: Arts,Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Contact Name: Ravi Shankar Event Contact Email: dshank01@tufts.edu Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4vwtUE-YQ/ Tina Chang will give a poetry reading, and she will be joined by Tufts Journalism Podcast trailers. The event will be followed by a reception and is open to all members of the Tufts community. Tina is an American poet, educator, and editor. She was the first woman to be named Poet Laureate of Brooklyn, serving in this role for over a decade. A graduate of Columbia University’s MFA program, she is the author of three critically acclaimed collections: Hybrida (W. W. Norton, May 2019), Of Gods & Strangers (Four Way Books, 2011), and Half-Lit Houses (Four Way Books, 2004). She is Full Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing at her alma mater, Binghamton University, where she also oversees the initiatives under the Binghamton Center for Writers. She is the co-editor of the seminal anthology Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond (W.W. Norton, 2008), which was hailed as “One of the 10 greatest international anthologies, a timeless resource” by the Academy of American Poets, and was praised by the Financial Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Poets & Writers, and many other periodicals. Of the anthology, poet Carolyn Forché said, “Read Language for a New Century as you would a field guide to the human condition in our time, a poetic survival manual.” Chang is the recipient of awards from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Academy of American Poets, Poets & Writers, the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, and the Van Lier Foundation among others. In 2011, she was awarded The Women of Excellence Award for her outreach and literary impact on the Brooklyn community. In 2014 and 2017, Brooklyn Magazine named Chang one of the 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn culture. She is the recipient of the 2020 Poets Laureate Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets and was Brooklyn Poets’ Award Gala Honoree in 2022. Her work often brings her to international audiences in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, among many other parts of the world and she has traveled on behalf of the U.S. Embassy for public diplomacy speaking engagements under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State to illuminate her poetic process and to share her work.










