Monday, August 20th, 2018 Community Voices
“It’s not enough to say we have a diverse population according to our demographics. It’s about listening to each other and celebrating everything that person or culture has to offer.”
Monday, August 20th, 2018 Community Voices
“By making the conscious effort to be as authentic to myself as possible, I like to think that is my way of bringing more diversity and inclusion to the community.”
Monday, August 20th, 2018 Community Voices
“It’s encouraging to see diversity at every level within the institution; it demonstrates inclusion and exemplifies that opinions and contributions by underrepresented people are valued and respected. My voice matters.”
Thursday, August 16th, 2018 Community Voices
“Our differences are not meant to keep people from working together, studying together, collaborating together. We may all have different backgrounds, but that is important, because we all have something to contribute.”
Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 Community Voices
“As a child living in Vietnam and then the United States, I saw disparity in medical care between these two countries. This is why I have been interested in finding ways to enhance the healthcare system.”
Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 Community Voices
“It is important to take the opportunity to be part of the solution. There must be pioneers. I found Friedman to be a place where both students and faculty were willing to engage in dialogue around food, race, equity, and social justice.”
Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 Community Voices
“I believe that access to affordable, nutritious foods is a basic human right and that communities such as the Navajo Nation have been wronged by layers of hierarchy and government policies.”
Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 Community Voices
“To me, addressing diversity isn’t a distraction from what I want to accomplish as a teacher and a researcher, it’s an asset.”
Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 Community Voices
“This question about diversity, access, and inclusion in graduate-level education peaked my interest. Tufts is looking to increase diversity in as many forms here at the Office of Graduate Admissions. So, it was a fantastic fit for me.”
Tuesday, August 14th, 2018
Tufts is working hard to listen and learn, create equal access to opportunities, and foster a climate in which everyone feels welcome to express their own identities and advance academically, professionally, and socially.