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Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by ... TuftsUniversity FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch PrivateuniversityinMedfordandSomerville,Massachusetts "Tufts"redirectshere.Forotheruses,seeTufts(disambiguation). TuftsUniversityLatin:UniversitasTuftensisFormernamesTuftsCollege(1852–1954)MottoPaxetLux(Latin)Mottoin English"PeaceandLight"TypePrivateresearchuniversityEstablished1852;169 yearsago (1852)AccreditationNECHEAcademicaffiliationsAAUURAAICUMNAICU[1]Space-grantEndowment$1.94billion(2020)[2]ChairmanPeterR.DolanPresidentAnthonyP.MonacoProvostNadineAubryAcademicstaff1,546(fall2019)[3]Students11,878(fall2019)[3]Undergraduates5,825(fall2019)[3]Postgraduates5,781(fall2019)[3]LocationMedfordandSomerville,Massachusetts,UnitedStates42°24′22″N71°07′12″W/42.406°N71.120°W/42.406;-71.120Coordinates:42°24′22″N71°07′12″W/42.406°N71.120°W/42.406;-71.120CampusLargeSuburb,[4]150acres(0.61 km2)NewspaperTheTuftsDailyColors TuftsBlue Brown[5]NicknameJumbosSportingaffiliationsNCAADivisionIII–NESCACMascotJumbotheElephant[6]Websitewww.tufts.edu TuftsUniversityisaprivateresearchuniversityontheborderofMedfordandSomerville,Massachusetts.Itwasfoundedin1852asTuftsCollegebyChristianuniversalistswhosoughttoopenanonsectarianinstitutionofhigherlearning.[7]ItwasasmallNewEnglandliberalartscollegeuntilitstransformationintoalargerresearchuniversityinthe1970s,thoughitscorporatenameisstill"TheTrusteesofTuftsCollege".[8]Tuftsisclassifiedamong"R1:DoctoralUniversities–Veryhighresearchactivity",anditbecameamemberoftheAssociationofAmericanUniversities,aselectivegroupofmajorresearchuniversitiesinNorthAmerica,in2021.[9][10]Tuftsemphasizesactivecitizenshipandpublicserviceinallitsdisciplines,andisknownforitsinternationalismandstudyabroadprograms.[11][12] Tuftsoffersover90undergraduateand160graduateprogramsacrosstenschoolsinthegreaterBostonareaandTalloires,France.[13][14]Ithasthecountry'soldestgraduateschoolofinternationalrelations,theFletcherSchoolofLawandDiplomacy.ThelargestschoolistheSchoolofArtsandSciences,whichincludesboththeGraduateSchoolofArtsandSciencesandtheSchooloftheMuseumofFineArtsatTuftsUniversity,whichisaffiliatedwiththeMuseumofFineArts,Boston.[15]TheSchoolofEngineeringoffersanentrepreneurialfocusthroughitsGordonInstituteandmaintainscloseconnectionswiththeoriginalcollege.[16]Admissionsishighlyselective.[17] TheuniversityhasacampusinDowntownBostonthathousesthemedical,dental,andnutritionschools,aswellastheGraduateSchoolofBiomedicalSciences,affiliatedwithseveralmedicalcentersinthearea.[18]TuftsoffersjointundergraduatedegreeprogramswiththeNewEnglandConservatory,theCollegeofEurope[19]andSciencesPoPariswithadditionalprogramswiththeUniversityofParis,UniversityofOxford,LondonSchoolofEconomics,andconstituentsoftheUniversityofLondon.[20][21][22]SeveralofitsprogramshaveaffiliationswiththenearbyinstitutionsofHarvardUniversityandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.[23] AlumniandaffiliatesincludesevenNobellaureates,sevenPulitzerPrizewinners,headsofstate,fivestategovernors,twoU.S.Senators,fourEmmyAwardwinners,threeAcademyAwardwinners,andNationalAcademymembers.[quantify][24]TuftshasalsograduatedfourRhodesScholars,fiveMarshallScholars,fiveTrumanScholars,andfiveGoldwaterscholars.[25][26][27][28] Contents 1History 1.119thcentury 1.220thcentury 1.321stcentury 2Campuses 2.1MedfordandSomerville 2.2Boston 2.3Grafton 2.4Talloires 3Organizationandadministration 4Academics 4.1Admissions 4.1.1Undergraduateadmissions 4.1.2Graduateadmissions 4.2Rankings 4.3Research 4.4Collaborations 4.5Librariesandmuseums 5Studentlife 5.1Studentbody 5.1.1Studentgovernment 5.1.2Publicationsandbroadcasting 5.1.3Activism 5.1.4Greeklife 5.2Athletics 5.3Housinganddining 6Traditions 6.1ACappella 6.2NakedQuadRun 6.3JumboSmash 7Notablepeople 8Seealso 9References 10Furtherreading 11Externallinks History[edit] Mainarticle:HistoryofTuftsUniversity 19thcentury[edit] TuftsCollege,c.1854 Inthe1840s,theUniversalistChurchwantedtoopenacollegeinNewEngland,andCharlesTuftsdonated20acrestothechurchin1852tohelpthemachievethisgoal.CharlesTuftshadinheritedtheland,abarrenhillwhichwasoneofthehighestpointsintheBostonarea,calledWalnutHill,andwhenaskedbyafamilymemberwhatheintendedtodowiththeland,hesaid"Iwillputalightonit."His20-acredonation(thenvaluedat$20,000)isstillattheheartofTufts'now-150acrecampus,straddlingSomervilleandMedford.Itwasalsoin1852thattheCommonwealthofMassachusettscharteredTuftsCollege,notingthecollegeshouldpromote"virtueandpietyandlearninginsuchofthelanguagesandliberalandusefulartsasshallberecommended."Duringhistenure,BallouspentayeartravellingandstudyingintheUnitedKingdom.ThemethodsofinstructionwhichheinitiatedwerebasedonthetutorialsthatwereconductedintheUniversityofOxfordandtheUniversityofEdinburgh.Nowmorethan160yearsold,Tuftsisthethird-oldestcollegeintheBostonarea.