The Acorn Man statue on the Tufts University campus

Advancing the Arts & Humanities

The excellence of the Tufts’ liberal arts experience reflects a commitment to nurturing the imagination through the arts and to critical thinking through rigorous open-ended inquiry in the humanities. Together, these opportunities shape self-confident, insightful, and brave leaders for a rapidly changing and interconnected world.

Starting in the fall of 2019, scholars from around the world will explore past and present meanings of family and kinship in a year-long seminar led by Tufts University and supported by the Mellon Foundation through its Sawyer Seminar program.

All In for Art

Amy and Steven Horowitz strengthen diverse voices at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts

A student wearing a mask approaches part of an exhibit at Tufts University's Tisch Library. The exhibit celebrates Black leaders at the university.

Black Leaders: Stories of the Past, for Today

Digital Collections and Archives this month opens a window on how Black executive leadership has advanced the university over more than 50 years.

This Designer Sets the Scene for Movies and TV

Toward the end of the first season of Halt and Catch Fire, the AMC series about the ’80s personal computer boom, hardware engineer Gordon gets his first look at his colleague Joe’s apartment.