Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville,Massachusetts,with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton,Massachusetts,and in Talloires,France. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. Tufts remained a small liberal arts college until the 1970s,when it transformed into a large research university offering several doctorates.
Medford is a city 6.7 miles (10.8 km) northwest of downtown Boston on the Mystic River in Middlesex County,Massachusetts,United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census,Medford's population was 59,659. It is home to Tufts University,which has its campus on both sides of the Medford and Somerville border.
Martin Thomas Meehan is an American academic administrator,politician,and attorney. Since July 2015,Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell since September 2007.
The Tufts University School of Medicine is the medical school of Tufts University,a private research university in Massachusetts. It was established in 1893 and is located on the university's health sciences campus in downtown Boston. It has clinical affiliations with numerous doctors and researchers in the United States and around the world,as well as with its affiliated hospitals in both Massachusetts,and Maine.
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management is one of the four graduate schools of Brandeis University in Waltham,Massachusetts.
The William F. Connell School of Nursing (CSON) is the professional nursing school at Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts.
The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life is a college of Tufts University in Medford,Massachusetts. The college was founded with the aid of a $10 million donation by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam in 2000 to encourage students to perform volunteer and public services for the community.
Cameron Forbes Kerry is an American attorney who served as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce. He is the younger brother of John Kerry and a member of the Forbes family.
Founded in 1891,Lowell General Hospital is an independent,not-for-profit community hospital serving the Greater Lowell area and surrounding communities. With two primary campuses located in Lowell,Massachusetts,Lowell General Hospital offers a full range of medical and surgical services for patients. Lowell General Hospital is a member of the Voluntary Hospitals of America. Lowell General is affiliated with Tufts Children's Hospital in Boston.
James Braidy Steinberg is an American academic and political advisor,and former United States deputy secretary of state. He has served as the dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University since November 1,2021. Prior to his deanship,he was a professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University
Nicola Dickson "Niki" Tsongas is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 2007 to 2019. She held the seat formerly held by her husband,the late Paul Tsongas,for the district numbered as Massachusetts's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2013 and as Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district from 2013 to 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In August 2017 Tsongas announced that she would not seek another term in the November 2018 election.
James Bradley Eldridge is an American politician and lawyer. He serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Middlesex and Worcester District. Eldridge previously served three terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,where he sat on the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business,the Joint Committee on Election Laws,and the Joint Committee on Public Service.
The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) was a political lobbying organization that advocated within the Democratic Party for viewpoints aligned with the American Jewish community and in support of the state of Israel,and within the political process generally,between 1990 and about 2016.
Andrew Tisch an American businessman,who is the co-chair of Loews Corporation,the company founded by his father Laurence Tisch and uncle Preston Robert Tisch.
Richard Alan Smith was an American businessman who was CEO of General Cinema Corporation.
Elaine M. Schuster was an American philanthropist,diplomat,civic leader,and Democratic Party activist.
The Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism is an annual event held at Tufts University. It is sponsored by the Film and Media Studies Program (FMS) at Tufts University,the Edward R. Murrow Center for the Advancement of Public Diplomacy,and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service. Dedicated to illuminating aspects of the many contributions Edward R. Murrow made to journalism and public diplomacy,the Forum brings together interdisciplinary panels to reflect on Murrow’s legacy and relate it to contemporary issues in journalism. The Forum debuted in 2006 with former Nightline host Ted Koppel serving as the keynote speaker and moderator examining the contemporary state of the news business. In 2007 retired CBS News anchor Dan Rather led a panel discussing the coverage of war and conflicts. In 2008 former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw and panelists explored the current state of political coverage. The 2009 panel was headlined by MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews,along with former Massachusetts Governor and 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael S. Dukakis,and Janet Wu,WCVB-TV’s political reporter discussing the press’role in encouraging or discouraging people from seeking public office. In 2010 panelists Casey Murrow,author Lynne Olson,and producer/Massachusetts ACLU Vice President Arnie Reisman discussed Murrow and his efforts to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy after the blacklist and the contemporary state of blacklisting,self-censorship,and political redlines for the media. In 2011 panelists Katie Couric and Jonathan Tisch discussed Couric's career as well as the state of journalism in a social media and technology-driven world. In 2012 panelists Brian Williams and Jonathan Tisch discussed Williams's career and tactics,opportunities,and challenges of covering campaigns in 2012. The 2013 forum featured Christiane Amanpour discussing the evolving role of foreign correspondents,while Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington examined the changing face of journalism in the digital age for the 2014 forum. In 2015,ABC News' Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos discussed reliability in the 24-hour news cycle.
Sigma Omega Psi (ΣΩΨ) was a historically Jewish Fraternity founded in 1914 and which merged into Alpha Epsilon Pi (ΑΕΠ) in 1940.