[29] Havingbeenoneofthebiggestinfluencesintheestablishmentofthecollege,HoseaBallouIIbecamethefirstpresidentin1853,andCollegeHall,thefirstbuildingoncampus,wascompletedthefollowingyear.ThatbuildingnowbearsBallou'sname.[30]ThecampusopenedinAugust1854.PresidentBalloudiedin1861andwassucceededbyAlonzoAmesMiner.Thoughnotacollegegraduate,hispresidencywasmarkedbyseveraladvances.TheseincludetheestablishmentofpreparatoryschoolsforTuftswhichincludeGoddardSeminary,WestbrookSeminary,andDeanAcademy.DuringtheCivilWarthecollegeactivelysupportedtheUnioncause.ThemansionofMajorGeorgeL.StearnswhichstoodonpartofthecampuswasastationontheUndergroundRailroad.Inadditiontohavingthelargestclassesspringup,63graduatesservedintheUnionarmy.Thefirstcourseofathree-yearprogramleadingtoadegreeincivilengineeringwasestablishedin1865,thesameyearMITwasfounded.By1869,theCraneTheologicalSchoolwasorganized.[31] Miner'ssuccessor,ElmerCapenwasthefirstpresidenttobeaTuftsalumnus.Duringhistime,oneoftheearliestinnovatorswasAmosDolbear.In1875,aschairofthephysicsdepartment,heinstalledaworkingtelephonewhichconnectedhislabinBallouHalltohishomeonProfessorsRow.TwoyearslaterAlexanderGrahamBellwouldreceivethepatent.Dolbear'sworkinTuftswaslatercontinuedbyMarconiandTesla.[32]OtherfamousscholarsincludeWilliamLeslieHooperwhoinadditiontoservingasactingpresident,designedthefirstslottedarmaturefordynamos.Hisstudentatthecollege,FrederickStarkPearson,wouldeventuallybecomeoneofAmerica'spioneersoftheelectricalpowerindustry.HebecameresponsibleforthedevelopmentoftheelectricpowerandelectricstreetcarsystemswhichmanycitiesinSouthAmericaandEuropeused.AnothernotablefigureisStephenM.Babcockwhodevelopedthefirstpracticaltesttodeterminetheamountofbutterfatinmilk.Sinceitsdevelopmentinthecollege,theBabcockTesthashardlybeenmodified.ExpansionofthechemistryandbiologydepartmentswerelargelyledbyscholarsArthurMichael,whowasoneofthefirstorganicchemistsintheU.S.,andJohnSterlingKingsley,whowasoneofthefirstscholarsofcomparativeanatomy.[33][34] JumbointheBarnumMuseumofNaturalHistory P.T.BarnumwasoneoftheearliestbenefactorsofTuftsCollege,andtheBarnumMuseumofNaturalHistory(BarnumHall)wasconstructedin1884withfundsdonatedbyhimtohousehiscollectionofanimalspecimensandthestuffedhideofJumbotheelephant,whowouldbecometheuniversity'smascot.ThebuildingstooduntilApril14,1975,whenfireguttedBarnumHall,destroyingtheentirecollection. OnJuly15,1892,theTuftsBoardofTrusteesvoted"thattheCollegebeopenedtowomenintheundergraduatedepartmentsonthesametermsandconditionsasmen."MetcalfHallopenedin1893andservedasthedormitoryforwomen.Atthesamemeeting,thetrusteesvotedtocreateagraduateschoolfacultyandtoofferthePh.D.degreeinbiologyandchemistry.In1893theMedicalSchoolopenedandin1899theBostonDentalCollegewasintegratedintotheuniversity.In1890,theDepartmentofElectricalEngineeringwascreated,andin1892–1893thecourseofthree-yearprogramincivilengineeringwasextendedtofouryears.Withtheadventofthefour-yearprogramthedegreesgrantedwerebachelorofcivilorelectricalengineering.TuftsCollegeaddedtheDepartmentofMechanicalEngineeringandtheDepartmentofChemicalEngineeringin1894and1898,respectively.In1898,thetrusteesvotedtoformallyestablishanundergraduateCollegeofEngineering.[34] 20thcentury[edit] WalnutHillasitappearedpriortotheconstructionofTischLibraryandsteps,circa1910.InthecenterisEatonHall.Theroadtotherightnolongerexists. TheJacksonCollegeforWomenwasestablishedin1910asacoordinatecollegeadjacenttotheTuftscampus.In1980itwasintegratedwiththeCollegeofLiberalArtsbutisstillrecognizedintheformalnameoftheundergraduateartsandsciencesdivision,the"CollegeofLiberalArtsandJacksonCollege".UndergraduatewomeninartsandsciencescontinuedtoreceivetheirdiplomasfromJacksonCollegeuntil2002. Tuftsexpandedinthe1933withtheopeningoftheFletcherSchoolofLawandDiplomacy,thefirstgraduateschoolofinternationalaffairsintheUnitedStates.TheFletcherSchoolbeganasajointeffortbetweenTuftsandHarvardUniversity,fundedbyanendowmentfromlongtimeTuftsbenefactorandalumnusAustinBarclayFletcher.TuftsassumedfulladministrationoftheFletcherSchoolin1935,andstronglinkagesbetweenthetwoschoolsremain. DuringWorldWarII,TuftsCollegewasoneof131collegesanduniversitiesnationallythattookpartintheV-12NavyCollegeTrainingProgramwhichofferedstudentsapathtoaNavycommission.