Activism & Social Justice

As the presidents of dental-student associations, Shafa Nathani and Brandon Wallace learned about advocacy, balancing commitments, and making a difference

Tufts community members spend an evening in dialogue with the author and activist—and with each other

TUPIT students, including the first Tufts class to earn their bachelor’s degrees behind bars, celebrate the program that turned them on to civic responsibility

Students, faculty, and staff from across the university are sharing meals—and food for thought—through the community dinner series Tufts Table

A year-long undergraduate course encourages deep conversations about connecting with community

In a new memoir, doctor and human rights advocate Sima Samar describes how she has withstood discrimination and death threats to fight for accountability in...

Ruth Marguerite Easterling, M1921, was one of the first Black female students at Tufts University School of Medicine and went on to become a celebrated...

Tufts film production students work on a Hollywood-caliber video about an unsung 19th-century civil rights activist

A course at Tufts School of Medicine aims to inspire students to help reverse health disparities and reform the broader health care system

The dedication of Tufts’ first Black alumnus to improving living conditions for African Americans included service in the Roosevelt Administration’s unofficial...