Upcoming Events

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picture of vertical garden in a park with city skyline behind it
Campus as Commons: Agroforestry and Shared Stewardship at Tufts
University campuses occupy significant tracts of land with contested histories of enclosure, aesthetic management, and institutional control. At Tufts, the transition from a working agricultural commons to a landscaped campus mirrors patterns documented across higher education, raising questions about what forms of access, stewardship, and shared governance remain possible on institutional land.
September 10 | 12:00 pm ET
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poster with beige background and blue text
Hugo Bedau Memorial Lecture, 9/11
The Department of Philosophy invites the Tufts Community to the 2026 Hugo Bedau Memorial Lecture, featuring Philip Pettit (Princeton University) and Victoria McGeer (Princeton University).
September 11 | 6:00 pm ET
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poster picture of food on top, and text in green on bottom
CHAT Open House, 9/16
Join us on September 16 for our first Open House event of the year!
September 16 | 4:30 pm ET
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poster with green design and blue and black text
Open House for University Ecologies, 9/17
Join us for an informal get-together to welcome the new academic year. We will share updates and summer progress, preview upcoming initiatives and opportunities, and listen to your news and suggestions.
September 17 | 4:00 pm ET
black and white image Giovanni Aloi standing in front of foliage
black and white image Giovanni Aloi standing in front of foliage
University Ecologies Event: From Lawn to Garden: Artistic Forms of Vegetal Resistance, 9/24
University Ecologies invites you to attend a special event with Giovanni Aloi of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
September 24 | 12:00 pm ET
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exterior photo of entrance to Tisch Library
Fall Panel with Tisch Library Graduate Fellows in Arts & Humanities, 9/24
Join the 2026 Tisch Library Graduate Fellows in Arts & Humanities for presentations and discussion about their thesis and dissertation research projects conducted over the summer.
September 24 | 2:00 pm ET
profile photos of Giovanni Aloi and Emily Gephardt side by side
profile photos of Giovanni Aloi and Emily Gephardt side by side
University Ecologies Event: Against Animal Objectification, 9/24
University Ecologies invites you to a special event featuring Giovanni Aloi (SAIC) and Emily Gephardt (SMFA).
September 24 | 4:00 pm ET
Arlo Fosburg smiling at the camera with trees and water behind
Arlo Fosburg smiling at the camera with trees and water behind
Infrastructures of University Militarism (Book Chapter Workshop), 10/1
University Ecologies and CHAT are excited to host an event with postdoctoral scholar Arlo Fosburg.
October 01 | 1:30 pm ET
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spanish flower motif in yellow, red and blue with red and yellow text in the middle
Festival de la Herencia Hispana Variedades, 10/3
CHAT is excited to partner with the Department of Romance Studies to celebrate Hispanic heritage.
October 03 | 10:00 am ET
headshot of Mira Guth, standing outdoors with grass and trees behind her
headshot of Mira Guth, standing outdoors with grass and trees behind her
University Ecologies Event: More Bugs, Less Drugs: Veterinary Interventions in the Multispecies Health Issues of Antibiotic Resistance, 10/8
University Ecologies is excited to share research from Mira Guth, PhD Candidate, Brown University and University Ecologies Doctoral Fellow.
October 08 | 1:00 pm ET
Renata Celichowska in an orange sweater, shielding her eyes from the sun
Renata Celichowska in an orange sweater, shielding her eyes from the sun
University Ecologies Event: Connecting to Campus (Itinerant Walk), 10/8
University Ecologies is hosting a walk around campus with Renata Celichowska (TDPS, Tufts University).
October 08 | 3:00 pm ET
David Shane Lowry standing outdoors wearing a blue shirt and orange bowtie
David Shane Lowry standing outdoors wearing a blue shirt and orange bowtie
University Ecologies Event: Pipeline Pedagogy: Prioritizing American Indian Peoples in Addressing Environmental Crisis w/ David Shane Lowry, 10/15
Using examples from his research in the Lumbee community, in/around MIT, and (increasingly) in Maine, David will begin to place American Indian peoples up front within communicative and policy processes that address environmental poisoning.
October 15 | 12:00 pm ET