Along with the Diversity Admissions Council, we invite you to meet some of our current students who represent the varied communities at Tufts, including students from our identity-based resource centers, the QuestBridge Scholars Network, and our spiritual and religious organizations. These students are happy to answer your questions about their experiences at Tufts.
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Africana Center
Jaime Givens ‘23
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Majors/Minors: Civic Studies and Africana Studies
Cheonan Kougba ‘22
Pronouns: He, Him, His
Hometown: Lawrenceville, Georgia/Cheonan, South Korea
Majors/Minors: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Music, and French
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Amanda Yuan '21
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
Hometown: Saugus, Massachusetts
Majors/Minors: Community Health
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Evelyn Gonzalez ‘22 
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
Hometown: North Chicago, Illinois
Majors/Minors: Biopsychology
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Gabriel Baez ‘24
Pronouns: He, Him, His
Hometown: Westchester, New York
Majors/Minors: Electrical Engineering and Environmental Policy
Eduardo Vargas Gutierrez ‘22
Eduardo.Vargas_Gutierrez@tufts.edu
Pronouns: He, Him, His
Hometown: South Bound Brook, New Jersey
Majors/Minors: Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics
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Gabriella Cantor ‘22
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
Hometown: New York City, New York
Majors/Minors: Sociology and Civic Studies
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Sara Barkouli ‘22
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Majors/Minors: Sociology and American Studies
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QuestBridge Scholars Network
Kishandra Patron '21
Kishandra_Anne.Patron@tufts.edu
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
Hometown: San Bruno, California
Majors/Minors: Cognitive and Brain Sciences (CBS) and Computer Science
Priscila Rincon ‘21
Priscila.Rincon_Gonzalez@tufts.edu
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
Hometown: Centennial, Colorado
Majors/Minors: Biopsychology
Back to topInternational Students
We know it’s tough to get a sense of Tufts when you’re thousands of miles away. Have no fear – we have a wonderful list of international students who are happy to answer your questions!
Zoe Adamopoulos '21
Alma Mater: Singapore American School
Hometown: Newton, Singapore
Majors/Minors: International Relations
Annie Du '21
Alma Mater: Shanghai American School
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Majors/Minors: Mechanical Engineering
Carlos Irisarri '21
Alma Mater: International School of Panama
Hometown: Panama City, Panama
Majors/Minors: Political Science
Daniel Jelcic '21
Alma Mater: United World College Mostar
Hometown: Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Majors/Minors: Computer Science
Maureen Li '23
Alma Mater: Nanjing Foreign Language School
Hometown: Nanjing, China
Majors/Minors: Art History and Cognitive and Brain Sciences (CBS)
Insiya Naim '21
Alma Mater: Jumeirah College
Hometown: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Majors/Minors: Psychology
And if you want to learn more about what international students can do after graduation, contact these alums!
Shannon Ball A'16
Grew up in Central America, United States, Southern Africa and Jordan
B.A. Community Health and International Relations, Tufts University
M.P.H., Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tufts University School of Medicine
Epidemiologist, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Martha Rimniceanu A'17
Grew up in Romania and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
B.A. Biology and Psychology, Tufts University
Ph.D student in Molecular and Integrated Biology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Gabriel Rondon Ichikawa A'16
Grew up in Seattle, Washington and Santiago, Chile
B.A. International Relations and Economics, Tufts University
Analyst, Analysis Group
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C. Stacey Woods Programming Board
- Jacob Sunnerberg, A21 - Jacob.Sunnerberg@tufts.edu
Catholic Community at Tufts
- Sean Moushegian, E21- Sean.Moushegian@tufts.edu
Chabad at Tufts University
- Jacob Shaw, A21 – Jacob.Shaw@tufts.edu
Hillel at Tufts
- Jacob Fried, A21– Jacob.Fried@tufts.edu
- Jess Friedman, A22 – Jessica.Friedman@tufts.edu
Humanist Community at Tufts
- Zoe Bair, A22 – Zoe.Bair@tufts.edu
Muslim Students Association at Tufts
- Yasmin Farah, A21 – Yasmin.Farah@tufts.edu
- Mohamed Samater, A22 – Mohamed.Samater@tufts.edu
Protestant Students Association
- Alice Dempsey, A21 – Alice.Dempsey@tufts.edu
- Sara Mitchell, A21 – Sara.Mitchell@tufts.edu
Tufts Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha
- Ryan Dreher, A21 – Ryan.Dreher@tufts.edu
- Kayleigh Ford, A21 – Kayleigh.Ford@tufts.edu
Tufts Hindu Students Council
- Sidharth Anand, A21 – Sidharth.Anand@tufts.edu
- Akshita Rao, E21 – Akshita.Rao@tufts.edu
Tufts Orthodox Christian Fellowship
- Thomas Krush, A22 – Thomas.Krush@tufts.edu
Tufts Seventh Day Adventists
- Kimani Bishop, AG21 – Kimani.Bishop@tufts.edu
Tufts University Unitarian Universalists
- Eugene Henninger-Voss, A21 – Eugene.Henninger_Voss@tufts.edu
- John Lazur, A22 – John.Lazur@tufts.edu