Tufts University publicly backed its student Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish national detained as part of Donald Trump's crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activism.

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

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 knowledge and ongoing efforts to understand the situation.

Tufts University is calling for grad student Rumeysa Ozturk to be “released without delay” after ICE agents grabbed her off a Somerville street.

An international student at Tufts University has reportedly been taken into custody by federal agents on Tuesday evening after reportedly being ambushed by ICE agents

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, including 14 years at Stanford Business School and five years as dean of university of Chicago’s Booth School of