Now on display: Overlooked: Gender and Portraiture at Tufts

Posted: Wed, Aug 21st 2024

Institutional portraits on display in buildings across Tufts' Medford/Somerville campus have historically served to celebrate the achievements of the people portrayed and to promote the collective ideals and values of the university. What is not seen are the myriad decisions made long before a portrait is hung on the wall: Who will be commemorated? Will it be donated, purchased or commissioned? How much will it cost, and who will provide the funding? Where will the portrait be displayed and for what reasons might it eventually be removed from view?

Now on display: Face to Face: Portraits and Personhood from the Tufts University Permanent Collection

Posted: Wed, Aug 21st 2024

The face is one of the oldest and earliest forms of imagery produced by humankind. From the Paleolithic cave paintings at Chauvet to the modern yellow smiley face, artists have long used the most basic visage to articulate the struggles of the human condition. Spanning centuries and cultures, this selection of portraits and figurative works from the Tufts University Permanent Collection highlights a cohort of artists that explore the form of portraiture as a means to understand the complexity of identity and contemporary life. 

Designing Slides and Visuals

You have a presentation coming up. You’ve dusted up your talking points and rehearsed what you’re going to say. But you’re concerned about the visual aid for your presentation—does it look good? Will it convey your message? Maybe it’s a slide deck. Maybe it’s a poster. Maybe it’s a physical object, or writing on a whiteboard. Maybe you haven’t even decided if you’re going to have a visual aid at all.

Manage your research with Zotero

Zotero is tool that acts as your own "personal research assistant." In this workshop you will learn how to use Zotero to...
  • Collect and store bibliographic data
  • Organize PDFs and reading notes
  • Automatically cite sources and compile a bibliography in Microsoft Word or Google Docs

This workshop is part of the Graduate Workshop Series for an AS&E graduate student audience, but we invite undergraduate students and grad students from

Drop-in tours of Tisch Library for new (and returning) graduate students

Join Tisch Library staff for an introduction to our spaces and services, and an opportunity to ask any questions you have about the library. Tours will leave from the Tisch Library lobby each day of the week of September 9-13 at 12:00 and 12:30pm and will last for 30 minutes. 

The tours will be given with a new graduate student audience in mind, but we also encourage returning graduate students or undergraduate students to join us as well. We look forward to meeting you!

Drop-in tours of Tisch Library for new (and returning) graduate students

Join Tisch Library staff for an introduction to our spaces and services, and an opportunity to ask any questions you have about the library. Tours will leave from the Tisch Library lobby each day of the week of September 9-13 at 12:00 and 12:30pm and will last for 30 minutes. 

The tours will be given with a new graduate student audience in mind, but we also encourage returning graduate students or undergraduate students to join us as well. We look forward to meeting you!

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