[35] DuetotravelrestrictionsimposedbyWorldWarII,theBostonRedSoxconductedspringtrainingforthe1943MajorLeagueseasonatTuftsCollege.[36]In1955,continuedexpansionwasreflectedinthechangeoftheschool'snametoTuftsUniversity.[37] TheuniversityexperiencedsomegrowthduringthepresidencyofJeanMayer(1976–1992).[38]MayerestablishedTufts'veterinary,nutrition,andbiomedicalschoolsandacquiredtheGraftonandTalloirescampuses,atthesametimeliftingtheuniversityoutofitsdirefinancialsituationbyincreasingthesizeoftheendowmentbyafactorof15.[38] TheCollegeofEngineeringaddedgraduatestudytoitscurriculumbeginningin1961,withmaster'sdegreesavailableinfourdepartments.ItaddedPh.D.programsinmechanicalengineeringin1963,electricalengineeringin1964,engineeringdesignin1981,andcivilengineeringin1985.In1984CEOandchairmanofAnalogicCorporationandNeuroLogicaCorporationBernardMarshallGordonfoundedtheTuftsGordonInstituteasthefirsteducationalinstitutioncreatedtofosterentrepreneurshipintheengineeringfields.In1991theNewEnglandAssociationofSchoolsandCollegesaccreditedtheinstitutetoconferthedegreeofMasterofScienceinEngineeringManagementandin1992theGordonInstitutebecamepartoftheCollegeofEngineering.In1999,theCollegeofEngineeringbecametheSchoolofEngineering,whenoversightofgraduateengineeringprogramswastransferredfromtheGraduateSchoolofArtsandSciences.AspartofthesamereorganizationtheFacultyofArtsandSciencebecametheFacultyofArts,Sciences,andEngineering(AS&E).[39] 21stcentury[edit] SophiaGordonHall(2006)isTufts'newestresidencehall ForeignMinistersBorisJohnson(UnitedKingdom),FedericaMogherini(EuropeanUnion),PaoloGentiloni(Italy),Frank-WalterSteinmeier(Germany)andJean-MarcAyrault(France)withU.S.SecretaryofStateJohnKerryspeakingatTuftsUniversity,September2016 UnderPresidentLarryBacow,Tuftsstartedacapitalcampaignin2006withthegoalofraising$1.2billiontoimplementfullneed-blindadmissionby2011.[40][41]AsofDecember 10,2010[update]thecampaignraised$1.14billion.[42]Tuftsreceivedthelargestdonationsinitshistorysince2005,includinga$136millionbequesttoitsendowmentuponthedissolutionofacharitabletrustsetupby1911alumnusFrankC.Doble,[43][44]a$100milliongiftfromeBayfounderPierreOmidyartoestablishtheOmidyar-TuftsMicrofinanceFund,[45]andanumberof$40million-plusgiftstospecificschools.[46][47][48] In2008,HinesInterestsandTUDC,asubsidiaryoftheuniversity,plannedtobreakgroundontheSouthStationTower.TuftshadacquiredtheairrightsfromSouthStationin1990,withformerPresidentJeanMeyerenvisioningatowerthatwouldbethecenterofmedicalresearch.PreliminarydesignwasdonebyCesarPelli,withconstructionscheduledtostartin2017.[49]However,Tuftswithdrewfromtheprojectin2009.[50] OnNovember30,2010,theuniversityannouncedthatAnthonyP.Monaco,formerlyofOxfordUniversity,wouldbecomeitsthirteenthpresident.[51]Monaco'sinaugurationtookplaceonOctober21,2011.[52] AsofOctober15,2015,ComputerSciencesurpassedInternationalRelationsasthelargestmajorattheuniversity,with466declaredmajors.[53] OnDecember22,2015,theuniversityannouncedthatitwouldacquiretheSchooloftheMuseumofFineArts.ThemergerwascompletedonJune30,2016.[54]Oneofthekeyfiguresinthemerger,NancyBauer,becamethedeanofthemuseumschool.[55] InDecember2015,theuniversitycompletedareconstructionoftheMemorialStairs.AnewCentralEnergyPlantwasunderconstructionandsettofinishinthesummerof2016.Itwillreplaceanaging60yearoldplantandprovidenewefficiencyboilerswhichinadditiontoprovidingtheuniversitydirectlywithelectricity,heatedandchilledwater,willhelptheuniversitycutemissions.[56]TheuniversityalsocompletedconstructionoftheScienceandEngineeringComplex(SEC)in2017.TheSECfeatureslaboratoriesandfostersinterdisciplinaryresearchbetweentheneuroscienceandenvironmentalsciencedepartments.TheSECjoinsthenewlyrehabilitated574BostonAvenueintheexpansionofclassroomandlaboratoryfacilitiesfortheengineeringschool.[57]Inthespringof2022,theuniversityplanstoopenthenewly-constructedJoyceCummingsCenter,aninterdisciplinaryacademicbuildingwhichwillhousethecomputerscienceandeconomicsdepartments,amongothers.[58] In2016,Microsoftco-founderPaulAllenpledgeda$10milliondonationoverfouryearsforthecreationoftheAllenDiscoveryCentersatTuftsandStanford.Thecenterswouldfundresearchthatwouldreadandwritethemorphogeneticcode.TuftsbiologistMichaelLevinwillleadthecenterwithresearchfocusingoncommunicationsbetweencellsandthecausationofbirthdefects,cancer,traumaticinjuriesanddegenerativediseases.[59][60] OnJanuary2,2020,TuftsannouncedthatitwouldpaytheMBTA$2millionover10yearstorenametheadjacentGreenLineExtensionstationfrom"CollegeAvenue"to"Medford/Tufts."