Satire: Tufts Adopts Position of Institutional Lethality
Earlier this year, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the Department of War would restrict academic ties with Tufts University, along with nearly two dozen other top universities. Military fellowships at Tufts have been cancelled for the next academic year amid the department’s campaign against anti-American values. Mr. Hegseth said that the universities have […]
Senior Salute: The Class of 2026 Reflects on Four Years on the Hill
Somewhere between the freshman illumination ceremony and walking across that stage on the academic quad for the last time, Tufts becomes something more than the light on Walnut Hill. The Tufts Tribune asked seniors from this year’s graduating class to share memories, lessons, and advice before they watch Jumbo fade away in the rearview mirror. […]
Con: Should Undergrads TA?
How does one become a TA? This is a question I have often asked myself, wondering about the qualifications—both on paper and in terms of character—necessary to get the position. It is clear that a Teaching Assistant (TA) must have some sort of familiarity with the class material, and they must have some connection to […]
Pro: Should Undergrads TA?
At Tufts, students’ exposure to undergraduate teaching assistants (TAs) varies greatly by department. Computer science students will be very familiar with office hours held by their fellow undergraduates, while in the math department, all official teaching assistant roles are reserved for Ph.D. students. In the political science department, there has been a sharp turn away […]
Medford Vice: Did CEVIHE’s First Conference Fulfill Its Goals?
On March 26 and March 27, experts who staunchly disagree with one another—and sometimes even clash in courtrooms—sat down in Eaton Hall to engage in civil, moderated dialogue. This was the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education’s (CEVIHE) first conference, bringing together policymakers, researchers, legal scholars, and advocates to examine and debate the “Regulation […]
Warriors, Not Wokesters: The Defense Department’s Censure of Military Fellows at Fletcher
On February 27, 2026, the United States Department of Defense issued a memorandum, entitled “Aligning Senior Service College Opportunities With American Values,” that eliminated Senior Service College (SSC) Fellowships at Tufts University and 13 colleges and universities. The list includes Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Columbia, and Yale, as well as non-profit […]
Mold in the Courts: University Fails to Meet Safety Standards
Last fall, Tufts freshman Ben Sackrey found himself getting sick more than he ever had before. “I had a runny nose, swollen lymph nodes, really swollen tonsils, and I didn’t really know what the cause was,” he said. That was until Sackrey, a resident of the Court at 95 Professors Row, noticed what appeared to […]
Letter from the Editor (May 2026)
Dear Reader, I write to you now, at the close of The Tufts Tribune’s sophomore year, with both the same cautious optimism and sober resolve that we began the year with. Let us set our lands in order. This year, our team did a lot. We broke news on a new Tufts policy, designed in […]