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Lionel McPherson stands in front of a building on the Tufts campus. The legacy of enslavement—more than the concept of race—is at the root of our entrenched social status hierarchy, the philosophy professor in a new book.

It’s Not Really About Race

The legacy of enslavement—more than the concept of race—is at the root of our entrenched, caste-like social hierarchy, Philosophy Professor Lionel McPherson argues in a new book

#OurTufts: Vickie Sullivan

Cornelia M. Jackson Professor of Political Science Vickie Sullivan describes her experience teaching at Tufts in an #OurTufts series post

Photo of Amarachi Osuji and Joshua Kritzer

Professor of Chemistry Joshua Kritzer Receives a Sanofi Innovation Award

The invitation-only initiative is supporting an innovative, early-stage therapeutic approach for diseases like Alzheimer’s

Brian Schaffner Named a 2024 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

The political scientist will research a book about partisan polarization and seek a path to bridge the divide

Daniel Dennett with a roughly carved wood cane. The longtime philosophy professor recounts his eventful life, celebrates evolution, and issues a warning about what’s really dangerous about AI

Remembering Daniel C. Dennett, University and Fletcher Professor of Philosophy Emeritus

Daniel C. Dennett, a once-in-a-generation scholar, teacher, and colleague, passed away early this morning

Purple flowering trees in a garden with Greek columns. Ancient Greek myths use the stories of spring flowers, summer and fall fruit, and winter’s decline to give comfort in understanding our lives, says classicist

Flowers, Fragility, and the Cycle of Life

Ancient Greek myths use the stories of spring flowers, summer and fall fruit, and winter’s decline to give comfort in understanding our lives, says Associate Professor of Classical Studies Marie-Claire Beaulieu

Professor Michael Levin next to a microscope

With Living Robots, Scientists Unlock Cells’ Power to Heal

Professor Michael Levin’s research into how cells work collectively has already led to artificial living organisms. Could it also help us fight cancer or regrow limbs?

Documenting Women’s History and Making History of Her Own

Through her research on early modern Europe, Professor of History Alisha Rankin is shedding light on little known medical practices, often led by women

Kwasi Ampene, Ampene King and Erica Jones

Helping to Restore Stolen African Works

Professor Kwasi Ampene played a significant role in returning antiquities to West African’s Asante kingdom

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