[61] Campuses[edit] MedfordandSomerville[edit] PackardHall GoddardChapel EatonHall EastHall MemorialSteps Tufts'maincampusislocatedonWalnutHillinMedfordandSomerville,about5miles(8.0 km)fromBostononthesiteoftheoriginalfarmofCharlesTufts,theuniversity'snamesake.ThiscampushousesallundergraduatesinArts&SciencesandEngineering,thegraduateprogramsatTheFletcherSchoolofLawandDiplomacyandallofthegraduateprogramsinArts&SciencesandEngineering.WhilethemajorityofthecampusisinMedford,theSomervillelineintersectsit,placingpartsofthelowercampusinSomervilleandleadingtothecommonterms"Uphill"and"Downhill". The"Uphill"portionofthecampuscomprisestheacademicandtheresidential"Rez"quad,andisenclosedbyawrought-ironfence.Classesthatcontributedtothebuildingofthefencearecommemoratedalongitslength.Theacademicquadcontainstheearliestbuildingsandwasprimarilybuiltfromthemiddleofthe19thcenturytothebeginningofthe20thcentury.OneofTufts'firstbuildings,BallouHallwasconstructedfrom1852to1854andwasdesignedintheItalianatestylebythewellknownBostonarchitectGridleyJamesFoxBryant.BallouHallwaslaterrestoredbyMcKim,Mead,andWhitein1955–56,andhousestheofficesofthepresident,theprovost,andseveralvicepresidentsanddeans.Othernotablebuildingsinclude:PackardHall(1856),EastHall(1860),WestHall(1871),GoddardChapel(1882),GoddardHall(1883),BarnumHall(1884),andEatonHall(1908).[62]TheNewYorkfirmWhitfield&KingwasresponsibleforthedesignofEatonHall. The"Uphill"residentialquadcontainsmoremodernbuildings.ThemostnotablebuildingisCarmichaelHall(1954),designedbyArlandA.Dirlam.DirlamalsodesignedBendetsonHall(1947)ontheacademicquad.[32][63]AdjacenttobothquadsistheCabotInterculturalCenterdesignedbyARC/ArchitecturalResourcesCambridge,Inc.oneoftheFletcherSchool'sbuildings.ManypointsonthehillhavenotedviewsoftheBostonskyline,particularlythepatioontheTischLibraryroof.IthasbeenrankedoneoftheprettiestcollegecampusesintheUnitedStates.[citationneeded] The"Uphill"portioncanbeaccessedwiththememorialstairs.DesignedbytheOlmstedBrothersinthe1920s,thememorialstairsformoneofthemainentrancestotheuniversityandallowsdirectaccesstotheengineeringschoolfromtheacademicquad.TheengineeringschoolispartoftheTufts's"Downhill"portionofcampus.NotablebuildingsaroundtheengineeringschoolincludeBromfield-PearsonHall(1893),RobinsonHall(1899),andCurtisHall(1894).BostonarchitectGeorgeAlbertCloughisresponsibleforthedesignofCurtisHallandGoddardHall.Additionally,ArlandDirlamisresponsibleforthedesignsofmanybuildingsdownhill.TheseincludeCohenAuditorium(1950),HodgdonHall(1954),andJacksonGymnasium(1947).[64]OthernotablebuildingsdownhillincludetheMayerCampusCenterandtheDewickMacphieDiningHall.[65]AdministrativeofficesalsooccupythesurroundingneighborhoodsandnearbyDavisSquare,whereTuftsmakespaymentsinlieuoftaxesonsomeofitstax-exempt(educational)properties.[66] JeanMayerAdministrationBuilding,CummingsSchoolofVeterinaryMedicine Boston[edit] TheSchoolofMedicine,GraduateSchoolofBiomedicalSciences,SchoolofDentalMedicine,andtheFriedmanSchoolofNutritionScienceandPolicyarelocatedontheTuftsBostonHealthSciencecampusintheChinatownneighborhoodofBoston,adjacenttoTuftsMedicalCenter,a451-bedacademicmedicalinstitution.Allfull-timeTuftsMedicalCenterphysiciansholdclinicalfacultyappointmentsatTuftsSchoolofMedicine. TheSchooloftheMuseumofFineArtsatTuftsUniversityislocatedonTuftsBostonFineArtscampusintheFenwayneighborhoodofBoston,nextdoortotheMuseumofFineArts,BostonandtheIsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum. TheTuftsEuropeanCenterontheTalloirescampus Grafton[edit] TheCummingsSchoolofVeterinaryMedicineislocatedinGrafton,Massachusetts,westofBoston,ona634-acre(2.57 km2)campus.TheschoolalsomaintainstheAmbulatoryFarmClinicinWoodstock,ConnecticutandtheTuftsLaboratoryattheMarineBiologicalLaboratoryatWoodsHoleonCapeCod. Talloires[edit] TuftshasasatellitecampusinTalloires,FranceattheTuftsEuropeanCenter,aformerBenedictinepriorybuiltinthe11thcentury.Thepriorywaspurchasedin1958byDonaldMacJannetandhiswifeCharlotteandusedasasummercampsiteforseveralyearsbeforetheMacJannetsgavethecampustoTuftsin1978.Eachyearthecenterhostsanumberofsummerstudyprograms,andenrolledstudentslivewithlocalfamilies.TheTuftsSummitProgramisforAmericanhighschoolstudentsduringthemonthofJuly.TuftsinTalloiresisa6-weekprogramforTuftsundergraduatesthatextendsfromthemiddleofMayuntiltheendofJune.AdditionallyTuftsinAnnecyisa4-weekprogramwhichprovidesFrenchlanguagelearnersachancetopracticeandlearnthelanguage.Thesiteisfrequentlythehostofinternationalconferencesandsummits,mostnotablytheTalloiresDeclarationwhichunited22universitiestowardagoalofsustainability.[67]TheTalloirescampushasbeenrankedasoneofthebestbranchcampusesbytheNationalAssociationofBranchCampusAdministrators.