2024 – 2025 Events

MyTERN Graduation Ceremony

Thursday, May 8, 2025, 6:00-8:00pm

Join us as we celebrate the graduates of MyTERN Cohort 5!

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.

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!