Newton, Chestnut Hill Students Graduate From Tufts University

Newton MA

28 July, 2021

10:49 AM

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NEWTON, MA — Tufts University has announced its 2021 graduates, including 14 students from Newton and Chestnut Hill who now hold bachelor's degrees from the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering. Tufts awarded approximately 1,500 undergraduate students degrees at this year's online degree conferral ceremony, which featured remarks from President Anthony P. Monaco, recognition of retiring faculty receiving emeritus status, and a keynote address by civil rights advocate and lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who called on graduates to be the generation that creates "a new era of truth and justice." The following Class of 2021 students from Newton and Chestnut Hill received degrees at the ceremony: Emma Brown of Auburndale, Biology (BS)Melanie Chien of West Newton, Biology (BS)Benjamin Cole of Newton, Community Health (BA) Summa Cum LaudeGabriel Coll of Auburndale, Philosophy (BA)Will Drake of Newton, Computer Science (BS)Brendan Foley of Waban, International Relations (BA) Summa Cum LaudeKian Golshan of Newton, International Relations (BA)Ari Lerner of Chestnut Hill, MA, with a degree in Mathematics (BS)Serra Muftu of Chestnut Hill, Biology (BS) Summa Cum LaudeTheofani Pittas of Chestnut Hill, Biomedical Engineering (BSBME)Constantine Razis of West Newton, Biomedical Engineering (BSBME)Aviva Rosenberg of Newton Highlands, American Studies (BA) Summa Cum LaudeEvan Slack of Waban, Mechanical Engineering (BSME)Jacob Stavis of Waban, Biology (BS)Tufts University is located on campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville, and Grafton, Massachusetts, and Talloires, France and is recognized among the premier research universities in the United States. For more information, click here.