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Navy SEAL was unqualified to lead Tufts lacrosse workout, report finds • Feb. 4, 2025, 5:07 AM ET (NPR)
Navy SEAL who led Tufts workout that hospitalized 9 athletes with rhabdo lacked expertise, review finds • Feb. 2, 2025, 5:17 AM ET (CBS)
Navy SEAL who led workout that hospitalized Tufts lacrosse players lacked expertise, report says • Feb. 1, 2025, 5:17 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))

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Also Known As Tufts College
Date 1852 - present
Areas Of Involvement coeducation
Notable Alumni Vannevar Bush • Shashi Tharoor • Jonathan Pollard • Joseph Dunford • Bill Richardson • Gregory Maguire • Meredith Vieira • Eugene F. Fama • Robert Munsch • Michelle Kwan • Jamie Dimon • Roderick MacKinnon • Stephen Moulton Babcock • Ram Dass
Related People Leonard Carmichael

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