[68] Organizationandadministration[edit] GiffordHouse,residenceofthePresident College/schoolfounding College/school Yearfounded ArtsandSciences 1852 DentalMedicine 1868 Religion(defunct) 1869 FineArts 1876 Medicine 1893 Engineering 1898 Business(defunct) 1920 LawandDiplomacy 1933 Experimental 1964 VeterinaryMedicine 1978 Biomedical 1981 Nutrition 1981 CitizenshipandPublicService 2000 AndersonHall,theSchoolofEngineering ArnoldWing,theSchoolofMedicine GoddardHall,theFletcherSchool TuftsUniversityisanindependent,privatelysupported,nonsectarianinstitutionofhighereducation.ItsofficialcorporatenameisTheTrusteesofTuftsCollege.Theuniversityisgovernedbyuptoforty-onetrusteesandnofewerthantwenty-eight.Theboardisself-perpetuatingwithtrusteesresponsibleforchoosingtheirsuccessors.Inadditiontothepresident,theuniversityappointsCharterTrustees(upto30members)whoareelectedbytheboardandAlumniTrustees(upto10members)whoserveforuptofiveyears.Generally,CharterTrusteesareelectedbymajorityvoteofthemembersandAlumniTrusteesareelectedbyalumni.TheofficersofthecorporationincludetheChairoftheBoard,threeViceChairs,theTreasurer,theSecretary,theProvost,thePresident,whoservesexofficio,andtheExecutiveVicePresident. ThePresidentofTuftsUniversity,whoiselectedbythetrusteesisthechiefexecutiveofficeroftheuniversity.AssistingthepresidentinadministeringtheuniversityaretheProvost,theExecutiveVicePresident,theTreasurer,andtheSecretary,allofwhomareappointedbythetrusteesonthenominationofthepresidentandserveattheirpleasure.The13thpresident,AnthonyMonaco,wasswornonAugust1,2011.[69] Tuftsisorganizedintotenschools.Eachschoolhasitsownfaculty,andisledbyadeanappointedbythepresidentandtheprovostwiththeconsentoftheBoardofTrustees.TheSchoolofArtsandSciencesandtheSchoolofEngineeringaretheonlyschoolsthatawardbothundergraduateandgraduatedegrees.TheschoolsofferingundergraduateeducationaretheSchoolofArtsandSciences(theliberalartscollegeofferingboththeBachelorofArtsandBachelorofSciencedegreeaswellastheBachelorofFineArtsdegreeattheSchooloftheMuseumofFineArts),theSchoolofEngineering(whichofferstheBachelorofSciencedegree),andtheSchoolofSpecialStudies.TheJonathanM.TischCollegeofCitizenshipandPublicServiceandtheExperimentalCollegearenon-degreegranting. TheTischCollegewasfoundedin2000"toeducateforactivecitizenship"withthehelpofa$10milliongiftfromeBayfounderPierreOmidyarandhiswifePam.Theschoolwasrenamedin2006aftera$40milliongiftfromJonathanTisch.Ithasbeencalledthe"mostambitiousattemptbyanyresearchuniversitytomakepublicservicepartofitscoreacademicmission".[70]Thecollegefacilitatesandsupportsawiderangeofcommunityservice,civicengagementprograms,research,andteachinginitiativesacrosstheuniversity.Theuniversityrunsonasemesterbasedcalendarwithmostundergraduatestudentsfinishingwithinfouryears,however,TischCollegeprovidesaninnovative1+4BridgeyearprogramwherestudentshavetheopportunitytotakeacommunityservicebasedgapyearbeforestartinginTufts.CurrentprojectsundertakenbyBridgeYearFellowsinvolveservingasmentorsandteacherstochildren,caringforrescuedwildanimals,contributingtorenewableenergyandsustainabilityprojects.CurrentprojectsarebasedinBrazil,Nicaragua,andSpain.[71] UnderthepurviewoftheSchoolofArtsandSciencesistheExperimentalCollege(orExCollege),createdin1964asaprovinggroundforinnovative,experimental,andinterdisciplinarycurriculaandcourses.Itofferstheopportunityforstudentstotakefor-creditcourseswithnon-academicpractitionersinavarietyoffields,andalsofromupper-levelundergraduateswhohaveachancetodesignandteachtheirowncourses.AnothersuccessfulcomponentoftheExCollegeisEPIIC,ayear-longprogrambegunin1985toimmersestudentsinaglobalissue,whichculminatesinanannualsymposiumofscholarsandexpertsfromthefield. Graduateeducationisofferedineightoftheschools.InadditiontoArtsandSciencesandEngineering,TuftsoffersgraduatedegreesintheFletcherSchoolofLawandDiplomacy,theoldestU.S.schoolforinternationalrelationsandforeignaffairs,theSchoolofDentalMedicine,theSchoolofMedicine,theSchoolofBiomedicalSciences,theFriedmanSchoolofNutrition,andtheCummingsSchoolofVeterinaryMedicine.Additionally,theuniversitypreviouslyprovidedmaster'sdegreesinreligionthroughtheCraneTheologicalSchool.Theschoolwasdissolvedin1968. Academics[edit] Admissions[edit] BendetsonHall,ontheMedford/Somervillecampus,housestheOfficeofUndergraduateAdmissions. Undergraduateadmissions[edit] TuftsisoneofthemostselectivecollegesintheUnitedStates,[72]withthePrincetonReviewgivingitaselectivityratingof98/99.[73]Inaddition,U.S.News&WorldReportnamesTufts'undergraduateadmissionas"mostselective".[74]Fortheclassof2025,Tuftsadmitted11%of31,190applicants.