After 20 Years in Prison, He’s Now a Tufts Grad Nathan Miksch is the first TUPIT student to start his bachelor’s degree behind bars and finish it on campus
Ray Wang’s Economics of Parenting His graduate research looks at the ways that families invest in their kids
Matthew Winkler’s Remembrance of a Star His documentary on jazz singer Joya Sherrill pays tribute to a groundbreaking artist
Tufts Alumna Selected as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar Siwaar Abouhala, A23, will study medicine at Stanford with support from the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, the premier graduate scholarship at Stanford
A Crash Derailed His Life, but He’s Still a Champion for Bikes When his dance career was cut short, Drew Nelson, A25, had to ride a different path—and found a new cause
Mikayla Paquette’s Hoop Dreams Finding joy in basketball and purpose in public service, she has created a program that aims to empower youth, on and off the court
Tufts University is ranked No. 22 in the medium college category among Peace Corps’ 2025 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities Six Jumbos are currently serving in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Kosovo, Panama, and Paraguay
It Runs in the Family Anthony Yu, A25, a member of the Tufts Marathon Team, ran his first Boston Marathon in April, alongside a special mentor—his mom
Tufts student awarded the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship Samantha Jonas, A26, is only the 7th Tufts undergraduate selected as an Udall Scholar since 1996
Two Tufts students have been selected as Hertog Summer Fellows Daniel Chung, A25, and Zoe Raptis, A26, have joined the 2025 Summer Fellowship class