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Full-time lecturers rally for higher salaries during 2 day walkout

2 months ago | tuftsdaily.com | Samantha Eng

Over 150 students, faculty and local officials gathered in support of the Arts and Sciences full-time lecturers. Unionized full-time lecturers in the School of Arts and Sciences rallied on Monday and Tuesday during a two-day walkout, following 10 months of negotiations with the Tufts administration.
Coalition for Palestinian Liberation continues calls for divestment in first protest of semester

2 months ago | tuftsdaily.com | Samantha Eng

Protesters marched from the Mayer Campus Center to the JCC, where building access was temporarily shut down. Coalition for Palestinian Liberation at Tufts reiterated their demands for Tufts to divest from Israeli corporations in a protest on Wednesday, three days after a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect. Drawing roughly 30 protestors, the protest was announced by CPLT in a joint Instagram post with Somerville for Palestine and Medford for Palestine on Jan. 18.
Tufts campus reacts to President-elect Trump’s victory in 2024 election

Nov 12, 2024 | tuftsdaily.com | Samantha Eng

In the days after President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, Tufts students, professors and political group leaders expressed a range of emotions and anticipations for the future. A clear majority of electoral votes, now a total of 312, made Trump the president-elect by early Wednesday morning. The Senate regained a Republican majority while the party in control of the House of Representatives is still to be determined as votes continue to be counted.
Medford divided on ballot Questions 7 and 8 asking $7.5 million override for schools and infrastructure

Oct 28, 2024 | tuftsdaily.com | Samantha Eng

The city has already made cuts to school budgets, but City Hall argues it needs more cash to keep programming afloat. Medford ballot Questions 7 and 8 will determine whether the city can collect an additional $7.5 million in personal property and real estate taxes to fund the public school system and infrastructure repairs. Questions 7 and 8 are two of three local ballot questions Medford residents will vote on this Election Day.
A year since Oct. 7: How campus groups marked the anniversary - The Tufts Daily

Oct 10, 2024 | tuftsdaily.com | Estelle Anderson |Samantha Eng

Students marked the anniversary of Oct. 7 with memorials and demonstrations on Monday. Some organizations held an evening vigil for lives lost to Hamas’ attacks, while a group of students convened to protest in solidarity with Palestine. Here’s how students around campus observed the date. Hillel, Chabad, Friends of Israel hold memorial to honor victims of Oct.
Political campaign managers discuss winning strategies during first event of Tisch “Election 2024” series

Sep 24, 2024 | tuftsdaily.com | Samantha Eng

Throughout the event, panelists including campaign managers for Nikki Haley and Elizabeth Warren revealed the secrets to running a successful presidential campaign. The first panel of Tisch College’s “Election 2024” event series, titled “What Makes a Presidential Campaign Work and How to Get on the Campaign Bus,” was held in Barnum Hall last Tuesday.
Updated protest guidelines to take effect this school year - The Tufts Daily

Sep 9, 2024 | tuftsdaily.com | Samantha Eng

The revised “time, place and manner” guidelines include a prohibition on overnight demonstrations and restrictions on practices including chalking and posting flyers. In an email sent to Tufts community members on Aug. 22, University President Sunil Kumar and 12 other university leaders announced new updates to the university’s “time, place and manner” policies around campus activism.
SMFA professors of the practice hold first contract negotiations

May 17, 2024 | tuftsdaily.com | Samantha Eng

The professors, who are represented by SEIU Local 509, are seeking wage increases and more support from the university. Professors of the practice at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts held their first-ever bargaining session with the university on April 24, seeking a contract that would guarantee wage increases, enhanced research support and more transparent employment policies, among other negotiations.
Pilot program to extend JCC hours for April

Mar 28, 2024 | tuftsdaily.com | Samantha Eng

Funded by the TCU Senate, the pilot program will track additional expenditures and usage trends to determine the future of Cummings Center access. On any given weekend morning, small crowds of students can be found waiting outside the Joyce Cummings Center entrance. Why?
Journalist Neil Swidey discusses nonprofit for college completion

Feb 15, 2024 | tuftsdaily.com | Samantha Eng

Swidey founded Alray Scholars in memory of Alray Taylor, a man who dreamed of earning a college degree Tufts alumnus Neil Swidey spoke at the Tisch College Civic Life Lunch about his work on the Alray Scholars Program, which aims to support Boston Public School students in completing their college degrees, on Feb. 5 in Barnum Hall.