Tufts Housing League

11/20/2019

ACTION ALERT: Our member, Ms. Isiatu Thorley, is almost 9 months pregnant and fighting no-fault . , how low can you go? APM tried to hike Ms. Thorley's rent by $300 (did somebody say ?) and when she couldn't pay it, they gave her a no-fault eviction notice. She has a court date this Monday, but we're asking APM to NEGOTIATE NOW and end the untold stress this is causing. TAKE ACTION NOW: Call APM at (617) 983-5120 & ask them to STOP THE EVICTION & negotiate. Thank you for taking action!

05/23/2019

Check out this great write up of the fight over the Sullivan Courthouse site in East Cambridge. Thank you State Rep. Mike Connolly and all the community activists fighting for transparency, democracy, and affordable housing!

Four votes against the proposed leasing of city parking spaces should do the trick

05/14/2019

Medford residents have wanted more input into the Tufts PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) agreement between Tufts University and the city for several

05/10/2019

Surprise surprise, student activists led the charge to get Tufts to build its last dorm, Sophia Gordon, as early as 2001. An expanding student body and rising rents created a housing crisis then, too.

Organized students have won before, and we'll win again!

(Thanks to The Tufts Daily for their archival work!)

Last Friday, Student Trustee Representative Jesse Levey made a presentation to the Board of Trustees about the housing crisis at Tufts University. As former and current student representatives to the Board of Trustees, we collectively decided not to comment publicly on this issue until we were given...

04/26/2019

“Either only accept the amount of students you can house, or build more dorms on campus.”

“Either only accept the amount of students you can house, or build more dorms on campus.”At an April 24 Tufts Community Meeting, many

04/24/2019

“This has to be a partnership agreement that any student who wants to live on campus should live on campus.” We agree, Mayor Joe Curtatone!

Community members, students and members of Tufts Housing League (THL) attended an April 16 meeting held by the team negotiating a new partnership agreement between Tufts and Somerville. The meeting occurred in the Tufts Administration Building. Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Ward 7 alderwoman...

04/18/2019

Tufts has steadily grown its population for years but has no plan on where they will house these additional students. The decisions that the administration have made continue to be destructive both for student life on campus and for our neighbors in our surrounding communities. That’s why we say !

This year, Tufts Admissions has accepted its largest class yet. Applicants to Tufts received their admissions offers on March 28, according to the Tufts Admissions website. Dean of Admissions Karen Richardson said 14.6% of those who applied were admitted — the same acceptance rate as last year. .....