Local African-American history tour
Royall House and Slave Quarters, historic site only blocks from Tufts campus. Though Fletcher is tucked into three conveniently linked buildings, there’s a whole Tufts University campus outside our...
View ArticleA busy summer, and fall, for Amanda and Caroline
Rappaport Fellows with Gov. Charlie Baker While it may seem paradoxical at first glance, it’s quite common to find Fletcher students with deep interests in local and domestic public policy. Perhaps...
View ArticleWinter is coming…but not before autumn
The northeastern United States sometimes takes a lot of guff for its less than enviable weather. DC is a sweaty mess for 4-5 months in the warmer months, and NYC and Boston (perhaps the latter in...
View ArticleThe Tufts campus readies for commencement
Commencement activities will take place at Tufts this weekend, and they’re on the radar either directly or indirectly for virtually all administrative corners of Fletcher. But even an out-of-the-loop,...
View ArticleGlobal Climate Strike
Reports continue to roll in from all over the world about today’s Global Climate Strike, and I’ll chip in with a quick update from our neighborhood. Several hundred Tufts community members – including...
View ArticleBarnum Hall, officially facelifted
Barnum Hall is one of the older and more storied buildings on the Tufts campus. Donated to Tufts in the late 19th century by that Barnum, it’s been known as the Barnum Museum of Natural History, and...
View ArticleFrom the Admissions Team: Advice from Nick
Incoming students recently read a recommendation from Laura to learn a bit about the area before arriving on campus. Nick doubles down on that advice with some more details about our neighborhood and...
View ArticleA hint of spring?
It struck me recently that it’s been a while since we’ve been on campus during the gradual emergence of spring. I was reminded of this recently on one of the quite nice mid-March days with which we’re...
View ArticleAdvice to incoming students: get to know the area
It’s time to get to the more fun stuff as we continue to dish out advice to incoming students. Knowing your resources and digging into the curriculum are all well and good, but those sound suspiciously...
View ArticleNew Tufts campus Green Line stop!
Looks like Santa came early this year, readers. Tufts’ very own Godot has actually arrived, in the form of the new Medford/Tufts Green Line stop! This is a big deal in a town not known for bringing...
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