Africa in the New World
The Africa in the New World (ANW) Interdisciplinary Program encourages students to explore Africa and the African diaspora in the Americas and globally through a range of perspectives. Particular emphasis is given to three intellectual currents: Diaspora studies, identity construction and globalization. ANW sponsors an annual Africa-Diaspora lecture series to showcase these themes.
Africana Center
Founded in 1969, the Africana Center seeks to ensure that students have access to a variety of academic and cultural resources available on campus. The Center works with students of African descent from many different backgrounds. It implements programs such as lectures, workshops and a range of additional activities that are designed to support the individual growth of all Tufts undergraduates and which reflect and celebrate the intellectual and cultural traditions of black people in the diaspora.
African Student Organization
The African Student Organization is a cultural group open to all members of the Tufts community. The organization seeks to bring issues concerning modern African politics, traditions, and cultures to the awareness of both the African and non-African communities at Tufts. It achieves this goal by hosting several community outreach and awareness initiatives, as well as bi-monthly interactive discussions, cultural workshops, intercultural shows and other events.
Anthropology
Anthropology at Tufts provides students not only with a strong background in critical thinking, analysis, and writing, but also with first-hand experience through original field research. The combination of intellectual community, disciplinary breadth, global and local understanding, hands-on research and public engagement makes anthropology a strong liberal arts major and an excellent preparation for both graduate school and a wide range of careers.
Arab Student Association
The Arab Student Association (ASA) is a political and cultural student organization concerned with Middle Eastern issues. It strives to disseminate information to the Tufts community about the nation-states and nations that make up the Arab world. The ASA attempts to inform and increase awareness of the political conflicts, social and economic developments, and cultural strains unique to this vital and complex area.
Archaeology
Tufts offers a general interdisciplinary undergraduate major in archaeology, incorporating courses from the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Students in archaeology combine course work with firsthand experience in recovery, conservation, and interpretation of material remains. The archaeology program has affiliations with several summer field schools, including the Murlo excavation in Italy, the Talloires/Mt. Musièges excavation in France, the Old Sturbridge Village Field School, and the Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology.
Archaeology Field School: Programme for Belize Archaeology Project
Each summer, lecturer Laurie Sullivan leads Tufts and University of Massachusetts students in an Archaeology Field School on the Programme for Belize Rio Bravo Conservation Lands in northwestern Belize. Students participate in first-hand field excavation and laboratory research in a tropical rainforest setting that was the site of Maya occupation from ca. 900 B.C. to 900 A.D. They investigate social and political organizations through the excavation of small site centers and large ceremonial centers.
Art and Art History
The wide range of courses offered by the department is designed to familiarize students with important artists, traditions and themes in world art and visual culture. Some courses focus on individual achievements, great artists and schools, while others explore significant periods, such as the Renaissance or the 1960s, or themes that cross time and cultures, such as the treatment of nature or the fear and destruction of images (inconoclasm and iconophobia). Artistic style and culture from a number of regions are explored, with course offerings such as Japanese Architecture, Contemporary Art in Africa, and Latin American Cinema.
Asian American Center
The Asian American Center, founded in 1983, is a resource for the university and the Asian American/Asian communities at Tufts. The Center fosters a supportive environment for the academic and personal development of students by offering educational and cultural programs. The Center recognizes the distinct East Asian, Southeast Asian, and South Asian cultures and identities present in the Tufts community and strives to create a successful college experience for people in these communities.
Asian Community at Tufts
The goal of Asian Community at Tufts (ACT) is to unify the Asian groups on campus by raising political awareness about Asian/Asian-American issues. To this end, ACT provides various political, educational, and social events that serve to educate and unite the Tufts community.
Asian Studies
The Asian Studies major provides students with a strong foundation in an Asian language and expertise drawn from a variety of disciplines. Tufts students who have majored in Asian Studies have pursued careers in international organization, government, business, and teaching.
