Graduate Community

At Tufts, you'll find many opportunities to find support and connect socially with other graduate students across the university. Our graduate school community is diverse, with students coming from all over the country and the world, sharing an array of academic and personal backgrounds with one another. We're also collaborative, sharing a commitment to solving real-world problems, together in the lab, in the classroom, and in the community. This atmosphere extends across campus too, where you'll find artistic, innovative activity everywhere.

Students gathering in Curtis Hall

Welcome from the Graduate Student Council

Hello, and a huge welcome to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University! We are the Graduate Student Council (GSC), and we serve the graduate community within the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, including the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and the School of Engineering. The GSC is the student government that advocates for student issues, as well as provides: social events, community outreach, academic events, career development, and student life improvements.

We want to help make your Tufts experience the best possible!

  • Graduate Student Organizations (GSOs) are a good way to get involved and get to know people, either in your department or those with shared interests. GSOs receive funding from the GSC to host social, professional development, and outreach events for their members, and the events are open to all graduate students in the SoE, GSAS, and SMFA.
  • Our Curtis Hall lounge offers a grad-student-only social and relaxation space, conveniently located at 474 Boston Ave. Bring your Student ID for access!
  • Our West Hall lounge (entrance @ ground level, behind the building) offers a grad-student-only study space, free printing, a conference room, and a snack bar. You can also purchase tickets to various events both on campus and around Boston. Bring your Student ID for access! Please note, West Hall is currently temporarily closed.

Feel free to send us an email at gsc@tufts.edu, visit the GSC website, or our Facebook page.

If you want a taste of graduate student life, subscribe to our email newsletter for upcoming events and meetings on our homepage. You can also like our Facebook page, or feel free to visit our online calendar for upcoming virtual meetings and events. We look forward to meeting you!

Campus Events

For social events, workshops, and graduate student gatherings, check the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Graduate Student Council calendars and keep an eye out for the weekly newsletters.

A sample of annual events include:

Graduate Student Picnic and Resource Fair

Professors shared their hidden musical talents at the 2014 Fall BBQ.

This is a fun social event for new and returning graduate students, as well as faculty members and graduate program staff. All graduate students are encouraged to attend, and this is a great opportunity for students to meet peers from other departments at the start of the academic year.

Date: Mid September

Three-Minute Thesis (3MT)

3MT competition cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. Tufts students will be judged by a panel of faculty members on their clarity, conclusion, and logical sequence.

Moo & Brew

Students at Moo Brew event

Each February, graduate students will have the opportunity to speak with: Deans from GSAS and the School of Engineering, the Office of Student Affairs and Student Services, the Graduate Student Council (GSC) officers, and fellow students as well as professors and other university officials. As is traditional for this event, beer & cheese refreshments will be served as well as milk and cookies.

Date: Early February

Graduate Student Research Symposium

The annual research symposium provides graduate students from across the university with the opportunity to develop their communication skills as they deliver short presentations on their research to a general audience. The most effective communicators will win prizes, and all presenters will receive feedback from experienced judges. Check out the event page for more info.

Date: Late February

Graduate Student Appreciation Week

Every April, we celebrate National Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation week! In partnership with the Graduate Student Council, Tufts sponsors several events this week to celebrate our graduate students. Events have included free cupcake stands on campus, candle-pin bowling, art exhibits, yoga, pub nights, and a gathering with the Boston Graduate Leadership Organization for socializing with graduate students across the Boston area. For a full schedule of this year’s events, check the GSC calendar.

Date: Early April

Join the GSC at upcoming events

The Graduate Student Council sponsors Pub Nights, game nights, and other activities for current graduate students, and has extended the invitation to admitted students. Like the GSC Facebook page for new events and details. 

GSC Facebook Page

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