Wow. The University of Chicago, a world-class institution whose humanities faculty in the past has included Homi Bhabha & Lauren Berlant & Ralph Ellison & Hannah freaking Arendt, is getting rid of basically every graduate department involving the acknowledgment that other cultures & languages exist.

One of the amazing parts about doing history is going through loads of material to produce one good paragraph.

Join us today at 4 pm for an original presentation by Mary McNeil, Tufts Department of Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora, and CHAT Faculty Fellow

The Department of International Literary and Cultural Studies invites you to their annual symposium, Ecology Now!, happening Friday, 3/7 in Alumnae Lounge at Tufts. Featuring Ken Liu.

The Department of Anthropology invites the Tufts Community to hear Dr. Ruth Toulson for a book talk, "Necropolitics of the Ordinary," tomorrow (2/27) at 4:30 p.m. in Eaton Hall, Room 225. Come check it out!

Tomorrow (2/25), the Department of English (co-sponsored with CHAT & others) is excited to welcome author Hala Ayan to campus (Breed Hall) for a reading and conversation. Hope you can join! Details on the CHAT website: humanities.tufts.edu/events

Next Wednesday (2/26), join us to hear Emily Strasser discuss her new publication, Half-Life of a Secret: Reckoning with a Hidden History. You can learn more at our website: humanities.tufts.edu/events/upcom...

If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

If only we had a word for a shape with three sides.

How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes? Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce. Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.

The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.

Next week, we have some great events at CHAT. On Wednesday, hear fellow Daniel Sunshine discuss the connections between slavery, medicine, and public history. On Thursday, come hear Leonard Cassuto discuss techniques to improve academic writing. More details on our website: humanities.tufts.edu

If you are a PhD candidate at Tufts, there is still time to apply for a dissertation fellowship for 2025-2026. Apply by March 1! Learn more at our website: humanities.tufts.edu/dissertation...

This Wednesday (2/12), come visit the Fung House! At noon, come hear Joseph Pomp from Harvard University Press discuss the book proposal process. At 4, hear CHAT Fellow Omid Bagherli discuss his research. More details are available on our website! humanities.tufts.edu

Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t. Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID! Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…

Best, commercial has been the bathroom break

Come to the Fung House (48 Professors Row) on Wednesday to hear postdoctoral fellow Claire Litt discuss her research into 16th Century European history. We hope you can join us!

Next week, we have some great events on Monday and Wednesday! Come join us at The Fung House (48 Professors Row). Visit our website for details: humanities.tufts.edu.

On Monday, come visit us at The Fung House to meet Juliet Nebolon from Trinity University. She will be sharing her new book, Settler Militarism, at 1:30 p.m. We hope you can join us!

Tomorrow (1/29), come to the Fung House to hear Kristin Skrabut discuss her newest book, Unruly Domestication: Poverty, Family and Statecraft in Urban Peru. We hope you can join us!

Next Wednesday (1/29), join us to hear Professor Kristin Skrabut discuss how Peru's war on poverty shapes many aspects of life in Lima. Open to the Tufts community; we hope you can attend.

There is still time to apply for a postdoctoral position in the Environmental Humanities! Apply at Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/160402

If you are a Tufts student looking to add a class in the humanities this term, check out this course taught by @chancebonar.bsky.social Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m.

TuftsNow had written an article on the "Slavery, Colonialism, and their Legacies" Initiative display in Tisch Library! tinyurl.com/SCL-TuftsNow

There is still time left to apply for the 2025-2027 Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Environmental Humanities! apply.interfolio.com/160426

Postdoctoral students are invited to apply for a new position in the Environmental Humanities. Applications are due February 3. The application & more details are available on Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/160426

Come work with me at Tufts! We have an exciting new project at the Center for the Humanities!

We hope you can join us tomorrow (12/11) for a discussion of the book Decolonize Drag with Kareem Khubchandi and a special performance featuring Neon Calypso and Rusty Hammer. This is going to be a great event, and we are excited to bring it to you.