Association of Latin American Students
The Association of Latin American Students (ALAS), formerly known as the Hispanic American Society, is a student-run organization created in 1989 that seeks to bring together students who are part of the Latino community at Tufts as well as students who are interested in Latin America. ALAS' primary goal is to meet the needs of the Tufts' Latino student population as well as to provide an arena for intellectual discourse on issues facing the Latino community at large.
Borghesani Memorial Prize
This prize is awarded to second-semester sophomores and juniors who undertake a research project, internship, volunteer activity, or plan of study in any field involving international issues. The prize encourages personal growth and independence, while increasing one's understanding of all peoples and encouraging a commitment to the world community. Past recipients of the prize have traveled abroad in order to study, conduct research, participate in international internships, and become involved in social change movements.
Caribbean Club
The Caribbean Club helps to foster an understanding and appreciation of the diverse culture of the region. The club accomplishes this through music, conversation and community. It aims to bring widespread cultural awareness to the Tufts campus by collaborating with other cultural organizations on events such as the "Inter-Cultural Semi-Formal."
Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies
Established in 1989, The Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies has since served as New England's focal point for scholarship on the South Asian subcontinent and the Indian Ocean rim. With an emphasis on history, culture, literature, religion, politics, economics and diplomacy, it is committed to promoting interdisciplinary approaches to the study of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives, which together make up the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
Chinese Students Association
The Chinese Students Association (CSA) brings Chinese culture to Tufts through cultural festivals and other activities relating to Chinese culture. Typically, the association holds annual Chinese New Year celebrations and introduces various types of Chinese food and games to the Tufts community. The CSA also publishes the newsletter Resonance, which discusses current issues and events in the local Chinese community and in Asia. The goal of the CSA is to convey to all Tufts students the significance of being Chinese.
Classics
Classics at Tufts constitute an interdisciplinary study of the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, Near East, and Europe. The Department of Classics is dedicated to the study of Greek and Roman culture and to clarifying and assessing its continuing impact on contemporary life. The role of the individual in relation to contemporary society, as the study of Classics shows, can be examined through the history, archaeology, art, architecture, science, philosophy, religion, mythology, and especially through the literatures of Greece and Rome.
Comparative Religion
The Department of Comparative Religion investigates the various expressions of religion encountered in human experience around the world. Students study the field of religion in both its functional and theoretical aspects. Courses explore the Western religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as the Eastern religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and others. Courses are designed to give a broad cultural appreciation of religion in accordance with the principles of a liberal arts education.
Concordia Foundation Fellowship for Summer Excavation/Research
The Concordia Foundation Fellowship for Summer Excavation/Research provides support for graduate students studying Classics and Classical Archaeology at Tufts. The Fellowship is funded by an endowment from the Concordia Foundation and is awarded to students who are pursuing research or participating in an archaeological excavation during the summer.
Cuban Experience: Graduate Research Internships in Cuba
This internship is one of many opportunities at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The program enables graduate students across the schools at Tufts to pursue short-term research internships in Cuba in the fields of education, agriculture, health, the environment and cultural studies. Contact the Latino Center for more information.
Department of Romance Languages
The Romance languages all derive from the Latin spoken in different parts of the Roman Empire. Courses in French, Spanish, and Italian give students an understanding of the spoken and written language and promote the reading and appreciation of each nation's literature. Students may deepen their linguistic sensibilities and expand their horizons by studying, through a Romance language, a civilization different from but connected to their own. Students may major in French, in Spanish, or in Italian Studies, and may minor in Italian.
Drama and Dance
The Department of Drama and Dance provides a liberal arts approach to the creative, historical, and aesthetic dimensions of the theater arts. It fosters critical thinking and challenges the imagination in the study and performance of theater arts. Drama and dance have forever been powerful forces in the world, an imaginative mirror through which we can better understand psychology, politics, religion, and gender. The Drama and Dance department offers many study abroad opportunities, such as the British American Dramatic Academy, the London College of Fashion Design, and Tufts-in-Madrid, a strong theater program for students fluent in Spanish.
