More than 3,000 students graduated from Tufts University on May 22, 2016, during a university-wide commencement ceremony, with actor and comedian Hank Azaria, a Tufts alumnus, as the speaker.
The graduates from the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering included Erica Rigby of Redding, CT, with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology Cum Laude.
Tufts University, located on four Massachusetts campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville, and Grafton, and in Talloires, France, is recognized among the premier research universities in the United States. Tufts enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence and for the preparation of students as leaders in a wide range of professions. A growing number of innovative teaching and research initiatives span all Tufts campuses, and collaboration among the faculty and students in the undergraduate, graduate and professional programs across the university's schools is widely encouraged.