Inclusive Teaching Practices
Accommodations
Tufts University provides reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities such as impaired hearing, speech, mobility, or vision and students with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder. Assistance is also provided to students coping with serious illnesses. The Student Accessibility and Academic Resources (StAAR) Center and the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs are our central resources for fostering an inclusive and safe community for all students.
Student Accessibility and Academic Resource Center Office of the Dean of Student Affairs
Generous Listening and Dialogue Center (GLADC)
The Generous Listening and Dialogue Center (GLADC) was launched in 2021 in collaboration with the Vuslat Foundation to promote authentic connection through dialogue and generous listening, even across differences. Generous listening is broadly defined as the art of listening to ourselves, to nature, and to others—especially when people disagree or when they confront differences of perspective, experience, power, and/or status.
GLADC works with schools and departments across Tufts, building on the expertise of faculty, research centers and civic engagement programs, while also collaborating with national and global partners. Our programming and interdisciplinary initiatives help students, staff and faculty develop skills and awareness, address hard issues, and generate new knowledge.
Inclusive Teaching (CELT)
The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) collaborates with faculty, departments and schools to advance a culture of learner-centered, critically reflective teaching and leadership rooted in evidence and equity. Tufts faculty will find a curated collection of articles to guide you in creating an inclusive, learner-centered student experience. If you would like a consultation with CELT staff about these practices, please email celt@tufts.edu.
Online Teaching at Tufts
Online teaching may require us to reconsider some of the ways we engage with students compared to our face-to-face experiences. Teaching@Tufts has created resources that will help you get started in planning effective teaching interactions with your students online.