Local authorities are actively investigating the recent bomb threats targeting Tufts University.

By Fernando Cervantes Jr.

A busy finals season for students at Tufts was dramatically interrupted by a number of bomb threats in the last week sending students into panic and flipping finals on its head. Multiple bomb threats have been called in and emailed to the University over the previous seven days.

In an email from the Office of the President of Tufts University, President Tony Monaco addressed the threats and the suspected motives behind them. “Several of the threats have included messages indicating that the emailer(s) are opposed to: our university values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ),” according to the email.

Starting last Wednesday, the warnings have included bomb threats on Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday with a vague, non-specific threat on Friday. These have all been focused on areas on-campus in both Somerville and Medford.

The threatened areas have ranged from administrative buildings to freshman dorms on campus and other on-campus facilities. As of the writing of this article, five threats have been reported to University officials, but in spite of this President Monaco expressed a sense of preparedness towards any future threats.

“We will continue to remain alert and vigilant about any threats against any part of any of our campuses. In the event of any future threats, please diligently follow alert messages and instructions from authorities,” according to the statement.

According to the email, Tufts University is implementing a plethora of measures to address past and future threats launched against the University.

From these, an increased police presence on campus has been implemented in the form of patrols and a partnership with relevant agencies to investigate these threats. In past threats, members of the Somerville Police Department and Medford Police Department have responded accordingly.

The investigation of these threats is currently ongoing with university officials assuring members of the community that they are working to identify the perpetrators. More information on these and any future threats can be found at: https://announcements.tufts.edu/

Due to the continued threats, Tufts President Tony Monaco released another update on December 19.