The Office of the President sent a declaration signed by University President Sunil Kumar in support of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, in an email to the Tufts community on April 2. Executed ...

A student from Tufts University is detailing how she was detained by ICE in last month and said she feared for her life.

In court documents filed on Ozturk's behalf, Tufts University President Sunil Kumar asked for the Turkish student's release without delay so she can return to complete her studies and finish her ...

On Tuesday evening, the student was on her way to meet friends for an iftar dinner in Somerville, Massachusetts, when she was accosted by masked immigration officials, physically detained, and arreste ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk in Somerville, Massachusetts, ...

Ahead of a Boston court hearing scheduled Thursday regarding federal immigration agents' detainment of a Tufts University student, the school called for her release.

Sunil Kumar who became Tufts’ 14th president in 2023, is the first person of color to hold the office. He addressed Ozturk’s apprehension, emphasizing the university’s lack of prior ...

University officials called for the Turkish doctoral student's “release without delay,” according to court documents filed Wednesday.

The president of Tufts University filed a court declaration defending Rümeysa Öztürk, a Ph.D. student from Turkey who is ...

Sunil Kumar, who is the 14th president of the 170-year old Tufts University located outside Boston and the first person of colour to hold the post, has traversed through several US universities, ...

Tufts University president Sunil Kumar said in a statement the university “had no pre-knowledge” of the arrest and did not share information with authorities. He added that the location of the ...