[75]Thenumberofplacesinthefreshmenclassissetat1,325.[76]Forthematriculatingclassof2016,91%ofincomingfreshmenrankedinthetop10%oftheirhighschoolclass(uponepercentfromthepreviousyear).[77]Fortheclassof2024,theinterquartilerangeofSATscoreswas1420-1550whilefortheACTitwas33–35.[78] In2006,DeanofArtsandSciencesRobertSternbergaddedexperimentalcriteriatotheapplicationprocessforundergraduatestotest"creativityandothernon-academicfactors",includinginvitingapplicantstosubmitYouTubevideostosupplementtheirapplication.[79]Callingitthe"firstmajoruniversitytotrysuchadeparturefromthenorm",InsideHigherEdalsonotesthatTuftscontinuestoconsidertheSATandothertraditionalcriteria.[80][81] DeanofUndergraduateAdmissionsLeeCoffinannouncedonApril7,2015,thatTuftswouldbeacceptingillegalimmigrantstudentswithandwithoutDeferredActionforChildhoodArrivals(DACA).Coffinsaidthatundocumentedstudentswouldnolongerbeconsideredinternationalstudents,butratherdomesticstudents.ThiswasduetotheactivismofsocialjusticegroupUnitedforImmigrantJustice.Thefirstcohortofundocumentedstudentswasintheclassof2019.[82]Theuniversityreceived21,501undergraduateapplicantsin2018.[83] In1856,shortlyafterTuftsopened,itsadmissionsapplicationaskedforstatementsofgoodcharacterandforstudentstocompleteexaminationsinGreek,history,Latin,andmathematics.Aspartoftheseexaminationstheywereaskedtostudyalistofrelevanttextbooks.By1905theadmissionsrequirementsbecamelengthierandtheexaminationsbecamemorecomplex;thelatterrequiredstudentstowriteessaysandtranslations.JuliaRyanofTheAtlanticwrotethatbecausestudentscertifiedbytheNewEnglandCollegeEntranceCertificateBoard,oneswhoattendedprivatepreparatoryschoolsinNewEngland,wereexemptfromtheexaminations,"perhapsonlyafewstudentswereeventaking[theentranceexaminations]."[84]By1925Tuftssetanadmissionquotaof650males;theexaminationswereofasimilarlengthofthe1905onesbuttheentryrequirementsdecreasedinsizetoalevelcomparableofthatofthe1856ones.Standardizedtesting,admissionsinterviews,andotherfeaturesofcurrentuniversityadmissionsprocesseswereinplaceby1946.[84] CarmichaelHallontheResidenceQuad Graduateadmissions[edit] Thegraduateschoolseachholdtheirownadmissionprocess.Studentsapplydirectlytothegraduateprogramtowhichtheyareseekingacceptance,andsoacceptanceratesvarybetweenprograms. Rankings[edit] Academicrankings National ARWU[85] 57–62 Forbes[86] 38 THE/WSJ[87] 30 U.S.News&WorldReport[88] 28 WashingtonMonthly[89] 36 Global ARWU[90] 151–200 QS[91] 275 THE[92] 155 U.S.News&WorldReport[93] 198 In2019,ForbesrankedTufts25thamongresearchuniversities,34thoverall,andrankedtheundergraduateschool29thamongprivatecollegesinitsAmerica'sTopCollegesranking,whichincludes650militaryacademies,nationaluniversities,andliberalartscolleges.[94]Additionally,Vault.com's2017rankingsplacedTufts'undergraduateschool25thinthenation.[95]The2014Parchmentstudentchoicecollegerankings,whichtracksenrollmentdecisionsof253,440studentswhohavebeenacceptedtomultipleschoolsinordertorevealtheirpreferencefortheirchosenschoolcomparedtotheotherschoolsthatadmittedthestudent,ranksTuftsas#17nationallyand#13fornationaluniversitiesforstudentpreference.[96]AccordingtoU.S.News&WorldReport's2022collegerankings,Tuftsranks28thinthenation.In2017highschoolguidancecounselorsrankedittiedfor23rd,and173rdglobally.[97]In2018,theTimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankingsplacedTuftstiedfor169thintheworld.[98]TheuniversityranksintheNo.101-150rangeinthe2015AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities[99]and238thinthe2018QSWorldUniversityRankings.[100]Additionally,fortheclassenrollingfall2013,ForbesplacedTuftsamongthetop20in"TheTop100CollegesRankedBySATScores".[101]Tufts'peerschoolsaccordingtoU.S.News&WorldReportin2015includeColumbia,UniversityofPennsylvania,Dartmouth,andBrown.[102]TuftsUniversityisaccreditedbytheNewEnglandCommissionofHigherEducation.[103] ForeignPolicyrankedTufts'FletcherSchoolofLawandDiplomacy4thintheworldforInternationalRelationsin2009.[104]U.S.News&WorldReportfor2017ranksTuftstiedfor58thforengineeringamongschoolsthatgrantPhDdegrees,andalsoranksTufts'MedicalSchoolandResearchInstitutetiedfor52ndinprimarycareandtiedfor49thinresearch,whiletheSchoolofBiomedicalSciencesranks68thintheirrankingsofBestGraduateSchools,BiologicalSciences.[97]TheBostonSchoolofOccupationalTherapy,anentry-levelmastersprogramwithintheGraduateSchoolofArts&SciencesatTufts,rankssixthinU.S.News&WorldReport'sBestOccupationalTherapyPrograms.[97]Tufts'M.A.programinphilosophyranks1stintheUnitedStatesintermsoffacultyquality.[105] TuftswasnamedbyNewsweekasoneofthe"25NewIvies"in2006.