The Tufts Daily - Tuesday April 17, 2018

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Students raise concerns about former CEO of DuPont Ellen Kullman as commencement speaker see FEATURES / PAGE 4

TUFTS MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Tufts wins Silfen Invitational at Conn. College

Album so good I say my own name while listening to it: Cardi B makes money moves in debut album see ARTS&LIVING / PAGE 6

SEE SPORTS / PAGE 10

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Two Tufts professors awarded Guggenheim fellowships by Isabel Valdelomar Contributing Writer

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded two Tufts professors Guggenheim fellowships for their previous outstanding work in their fields, as well as for an investment in their future research. Moon Duchin, an associate mathematics professor, and Aniruddh Patel, a psychology professor, were chosen from almost 3,000 applicants to receive two of approximately 175 Guggenheim fellowships. Mac Diamond, chief advancement officer of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, said that the award was a statement to the importance of Duchin and Patel’s research. “Name the field, and you’ll find renowned practitioners who have held the Fellowship,” Diamond said. This award not only recognizes past excellence, but also provides funding to support future research and publications by both exceptional academics and artists. To this end, it has awarded over $360 million to thousands COURTESY ANIRUDDH PATEL

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Professor Aniruddh Patel poses for a portrait.

International student employment training program to nearly double in cost by Emily Thompson Staff Writer

The cost of Curricular Practical Training (CPT), a program that allows international students to gain work experience in their field of study, will nearly double from the half-credit cost to a total of $966 starting this summer as the university’s new credit system is implemented.

CPT is a federally regulated program administered by the International Center (I-Center) at Tufts that gives international students with F-1 student visas the opportunity to complete work-study, an internship, cooperative education or employment in the student’s field of study. Students must have declared majors, have completed two consecutive semesters in good academic standing and must

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either receive academic credit or fulfill a major requirement from the CPT opportunity, according to the Student Life website. Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts and Sciences Joseph Auner described the administrative rationale behind the rising cost of CPT. “The deans set the tuition rate for summer courses. The Summer 2018 rate for a three SHU course is $2898, which represents an increase of 3.6% from last summer. This results in a per-SHU rate of $966,” Auner told the Daily in an email. “Managing the CPT program involves time and effort of academic advisors and staff from the International Center, the Financial Aid office and other offices in the university.” According to Auner, the deans remain committed to ensuring international students can participate in CPT, regardless of their financial situation. “[Dean] Glaser and [Dean] Qu have authorized funds to cover the cost of the CPT courses for those students with high financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office and the International Center,” Auner said. “From the beginning of the SHU conversion process, they have been com-

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mitted to ameliorating financial hardship resulting from the change in tuition for the CPT program.” Patrick Himes, the assistant director for technology at the I-Center, explained that CPT provides international students an opportunity to gain valuable work experience that they would otherwise miss out on based on their work eligibility status as international students. “We can approve someone to work at a specific off-campus business, organization, nonprofit … you name it. Anything that could be considered employment, we can approve it,” Himes said. “If an experience is required by a program … then we can authorize that. If something is not required for a program, then the student must earn academic credit [for us to approve it].” Without CPT, international students would have to apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT), which allows F-1 students to work for a total of 12 months in the United States beyond their course requirements, according to Himes. CPT employment does not count against the 12 months granted under OPT.

NEWS............................................1 FEATURES.................................4 ARTS & LIVING.......................6

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