Monica Jimenez

Senior Content Creator

Monica Jimenez is the assistant editor of Tufts Magazine and a senior content creator/editor for Tufts Now. She covers nutrition, psychology, literature, student and alumni stories, and more. Before coming to Tufts in 2016, she was a local journalist reporting on Somerville, Arlington, and other Greater Boston communities.

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Education

How to Be a Mayor

In the classroom, as in City Hall, former Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone models the art of truly engaging your community

November 21, 2025

Arts & Humanities

The Wizard Behind Wicked

How Gregory Maguire, AG90, created the story that inspired the blockbuster musical and movies

October 20, 2025

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Arts & Humanities

New Thriller Blurs Lines Between Good Guys and Villains

Action comedy by Elliot Ackerman blends humor with serious themes, and is headed for Apple TV

August 25, 2025

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Education

Fun with Fermentation

Students baked bread and brewed kombucha in a recent ExCollege class taught by two chemical engineers

June 30, 2025

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Activism & Social Justice

A Lifelong Loyalty to Truth

Howie Severino, A83, reflects on a career reporting on dictators, rebuilding Filipino journalism, and telling stories across all walks of life

May 23, 2025

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Arts & Humanities

The Zen of Pinball

In pinball, as in life, a psychology teacher has learned the power and joy of being in the moment

April 7, 2025

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Health

The Woman Who Could Settle Any Stomach

Pioneering gastroenterologist Sara Murray Jordan, M1921, aimed to make people healthier without sacrificing their happiness

March 28, 2025

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Education

Friedman School Receives Historic $10 Million Gift for Financial Aid

The second-largest gift in the school’s history includes a $9 million matching challenge

January 30, 2025

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Aging

A Mother and Daughter Talk Aging

What’s it really like to get older? The head of a nutrition and aging research center asks the ultimate expert: her mother

December 18, 2024

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Arts & Humanities

The Many Faces of Taylor Swift

Girl with a guitar, snake, industry disruptor, American queen—Taylor’s diverse personas give her cultural clout and staying power, say Swifties, singer...

December 9, 2024

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Monica Jimenez

How to Be a Mayor

The Wizard Behind Wicked

New Thriller Blurs Lines Between Good Guys and Villains

Fun with Fermentation

A Lifelong Loyalty to Truth

The Zen of Pinball

The Woman Who Could Settle Any Stomach

Friedman School Receives Historic $10 Million Gift for Financial Aid

A Mother and Daughter Talk Aging

The Many Faces of Taylor Swift

Most Popular

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Schools

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