[106]InThePrincetonReview's2010–2011"Best363Colleges",Tuftswasranked14thforthehappieststudentsanditsstudyabroadprogramwasrankedthirdinthecountry.[107][108]AccordingtotheOctober2010rankingscompiledbyTheChronicleofHigherEducation,Tuftsranked12thinthecountry(tiedwithbothHarvardandJohnsHopkins)with17Fulbrightscholars.[109]Tuftsalsoranksfourthamongmedium-sizedschoolsforthenumberofTeachforAmericavolunteersitproduces.[110]Becauseofitscontinualgrowthasaninstitution,Tuftswasrankedasthefifth"hottestschool"ofthedecadefrom2000to2010.[111]Tuftswasrankedthe450thtopcollegeintheUnitedStatesbyPayscaleandCollegeNet'sSocialMobilityIndexcollegerankings.[112] Research[edit] Thissectionneedsexpansion.Youcanhelpbyaddingtoit.(July2020) Tuft'sresearchexpenditureinfiscalyear2018was$213.5million.[113] Collaborations[edit] Studentscanpursueafive-yearprogramwiththeNewEnglandConservatory.TheCosmologydepartmentalsooffersjointseminarswithMIT.OrganizedbyAlanGuthandAlexanderVilenkin,theseminarsareopentoallstudents.[114]TheFletcherSchoolalsooperatesdualdegreeprogramswithHarvardLawSchool,TuckSchoolofBusinessatDartmouth,UCBerkeleySchoolofLaw,amongothers.[115]Severalacademicconsortiumsallowforresearchcollaborationbetweenlocalschools.ExamplesexistwiththeProgramonNegotiation,[116]theROTC,[117]theTufts-NewEnglandMedicalCenter,[118]theCenterforEuropeanStudies,[119]andtheSchoolofEngineering.[120]SeveralexchangeprogramsallowstudentstostudyattheGraduateInstituteofInternationalandDevelopmentStudiesinGenevaandtheSciencesPoinParis.[121]CrossregistrationexistsforundergraduatestudentswithschoolsintheBostonConsortium.FletcherandothergraduatestudentsmaycrossregisterwiththegraduateschoolsatHarvardandMIT.[122][123] EntrancetoTischLibrary,themainlibraryoncampus Tuftshasofferedstudyabroadprogramswithvariousuniversitiesforthepast40years.TuftshassemesterandyearlongprogramswithPembrokeCollegeoftheUniversityofOxford,UniversityCollegeLondon,RoyalHollowayUniversityofLondon,SchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudies,UniversityofParis,SciencesPoParis,ÉcolenationalesupérieuredesBeaux-Arts,UniversityofTübingen,ZhejiangUniversity,andUniversityofHongKong.[22]Everyyearmorethan500undergraduatestudentsstudyabroad,withmostdoingitduringtheirjuniorandsenioryears.[124] Librariesandmuseums[edit] GinnLibraryattheFletcherSchool Completedin1908,Tufts'firstlibrarybuilding,EatonMemorialLibrary(nowEatonHall),wasmadepossiblewithadonationfromAndrewCarnegie.Carnegie'swiferequestedthatthebuildingbenamedafteraTuftsgraduate,ReverendCharlesEaton,whohadpresidedoverherwedding.Thebuildingreceivedanextensionin1950withtheconstructionoftheWarMemorialLibraryinhonoroftheTuftsalumniwhoservedinWorldWarII.By1965thecollectionoutgrewthebuildingandwasmovedtoanewlibrarynamedWessellLibrary.AdditionallythedemandformoresquarefootagepromptedtheexpansionofWessell.In1995,withtheadditionof80,000moresquarefeet,thelibrarywasrenamedTischLibrary.[125] TodaytheTuftsUniversityLibrarySystemcontainsoverthreemillionvolumes.Themainlibrary,TischLibrary,holdsabout2.7millionvolumes,withotherholdingsdispersedatsubjectlibrariesincludingtheHirshHealthSciencesLibraryontheBostoncampus,theEdwinGinnLibraryattheFletcherSchool,andWebsterFamilyLibraryattheCummingsSchoolofVeterinaryMedicineontheGraftoncampus.[102]StudentshaveaccesstotheacademiclibrariesofinstitutionsintheBostonConsortium.TuftsisalsoamemberofSHARES,whichallowsstudentstohavelibraryaccessinparticipatingmemberssuchasBrown,Columbia,Cornell,Caltech,Dartmouth,JohnsHopkins,Northwestern,Princeton,Stanford,UPennandYale.[126]Furthermore,studentsmayapplyforprivilegestoHarvard'sLibrarySystem.[127]TuftsalsorunsthePerseusProject,adigitallibraryprojectthatassemblesdigitalcollectionsofhumanitiesresources. AidekmanArtsCenter,TuftsUniversity InadditiontotheBarnumMuseumofNaturalHistory,Tuftshadestablishedapermanentartcollectionwhichincludesawiderangeofartfromantiquitytothepresent.TheCollectioncomprises2,000worksfromancientMediterraneanandpre-Hispanicculturestomodernandcontemporarypainting,sculpture,andphotography.NotablehighlightsinthepermanentcollectionincludeworksbyJohnSingerSargent,AlbrechtDürer,IsamuNoguchi,AugusteRodin,AndyWarhol,MiltonResnick,SalvadorDalí,andPabloPicassoamongothers.ExhibitionsofthecollectionrotateannuallyintheAidekmanArtsCenter.[128] Studentlife[edit] Demographicsofstudentbody-2016[129][130] Undergraduate Postgraduate Asian/PacificIslander 11.9% 13.8% Black/African-American 4.2% 3.8% Hispanic 6.6% 5.8% AmericanIndian/AlaskanNative 0.0% 0.1% Twoormoreraces 4.6% 3.4% White 56.6% 53.5% Non-residents 10.2% 15.2% Unknown 5.8% 4.4% Studentbody[edit] AccordingtothePrincetonReviewtheundergraduatestudentbodyisethnicallyandsocioeconomicallydiverse.