Expanding Viewpoints Symposium 2026

Grievance and Governance in a New Populist Era The&nbsp;<a href="https://expandingviewpoints.tufts.edu/">Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education</a>&nbsp;(CEVIHE)&nbsp;welcomes you to its inaugural student-led conference, designed to convene a select group of juniors and seniors from Tufts University and other universities throughout the Greater Boston area for sustained, serious engagement with contested questions about civic life, politics, and culture. The Symposium emphasizes intellectual rigor, structured disagreement, and student leadership, combining academic insights, conversations with civic and business leaders, and high-quality meals throughout the program.&nbsp;There is no cost to participate, but&nbsp;attendance is by application only. The 2026 Symposium will explore how contemporary populist movements on both the left and the right have reshaped American politics, democratic governance, and debates over liberalism, representation, and institutional legitimacy. Students will engage in challenging discussions on affordability, higher education, immigration, and healthcare, examining how political grievance and institutional strain manifest across key domains of contemporary public life. The conference will feature a keynote fireside chat with post-liberal writer Sohrab Ahmari and democratic socialist writer Bhaskar Sunkara, focused on the cost-of-living crisis, the future of work, and competing diagnoses of institutional decline. Sunkara is the founding editor of Jacobin, the president of The Nation magazine, and the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, 2019). Ahmari is the U.S. editor of UnHerd, the founder and former editor of Compact magazine, and the author of Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty — and What To Do About It (Forum Books, 2023). Conference participants will be gifted complimentary signed book copies. The application deadline has been extended to Friday, April 3.&nbsp;<a href="https://cevihe.org/symposium2026">Learn more and apply here.</a>

Medford/Somerville campus

Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

Recs 💬

Community recs 💬

S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

Hot & new

Hot & new 🔥

S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

This wknd

This weekend for you

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

Roundups ⭐️

Curated by Joyraft ⭐️

S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S19: interest based

Kid-friendly events in Boston

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

Boston Bars and Restaurants: Events and Openings

Food & drink experiences in Boston

Food & drink experiences 

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