Special Interest Housing

Mission: The Muslim House offers any resident the opportunity to live in a uniquely Muslim environment.Residents are able to enhance a cultural experience and expand their knowledge of Islam within a closely-knit community.

Muslim House Information Session: November 20 @ 7:00pm

• Rooms: 4 singles, 2 doubles
• See the Floor Plan for Muslim House
• Address: 176 Curtis Street
• Contact: Abdul Malik-Merchant

Mission: We are a creative food and labor communal co-op cultivating a space of action. We encourage creative, personal, and social growth and support. Crafts House has long been devoted to providing a support system for those who feel a lack of support or acceptance elsewhere at Tufts. We make communal, dietary sensitive meals most times a week, and equitably share resources and labor. Under normal circumstances we run the Crafts Center - which started in the basement of the house - where artistic skills and supplies are shared.

Vision: We strive to create an actively anti-racist and anti-bias space, in which activism and cultural exploration is incorporated into events and day to day experience. We hope to create a stronger presence in the Tufts community and beyond.

• Rooms: 2 singles, 5 doubles
• See the Floor Plan for Crafts House
• Address: Anthony House, 14 Professors Row
• Contact: Su McGlone

Mission: The  overall  space  we  strive  to  create  at  Arts  Haus  is  one  that  inspires  each  resident  to  come together  to  create  a  strong  and  supportive  hub  of  creative  folks.  While  Arts  Haus  has  typically engaged  the  broader  Tufts  community  by  hosting  events  such  as  costume  parties  and live-music  shows,  COVID  restrictions  have  drastically  limited  the  scope  of  what  we  can  do.  In spite  of  unprecedented  challenges,  residents  continue  to  build  a  caring  environment  where we prioritize  taking  care  of  one  another  while  finding  ways  to  have  fun  safely.  Programs  in Fall  2020  has  included  painting  nights,  movie  viewings,  Fall  pumpkin  painting,  a  murder mystery  program  on  Halloween,  and  even  just  simply  studying  together.  At  the  core  of  Arts Haus  is  to  provide  a  home  to  uplift  each  other  in  ways  meaningful  to  us  –  by  artists,  for artists.

Vision: COVID has deeply  changed  the  ways  in  which  residents  at  Arts  Haus  interact  with  one another.  The  pandemic  has  challenged  us  in  reevaluating  what  it  means  to  support  each other  and  strengthen  our  community  with  meaningful  experiences  both  difficult  and  joyous. Moving  forward,  I  envision  Arts  Haus  to  continue  being  a  home  for  artists  to  feel  secure  in expressing  ourselves.  When  it  becomes  safer  to  do  so,  we  hope  to  slowly  begin  to  host events  that  invite  other  Tufts  students  into  our  space  to  enrich  the  community  with  funky fun,  artsy  excitement,  and  happy  memories.

Arts Haus Information Session: November  20 @ 8:00PM 

• Rooms: 8 singles, 3 doubles
• See the Floor Plan for Arts Haus
• Address: Bartol House, 37 Sawyer Avenue

Mission: Capen House creates an environment for residents of the house to grow as individuals and as a group. Residents expand their knowledge of Blackness and the world around them through sharing experiences, cultivating conversations, and attending programming that amplifies their abilities and themselves.

Vision: To have strong bonds between residents that can lead into long-lasting connections; connections that stand the test of time and prove that Black People can continue to achieve meaningful dreams by coming together and being present in their lives.

• Rooms: 6 singles, 5 doubles
• See the Floor Plan for Capen House
• Address: Capen House, 8 Professors Row
• Contact: Katrina Moore

Mission: The Spanish Language House collaborates with the Spanish Program allows residents to develop greater fluency in Spanish and enhance their understanding of Spanish & Latin American countries, lifestyles, and cultures. Residents hold bi-weekly events where members of the Tufts community can stop by and enjoy refreshments and conversation. Rising senior and juniors will have priority during the selection process as well as prioritization for the single rooms within the house.

Vision: To practice the Spanish language and to expose residents to the cultures of various Spanish-speaking countries.

Members of the Spanish House have the opportunity to improve their practical, conversational Spanish daily. Residents should expect to communicate nearly exclusively in Spanish with their housemates and any other visiting Spanish speakers, at least when in the house. Applicants who are actively learning Spanish (non-native speaker, not fluent, etc.) should be ready to communicate in a second-language at home, and excited to take on the challenge. Besides house residents who speak Spanish as a first language(primarily exchange students living in the house), we are all learning Spanish, and we are not shy to make mistakes and ask for help with a word or conjugation.

Spanish House Information Session

• Rooms: 7 singles, 2 doubles
• See the Floor Plan for Spanish Language House
• Address: Chandler House, 125 Powder House Blvd.           
• Contact: Maria Ester Rincon Calero & Isabel Castro Escudero

Mission: Davies House, better known as International House (or "I-House") is a Tufts residence for 16 students from all over the world, including the US. The I-House offers an intercultural living arrangement for both international and domestic students with the goal of creating an environment in which residents can share their cultures and celebrate their differences among friends.

Vision: The vision of the International House is to promote unity and harmony among students from all of the world. We seek to create an equitable space for all of us to celebrate our own cultures and personalities, and we hope to serve as a beacon of hope, unity, and internationalism to the rest of the Tufts community.

• Rooms: 7 singles, 3 doubles, 1 triple
• See the Floor Plan for I-House
• Address: Davies House, 13 Sawyer Ave
• Contact: Lizzie Siegle

Mission: The Jewish Culture House provides a setting where students can live and develop in a Jewish communal atmosphere. Residents sponsor programs aimed at informing the community about Jewish issues and culture.  The residents also maintain a kosher kitchen

Vision:The Jewish Cultural House (or “the Bayit”) is a non-denominational Jewish communal space on Tufts campus led with the values of its residents and community.

• Rooms: 6 singles, 3 doubles
• See the Floor Plan for Bayit House
• Address: Hall House, 98 Packard Avenue
• Contact: Rabbi Dr. Naftali Brawer

Mission: The Asian American House provides a safe space for students of Asian or Asian American descent in a predominantly white institution.Residents of the unit organize activities related to the Asian American experience. Past activities have included an art exhibit, food fair, informal afternoon gatherings with faculty, and discussions on Asian American issues and topics.

• Rooms: 6 singles, 2 doubles
• See the Floor Plan for Asian-American House
• Address: 110s Hillsides Apartments
• Contact: Aaron Parayno

Mission: The Hive is a focal point for the environmental community on the Tufts Campus. By bringing eco-friendly students together, we promote the spread of knowledge and passion for sustainable living. The house provides a living space for students interested in the environment and sustainability. Additionally, the house hosts events geared towards educating people about the environment and sustainability as well. The Hive strives to be a model for sustainable living on campus. We hope that the Hive will become more sustainable with each new group of students that live here as they build upon the sustainable living practices of previous students.

• Rooms: 6 singles, 2 doubles
• See the Floor Plan for The Hive
• Address: Latin Way, D250’s Suite
• Contact: Shoshana Blank
• Contact: Tina Woolston: 617-627-5517

La Casa Latina provides a support system to the Latinx community at Tufts, welcoming students interested in the Latinx culture, and Latinx issues. In conjunction with the Latinx Center, residents sponsor activities and events to promote a greater understanding and appreciation of Latinx culture.  

• Rooms: 6 singles, 2 doubles
• See the Floor Plan for La Casa Latina
• Address: Milne House, 8-10 Whitfield Road
• Contact: Marvin Casasola