The Center for the Humanities is excited to welcome the Tufts community to a Faculty Book Talk for the book Decolonize Drag! This event includes special guests Neon Calypso and Rusty Hammer. Join us 12/11 at 4 p.m. in Sophia Gordon Hall. Join us for a truly unique event!

This is a reminder that CHAT Faculty Fellowship applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday 12/15. Ten days left to apply! Visit our website for more information. humanities.tufts.edu/faculty-fell...

Join us on December 4th at 4 p.m. for a special reception to unveil an exhibit on display at Tisch Library, Deep Roots: Slavery, Colonialism & their Legacies at Tufts University. Our reception will be held in Tisch Library, room 223. We hope you can attend.

Join us on Wednesday (12/4) in Tisch Library (Room 223) to learn more about the new exhibit from the Slavery, Colonialism, and their Legacies at Tufts (SCL) project. The SCL team will share progress, future plans, and research insights. All are welcome to attend.

Tomorrow, CHAT is excited to welcome everyone to a special reception in Tisch Library (room 223) for the new exhibit, Deep Roots: Slavery, Colonialism and their Legacies at Tufts University. This event is replacing our final open house of the term. Refreshments provided. Join us!

Join us at 4 p.m. (11/20) to learn about the work of our newest Tufts faculty in the humanities. Six new faculty members will be presenting. We hope you can join us!

So many great events happening next week in the humanities! Come check out our events page: humanities.tufts.edu/events/upcom...

Join us tomorrow (11/13) at noon to hear Cathy Stanton discuss her new book, Food Margins: Lessons from an Unlikely Grocer. Lunch available!

Join us tomorrow at noon to hear Dr. Chance Bonar discuss the impact of slavery on the life of the historical Jesus. Lunch available. Hope you can join us!

Next Wednesday (10/2), join us at 4 p.m. for a talk with Royall House & Slave Quarters Executive Director, Dr. Kyera Singleton, for a presentation, "A Museum that Slavery Built: Memory and the Archive of Containment." We would love to see you there!

Next Wednesday (9/25) at 4, come hear Melinda Latour's lecture, "How to Enjoy Music Like a Stoic." Free at CHAT!

CHAT would like to congratulate fellow Kyera Singleton, who has just completed her PhD. Congratulations Kyera! We are so proud of you.

Yesterday afternoon, Representative Josh Brecheen (R-OK-02) introduced an amendment to the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations bill that would drastically cut funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). To learn more or sign the petition, visit: tinyurl.com/save-NEH

The New England Humanities Consortium is offering research grants up to $5000. Deadline to apply is Oct. 1, 2024. Application is available here: tinyurl.com/nehc-grants24

Tufts Office of the Vice Provost recently announced the winners of the 2024 MUSE Grants. Congratulations to all of the winners! tinyurl.com/muse-winners24 #tufts #humanities

Join us for a free lecture tonight at the Royall House and Slave Quarters. Hear Professor Jim Downs discuss the history of the medical humanities and its relationship to slavery and its legacies. He will be joined by Professors Kendra Field and Kerri Greenidge.

Two great events are happening tomorrow at CHAT! Come join us at noon to hear CHAT Fellow Mia Levenson present her research, or join us at 6:30 p.m. at the Royall House and Slave Quarters to hear Jim Downs in conversation with Kendra Field and Kerri Greenidge.

Join us next Wednesday (4/24) to hear CHAT Fellow Mia Levenson discuss the proliferation of eugenic science in early 20th century American popular performances. All are welcome.

The Half the History Project is excited to announce the trailer for "Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist's Life" is now on YouTube! Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRDZ...

Tufts community: Do you have a project that needs funding? OVPR has springboard grants available! Apply by May 8th for projects starting in August. Learn more here: viceprovost.tufts.edu/tufts-spring...

Have you ever wondered how ancient cultures conceived of race and ethnicity? You might want to check out Chance Bonar's fall class: Race and Ethnicity in Antiquity.

Join us next Wednesday (4/17) at noon to hear Professor Alice Sullivan discuss her research, in a presentation, "The History and Visual Culture of Medieval Moldavia." We hope you can join us!