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Our Tufts

About This Series

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Our Tufts is an occasional series of personal reflections from Tufts staff, students, and faculty. Through stories marked by insight or inspiration—or stories of trials or triumphs—these individuals deepen our understanding of who makes up the community of Tufts and what they each contribute to the university we share.

Series Editor

Dave Nuscher

Photography by

Alonso Nichols

Anna Miller

Andy Kwok

Jandro Cisneros

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‘A Much Deeper, Richer, More Visceral Way to Understand History’

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‘We’re All in This Together’ 

Person wearing a bright blue top and a colorful patterned scarf with shades of blue, yellow, and red, standing outdoors with greenery in the background.

‘Victory Is at the End’

a man in glasses taking a photo with a yellow lab dog

Aging

‘Dogs Are a Good Example of Healthspan’

A woman with short hair wearing a green sweater, smiling at the camera, standing in front of softly blurred bookshelves

‘It Makes Us Feel Valued as Educators’

A man wearing a white polo and baseball cap talks into a headset while standing on a football field

‘I Love the Opportunity to Help People Discover Who They Are’ 

portrait of a young man with white and gray stripe sweater standing in front of old door

Campus Life

‘What Does It Mean to Me to Be a Christian?’

a man in Army Reserves uniform stands in front of the stairs

Oral Health

‘I’m Doing Something Bigger Than Myself’

Hugh “Trey” Lawrence, A26, poses for a portrait

‘I Just Want to Push Myself to Be Better’

Darin Murphy Stands in the middle of the library at School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University

Visual Arts

‘It’s Just So Much More Than Imaginable’

A male student with glasses crossing his arm and smiling in front of a brown building

Campus Life

‘Embrace the Change’

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Campus Life

‘I Never Looked Down on Any Job I Had’

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