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Call for Papers: Italian Americans and the Making of America: Design, Diaspora, and the Architecture of Belonging
The 58th Annual Italian American Studies Association Conference will be hosted at Tufts University November 5-8, 2026. The call for papers is open now-- please submit through April 17.
February 25, 2026
CHAT & University Ecologies Celebrates "Reframing Campus Ecologies" Exhibit Opening
On February 12, CHAT And University Ecologies hosted a celebration of the new exhibit on display in the Aidekman Arts Center, "Reframing Campus Ecologies."
February 13, 2026
CHAT Dissertation Fellowship for 2026-2027 is now open
The CHAT Dissertation Fellowship is now accepting applications for 2026-2027. Details are on our Dissertation Fellowship page
February 13, 2026
Elaine Scarry gives 2026 Coit-Phelps lecture
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.
February 6, 2026
Meet the Coit-Phelps speaker for 2026: Elaine Scarry
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.
February 3, 2026
CHAT Celebrates Part-Time Faculty in the Humanities
For our final open house of the year, CHAT celebrated the excellent work of part-time faculty in the humanities at Tufts.
December 4, 2025
New Postdoctoral Position available for 2026-27
The American Medical Directories Project, in collaboration with the Center for the Humanities at Tufts University, is offering a postdoctoral research fellowship for 2026-2027. Apply by January 9.
November 18, 2025
Arts and Society Dialogues: the Salon Series Returns with "Collective Inquiry"
“ Collective Inquiry” will be held Tuesday November 18, from 5-6:15pm in Olin 106 on the Medford Campus
October 22, 2025
CHAT is now accepting applications for Faculty Fellows for the 2026-2027 academic year
The Faculty Fellowship Application period is now open, through December 7th.
October 15, 2025
CHAT Hosts "Just Us" Grad Student Dinner
On October 7, CHAT was happy to host the "Just Us" Graduate Student dinner.
October 10, 2025
Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Studies Initiative
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.
October 6, 2025
Just Us Grad Student Dinner Program
Learn more about this dinner series for Grad Students!
October 2, 2025