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Now Accepting Dissertation Fellow Applications for 2024-2025. Apply by March 1
CHAT is now accepting applications for PhD Candidates who are completing their dissertations to join us as fellows for the
January 23, 2024
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flyer featuring woodcut of a ship and photo of Diego Luis
New book by Dr. Diego Luis available
Congratulations to CHAT Fellow, Dr. Diego Luis, on his new book out this month, The First Asians in the Americas: A Transpacific History . Available now from Harvard University Press!
January 17, 2024
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Rachel Applebaum photo
Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Applebaum, NEH Grant winner
Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Applebaum of the Department of History, winner of the 2023 NEH winner for her work, A Global History of Russian: From Soviet World Language to Putin’s “Russian World,”
January 17, 2024
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oblong shapes and squiggles
Greater Boston Digital Humanities calls for symposium proposals
Proposals are requested by January 31. The symposium will be held April 12, 2024.
January 12, 2024
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headshot of dean Jim Glaser, in red tie and grey jacket
Thank you for your service, Dean Glaser
James M. Glaser, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences since 2014, has been named provost and executive vice president of Santa Clara University in California.
January 11, 2024
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Kwasi Ampene and Erica Jones talking to an audience with furniture and photo in background
Dr. Kwasi Ampene to Return Artefacts to Ghana
Dr. Kwasi Ampene, Chair of the Music Department at Tufts, will be traveling to California in January to recover a seven-piece artefact taken from Ghana during the Sagrenti War.
January 2, 2024
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headshot of Kendra field, wearing a red and brown scarf
Congratulations to Kendra Field, Whiting Foundation Grant Recipient
Congratulations to Dr. Kendra Field, winner of the 2023 Whiting Foundation grant for non-fiction.
December 19, 2023
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drag queen in headdress posing for photo
Tufts University Art Galleries Releases Spring Preview
Tufts University Art Galleries (TUAG) are proud to announce three spring 2024 exhibitions that explore shapeshifting conceptions of gender and sexuality throughout modern history.
December 4, 2023
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pile of books on wooden table outdoors in the snow
Winter Book Recommendations from Tufts Now
Tufts faculty, staff, and students offer a wide-ranging selection for your reading pleasure.
November 28, 2023
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FLYER FEATURING TEXT in front of library shelves
CHAT is now accepting applications for Postdoctoral Position
The Center for the Humanities at Tufts University, in partnership with the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD) and the Office of Provost, invites applications for a residential postdoctoral fellowship beginning July 1, 2024.
November 15, 2023
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flyer featuring world landmarks, an airplane and people celebrating
New Fellowship & Grant Opportunities
Several external groups have posted new fellowship and grant opportunities with deadlines coming up soon.
November 14, 2023
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People in lecture hall, looking towards the front of the room
Slavery, Colonialism and their Legacies Symposium held at Tufts Dental School
On November 8th, the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, along with the History Department, the Center for the Humanities at Tufts, the Tufts Archival Research Center and the Office of the Provost hosted a symposium at Tufts Dental School in Boston, to introduce the Slavery, Colonialism and Their Legacies at Tufts (SCL) Project.
November 13, 2023