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Tufts Admissions Blog

Life After Civic Semester

Tufts Civic Semester Thailand alum Amos Tiyo writes about his experiences returning to campus after spending fall semester in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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The Military Led Diversity Efforts. West Point’s Club Ban Is a Shift.

Associate Dean Diane M. Ryan is quoted throughout this article about the disbanding of dozens of affinity groups at West Point in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for an end to diversity, equity and inclusion policies at the federal level saying “You’re going to have a much more effective military when the demographics of the military represent the demographics of society.”
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Retired military leaders weigh in on Trump ordering Pentagon to cut DEI programs

Associate Dean Diane Ryan joins PBS Newshour to share her perspective on the impact of President Trump’s executive order to end DEI initiatives at the Pentagon and within the military, saying these programs “about leveraging the talents of all of our people and recognizing the different strengths that people bring to the fight. It's leader development.”