Tufts University

Resident assistants at Tufts University held a strike on move-in day Tuesday.

The RAs are asking for money, but it’s uncertain exactly how much. They already have their rooms paid for during the academic year, but they say they also need a stipend.

Move-in day can already be stressful for college students, but it may be even more so at a Boston-area university this year. Resident assistants at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, went on strike Tuesday, with dozens of people holding up signs outside of the Joyce Cummings Center as new students moved into their dorms. “I really hope that they get…

Residents Assistants get room and board covered, but are now also looking for a stipend.

Move-in day might be a little more hectic for Tufts University students after the union representing resident assistants authorized a one-day strike — on move-in day this Tuesday. Time is ticking to reach a deal, with both sides releasing statements Sunday. The university in Medford, Massachusetts, says they do have contingency plans in place, if a strike does happen Tuesday…

The university says they do have contingency plans in place if a strike does happen on Tuesday as first-year students move in.

Emergency responders across Massachusetts are now learning how to care for police dogs following the implementation of Nero’s Law. The legislation is named after the K9 injured in a shooting that killed his partner, Yarmouth Police Sgt. Sean Gannon in 2018. Up until it was signed into law this year, Massachusetts did not allow emergency medical personnel to treat and…

Following the passing of Nero’s Law, more attention is being paid to the care provided to wounded police dogs.

Tufts University received another bomb threat on Monday, the fourth day in the past week when a similar threat has disrupted campus operations. The school said in a tweet around 12:30 p.m. that a bomb threat had been reported affecting the Medford/Somerville campus. Several buildings were evacuated, including Tilton, Lewis, Haskell, Metcalf, Barnum and Houston halls, as well as...

Tufts University received a bomb threat for the second straight day on Thursday, prompting school officials to postpone some exams and shift all remaining ones to a virtual format.

Tufts University received a bomb threat for the second straight day on Thursday, prompting school officials to postpone some exams and shift all remaining ones to a virtual format.

Multiple buildings on campus were evacuated after a bomb threat at Tufts University‘s Medford/Somerville campus on Wednesday. Tufts University Police and the school’s Office of Emergency Management both tweeted around 3:40 p.m. that Ballou Hall, Miller Hall and the Campus Center are being evacuated “immediately.” An NBC10 Boston crew at the scene said an all-clear was announced around 4:25...

Hours away from its grand opening, the MBTA has just completed the biggest extension of it’s subway system in decades, adding five stops to its Green Line extension which will include Medford and Somerville in the subway’s mapping.

Resident assistants at Tufts University are hoping to unionize, but after the school rejected voluntary recognition, the federal government will decide if they can. The National Labor Relations Board will hold an election over the matter brought to them by 122 undergraduate RAs — more than 85% of the total number of undergraduate RAs. “Tufts appreciates the dedication and hard…

Hundreds of Tufts University students who serve as RAs are hoping to organize formally to improve working conditions.

Turnout among young voters in this week’s election was the second highest for a midterm in 30 years, data shows. According to day-after estimates from the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, or CIRCLE, at Tufts University, 27% of people ages 18-29 turned out to vote in the 2022 midterm election, behind only the historic 31%…

Votes from young people in Massachusetts were especially well-represented this year.

Five New England colleges — three in Massachusetts, one in Rhode Island and one in New Hampshire — were named among the most expensive in the U.S., according to a new ranking by Wealth of Geeks. Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the website ranked the top 10 most expensive four-year institutions, taking into account the schools’…