Economics
The mission of the department is to teach students to be critical thinkers and to use the discipline of economics to analyze important economic, political and social issues, ranging from international economic relations, development, growth, and income inequality, to education, housing and competition policy. Department courses, with continuing interaction with other scholars at Tufts and elsewhere, help mold future community leaders. Classes, collaborations, faculty research, and other study opportunities are available for students in the area of international economics.
European Club
The purpose of the European Club is to debate and educate students and faculty about European politics and current events, focusing especially on Europe's path towards unification in the 21st century. The Club initiates and coordinates efforts to help the Tufts community understand the challenges facing a united Europe, as well as its importance to the rest of the world.
Filipino Cultural Society
The purpose of the Filipino Cultural Club is to promote awareness of Filipino issues and culture, to create a network of Filipinos on the Tufts campus, to open the lines of communication with Filipino clubs at other schools and, finally, to support Tufts in promoting diversity.
Fletcher Global Women Mentor Program
This program is designed to help undergraduates majoring in International Relations explore educational opportunities and define career goals through connections with female role models engaged in private, public, and not-for-profit professions. Fletcher students from the Global Women Group are paired with undergraduates according to regional, academic, or professional interests at the beginning of each academic year.
Flowers of the Alps
Flowers of the Alps is a biology and environmental studies course offered at the Tufts campus in Talloires, France, during the first Summer Session. The course focuses on the Savoy region's world-class display of montane and alpine floral diversity. Sessions highlight outstanding representatives of important plant families, their human and ecological relevance, and the design of dichotomous keys. Outdoor field sessions are devoted to recognizing species in their native environment, evaluating shifts in alpine vegetation, and enhancing agricultural diversity in the region's farm community.
Friends of Israel
Friends of Israel (FOI) is a student organization committed to educating the Tufts community about Israeli culture. FOI was founded with the hope that its members could play a role in the crucial task of building a brighter future for the world. Although Friends of Israel is a political organization due to the nature of relevant issues, the organization does not have official positions on the conflict in the Middle East. It does, however, hold hopes for an end to all violence, and looks forward to a future in peace.
German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literature
The department offers graduate and undergraduate courses in German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese, as well as Hebrew and Arabic language classes. Courses in literature and programs in Judaic Studies, Asian Studies, and Eastern European Studies are also offered.
Ghana Gold: A Corporate Social Responsibility Study Tour
The Ghana Gold program takes 16 students to Ghana for 12 days each January. Students are introduced to Africa through examination of the gold mining industry and a series of interrelated issues, such as globalization and Africa's place in the world economy. Participants will be challenged to think about strategies that may improve the lives of people living in mining communities. Post-tour activities include a spring semester colloquium and plans for civic engagement research.
Global Development and Environment Institute
The Global Development and Environment Institute (G-DAE) was established to investigate how nations and societies at differing stages of economic development can pursue development in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner. It also seeks to assist the public and private sectors in creating policies that promote sustainability. Through research, curriculum development, a visiting scholars program, conferences, and faculty seminars, the institute offers opportunities for shared activities between the Fletcher School and Graduate and Professional Studies; it also provides employment opportunities for graduate students.
Hawaii Club
Emphasizing 'Ohana and the Aloha spirit, the Hawaii Club is dedicated to educating the Tufts community on Hawaiian traditions and cultures as well as helping its first-year undergraduate student members adjust to a new life in Boston. Tufts University's Hawaii Club sponsors events ranging from Asian-American activities to Spam Musubi nights throughout the year, culminating with a luau in the spring.
Hummingbird Cay Tropical Field Station
The Biology Department collaborates with the Environmental Studies Program to offer a unique off-campus program at Hummingbird Cay (HBC) Tropical Field Station on a remote privately-owned island in the Bahamas. Each March, up to 15 students attend HBC for ten days of research and seminar activities related to the international aspects of climate change, disturbance ecology, land and water use, waste management, and ecotourism.
Institute for Global Leadership
The mission of the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) is to prepare new generations of critical thinkers for effective and ethical leadership, ready to act as global citizens in addressing international and national issues across cultures. The Institute emphasizes rigorous academic preparation and experiential learning. Students learn through intensive engagement in classes, global research, internships, workshops, simulations and international symposia -- all involving national and international leaders from the public and private sectors.
