News: CHAT Highlights

CHAT is now accepting applications for Faculty Fellows for the 2027-2028 academic year. Apply by December 15.

Recently, Visiting Artist for University Ecologies and visiting fellow Mary Mattingly was featured in the Tufts Daily newspaper. Read more here.

In Spring 2026, the Anti-Caste Reading Group joined CHAT to host their discussions about the work of B. R. Ambedkar.

On February 12, CHAT And University Ecologies hosted a celebration of the new exhibit on display in the Aidekman Arts Center, "Reframing Campus Ecologies."

On February 6, Elaine Scarry came to Tufts to give the keynote Coit-Phelps speech at the Transformation Now! Symposium. Professor Scarry's talk was introduced by symposium organizer Sarah Corrigan.

This Friday (2/6), CHAT is excited to welcome Elaine Scarry, the Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and General Theory of Value at Harvard University. She will be our Coit-Phelps speaker at the Transformation Now! Symposium in Alumnae Lounge.

For our final open house of the year, CHAT celebrated the excellent work of part-time faculty in the humanities at Tufts.

The Faculty Fellowship Application period is now open, through December 7th.

Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Studies (AMEMS) is a new initiative at Tufts University intended to bring together faculty, students, and staff around shared interests in the study of ancient, medieval, and early modern topics.

The National Humanities Alliance has a new website explaining to students (and parents) why studying the humanities in college is key for future success in a rapidly changing world. Read more at their site.

The Tufts Graduate Humanities Conference has extended its deadline for papers to July 1! Tufts grad students are encouraged to apply. The conference will be held on October 17.

Five Sisters Productions and the Tufts University Half the History Film Project return to The Umbrella Arts Center to present a program of three locally shot short films about impactful women in Concord history.