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U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, pictured in 2014
October 1, 2021 Large Image
John Kerry: Global Climate Change Puts ‘Life Itself at Risk’
The U.S. Presidential Envoy for Climate, Kerry urged universities to address climate change in keynote speech at Talloires Network Leaders Conference

As the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry’s mission is not an easy one: Get countries to face the reality of what needs to be...

portrait of Tufts graduates Jason and Chloe Epstein at their house in NYC
September 28, 2021 Large Image
Investing for Environmental and Social Impact
Jason and Chloe Epstein fund a new certificate program that links business and sustainability

As raging wildfires and other severe weather events demonstrate the destructive impact of climate change, entrepreneurs Jason Epstein, A96, and...

The border fence between the United States and Mexico, shown from the southern side, stretches to the ocean's edge at Tijuana, Mexico. In a documentary film, a professor from The Fletcher School at Tufts University explores how U.S. immigration policy affects migrants in Mexico.
September 15, 2021 Video
The U.S.-Mexico Immigration Crisis, from South of the Border
In a new documentary, a Fletcher School professor explores how U.S. immigration policy affects migrants in Mexico

Editor's Note: The documentary Waylaid In Tijuana is now available for viewing on YouTube.

In 2018, images of...

A view of a poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. A survey by Tufts-led team in a poor community in Brazil finds economic uncertainty of the pandemic is top-most on residents’ minds.
September 13, 2021 Large Image
Hard Lessons from the Pandemic in Rio de Janeiro
Survey by Tufts-led team in a poor community in Brazil finds that economic uncertainty of the pandemic is top-most on residents’ minds

In March of 2020, Cidade de Deus, a low-income neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, had its first case of COVID-19. The neighborhood is commonly...

Grid of 15 faces. Tisch College at Tufts announces its virtual events for fall 2021, with a diverse array of speakers include politicians, journalists, authors, and innovators
September 8, 2021 Large Image
Tisch College Announces Virtual Events for Fall 2021
The diverse array of speakers include politicians, journalists, authors, and innovators

The Tisch College of Civic Life is hosting national and global leaders, award-winning journalists...

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