Events 2024 – 2025

July 12, 2024April 30, 2025 Lizzie K. Friedman

Every year, TUPIT organizes a series of programs about issues related to justice and U.S. incarceration. Drawing heavily on the expertise of formerly incarcerated people, these events, designed to educate our on-campus community, are free and open to the public. Community education is especially important for a program like TUPIT that aims to support the continuation of a student’s education after prison as well, first through the MyTERN reentry program and, in some cases, next, through the bachelor’s and advanced degree programs at Tufts University.

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MyTERN Graduation Ceremony

Join us as we celebrate the graduates of MyTERN Cohort 5!
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 6:00-8:00pm

Asean Auditorium in Cabot Hall
170 Packard Avenue
Parking available at Dowling Garage, 419 Boston Avenue. (From Cabot Hall, turn right down the hill after the Tufts staff lot.) QR code for parking will be available at the event.

Higher Education as Restorative Justice Symposium

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 4-8pm.

Asean Auditorium in Cabot Hall

170 Packard Ave

Join us for a series of panel events exploring the intersection of higher education and restorative justice!

Rap and Redemption on Death Row

Monday, March 10 2025 at 12pm.

Granoff Music Center

General Interest Meetings

Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 12:30-1:30pm.

First Center

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 12:00-1:00 pm.

Barnum Hall 104

Opportunity for Medford campus Tufts students to learn more about TUPIT and MyTERN.

Police Corruption & Racial Violence Boston: the 1990s to Now

With Sean Ellis & Rosemary Scapicchio

Tuesday, February 4 2025 at 5 pm.

Barnum Hall Room 008

Join us for a screening and discussion of the Netflix Documentary Trial 4, about exoneree Sean Ellis’ fight to prove his innocence after being wrongfully incarcerated for 22 years. Sean, now Director of the Exoneree Network, will speak with his attorney Massachusetts super lawyer Rosemary Scapicchio.

Ending Excessive Sentencing & Mass Incarceration

With Kenneth Hartman, Swinks Laporte, Michael Meltsner, and Kentel Weaver

Wednesday October 23, 2024 at 4:30 pm.

Breed Memorial Hall, 51 Winthrop Street

Join us for a panel discussing excessive sentencing in the United States, Finland, and Norway. We will also focus on policy in California and Massachusetts that have decreased excessive sentencing.

Building Community Through Educational Justice

With Shaheed Abdullah, Christina Bernbaum, Tari Richardson, and David Delvalle

Wednesday October 9, 2024 from 3 pm to 4:30 pm.

DSDI Community Research Hub (Tisch Library Room 224)

Join us for a panel discussion with current and former MyTERN students to celebrate the DSDI Community Research Hub’s Grand Re-Opening!

MyTERN Panel on Carceral Health at Tufts University’s School of Medicine

With Luis Bizzaro, Jody Boykins, Todd Connelly, and Chiteara Thomas.

Thursday September 26, 2024 from 10 am to 12 pm.

Tufts University School of Medicine

145 Harrison Ave, Boston MA

Learn about MyTERN students experiences with healthcare while incarcerated. Featuring student moderator Toluwani Oso.

MyTERN Screening of “The 13th”

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

Braker Hall (Room 001) Basement Auditorium

Join our MyTERN Reentry Wednesdays cohort in watching and discussing the film “The 13th” by Ava DuVernay.

General Interest Meeting

Monday September 16, 2024 from 12 to 1 pm.

Barnum Hall Rab Room

Opportunity for Medford campus Tufts student to learn more about TUPIT and MyTERN!

Drawing On Negative Spaces Art Night

With John Sanchez

Thursday July 25, 2024 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

983 Broadway, Everett MA

Come support our very own John Sanchez, graduate of Tufts University and TUPIT student!

Click here to purchase the charity event $10 ticket.