Intercultural Conversation Program
The Intercultural Conversation Program, sponsored by the International Center, is a volunteer program open to Tufts University students, faculty, and staff who are interested in engaging in a unique cultural exchange. The program gives international graduate students the opportunity to practice English conversational skills, learn more about U.S. life and culture, and seek friendship and support from a local host.
Intercultural Festival
The Intercultural Festival is a week-long series of programs and events designed by the International Center to promote learning and understanding within the Tufts community of various countries and cultures from around the world and within the United States.
International Center
The International Center provides support for international students and faculty at Tufts, offering a variety of services, workshops and information. The center is a valuable resource for international students and faculty who want to acclimate to life at Tufts and make the transition as smooth as possible.
International Club
The International Club at Tufts promotes foreign culture on campus through an array of exciting events designed to link the university's American and International communities: students, faculty and others. In addition to sponsoring events like the I-Cruise, Intercultural Week and the Parade of Nations, the club works closely with groups such as UNICEF to support charitable giving.
International Environmental Policy
The Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning offers a dual-degree program in International Environmental Policy in collaboration with the Fletcher School. This three-year program provides an opportunity for a select number of highly qualified students to earn a Master of Arts degree in urban and environmental policy and planning and a master's in diplomacy (M.A.L.D.) at the Fletcher School.
International Letters and Visual Studies (ILVS)
International Letters and Visual Studies joins the study of literature, film and visual arts in an international context. The undergraduate major is designed for students who have a strong interest in global issues and who wish to study the literature, cinema or visual art of two or more cultures, to explore the interaction of cultures, and to gain theoretical insight on the discourses of literature, film, the visual sign, gender, and culture.
International Relations
Since its inception, the Program in International Relations at Tufts has devoted itself to two intertwined objectives: the promotion of responsible, engaged citizenship through international education and dialogue, and the fostering of intellectual excellence through a curriculum that integrates disciplines in the social sciences, humanities and natural sciences without compromising academic rigor. In the process, it has grown into one of Tufts most popular majors and earned a reputation that extends well beyond the university.
International Relations Department Research Opportunities
The International Relations Program affords students many opportunities and scholarships to conduct original research. A research experience can greatly enhance one's experience at Tufts, challenging one to critically apply what one has learned. In addition, the International Relations Program offers research scholarships, an online international research community and a web-based research colloquium.
International Relations Director's Leadership Council
The Director's Leadership Council serves as a liaison between the International Relations student body and the International Relations faculty and administration. Its goal is to enhance student life and foster an internationally focused intellectual community on campus. The council's activities have included the International Relations curriculum transformation, creating an International Relations Honor Society chapter, assisting in rebuilding the Model United Nations club and starting a successful debate series.
International Relations Honor Society (Sigma Iota Rho)
This nationally recognized International Relations Honor Society was established to promote and reward scholarship and service among students and practitioners of international studies, international affairs and global studies, and to foster integrity and creative performance in conducting world affairs. The goal of the Honor Society is to create a productive atmosphere for international relations on campus, in the community and in the world at large through activities and initiatives related to international affairs.
International Relations Mentors Program
The Mentors Program was developed to provide new and prospective International Relations majors with an international relations peer mentor. The mentors, typically seniors or juniors, offer their insight on issues such as the department's major requirements, study abroad experiences and international internships.
International Relations Research Scholars Program
The International Relations Research Scholars Program supports original, high-quality undergraduate international research. Designed for sophomores or juniors who anticipate producing an upper-level research paper in their senior year, whether for an International Relations thesis, directed research, conference submission or external essay competition, the scholarship supports a minimum of eight weeks of International Relations core faculty-mentored summer research for collecting materials and data.
International Research Network
The International Research Network at Tufts is a support tool designed to help students conduct research on international issues, particularly while abroad. The International Research Network guides students through international research and toward the successful completion of capstone research projects by providing an online toolbox of resources and a network to connect with faculty and their peers.