[131]TheAdvocateranksTuftsasoneofthetop20gay-friendlycampuses.[132]OfthoseacceptedforadmissiontotheundergraduateClassof2019,27percentareAsian,Hispanic,African-American,ortwoormoreraces.Therewere145internationalstudentsand6DACAstudents[133]Ofdomesticstudentsadmitted,some31percentself-identifiedasoneormoreracesotherthanCaucasian,includingAsianAmericans,AfricanAmericans,HispanicAmericansandNativeAmericans.Internationalstudentsmakeup15percentoftheundergraduatestudentpopulation.Studentscomefromall50statesandrepresent71countries.[134]Thetop10countriesrepresentedareChina,Greece,HongKong,India,Turkey,Singapore,Canada,SouthKorea,theUnitedKingdom,andVietnam.[135] Studentgovernment[edit] TherearethreeformsofstudentgovernmentatTuftsUniversity:theTuftsCommunityUnion(TCU)Senate,theTCUJudiciaryandtheCSL(CommitteeonStudentLife).TheSenateischairedbythestudentbodypresidentandledbyasix-personexecutiveboardconsistingofVicePresident,Treasurer,Historian,Parliamentarian,andDiversityandCommunityAffairsOfficer.[136] Publicationsandbroadcasting[edit] TheTuftsDailyisthedailystudentnewspaper,andtheTuftsObserver,establishedin1895,istheschool'sbiweeklymagazineandtheoldestpublicationoncampus.TheZamboniisTufts'monthlyhumorandsatiremagazine.ThePrincetonReviewhasnamedTufts'collegenewspaperasoneofthebestinthecountry,currentlyrankingitNo.10.[131]Tuftshasatelevisionstation(TUTV)whichhasproducedandbroadcastfilms,news,soapoperas,andcomedysketchpieces.TUTVhasalsogonetoreleasewebseriessuchas"JulesandMonty".ThestationwentoperationalinApril1977,fromCurtisHallandconsistsof40studentvolunteers.CurtisHallisalsohometoTufts'ownradiostationWMFO,whichstreamslocallyon91.5FM.Thestationfirstairedin1970andisfundedbytheuniversity. Activism[edit] Studentprotestforfossilfueldivestment In1969,TuftswasthecenterforCivilRightsactivismduetothecontroversysurroundingtheconstructionofLewisHall.StudentsstagedaworkstriketoprotestracisthiringpoliciespracticedbytheconstructioncompanyTuftshadcommissionedtobuildtheresidencehall.Inadditiontowritingletters,studentssatinBallouandEastHalls,andcollaboratedwithblackworkers.ThesedemonstrationseventuallyattractedsupportfrommajormetropolitanareasintheNortheast.In1970,Tuftsadoptednewhiringpolicieswhichweresubsequentlyadoptedbyotheruniversities.Itledtothecreationoftrainingprogramsforminorityemployeesoncampus,inadditiontothefoundationoftheAfricanaCenter.[137] Greeklife[edit] About25%ofthestudentbodyisinvolvedinGreeklife.[138]ThefournationalfraternitieswithactivechaptersatTuftsareDeltaTauDelta,ThetaChi,ZetaBetaTau,andZetaPsi.Inaddition,therearethreesororities:AlphaPhi,ChiOmega,andKappaAlphaTheta.Thereisalsooneco-edfraternity,ATOofMassachusetts. Athletics[edit] Mainarticle:TuftsJumbos TuftscompetesintheNewEnglandSmallCollegeAthleticConference—theNESCAC—inNCAADivisionIII.TheirmascotisJumbo,whichisoneoftwocollegemascotstoappearinWebster'sDictionarywiththeotherbeingtheBillikenofSt.LouisUniversity.ThemascotcomesfromP.T.Barnum'scircus,asBarnumwasoneoftheoriginaltrusteesofTuftsCollege.Accordingtolegend,JumbotheElephantheroicallyjumpedinfrontofatrain,sacrificinghimselftosaveayoungerelephantfromdying.Jumbo'sstuffedskinwasdonatedtotheschool,andwasdisplayeduntila1975firedestroyedthebody,exceptforthetail,whichhadbeenremovedforconservationwork.Now,astatueoftheelephantisaprominentlandmarkonthequad,nearBarnumHall,theBiologybuilding.SomeofJumbo'sasheswererecoveredinapeanutbutterjarthathasremainedintheathleticsdirector'sofficewherestudentscontinuetorubitforgoodluck.[139] Recently,TuftshasbecomeoneofthetopathleticschoolsinDivisionIII.TheschoolhasconsistentlyrankedinthetoptenoftheLearfieldDirector'sCup,whichranksthetopDivisionI,II,andIIIathleticprogramsinthecountrybyawardingpointsinapre-determinednumberofsportsformenandwomen.In2015–16,Tuftsranked4thinthecountry,andin2014-15Tuftsranked9th.Tuftsmen'slacrosseteamwontheschool'sfirsteverNCAAteamchampionshipin2010,beatingSalisburyStateUniversityinthechampionshipgame.Theylostin2011toSalisburyinthechampionship.[140]In2012,thewomen'sfieldhockeyteamwontheirfirstnationalchampionship,beatingMontclairStateUniversity2–1inthefinals.CoachTinaMcDavittwonDIIINationalCoachoftheYearin2012,aswell.[141]Thefieldhockeyteamhadpreviouslybeennationalrunners-upin2008.[142]Thewomen'ssoftballteamwonthreeconsecutiveNCAADivisionIIINationalChampionshipsin2013,2014and2015.[143]Themen'slacrosseteamwontheirsecondNCAADivisionIIINationalChampionshipin2014andtheirthirdChampionshipin2015,beatingLynchburg.[144]OnDecember6,2014,themen'ssoccerteamwonitsfirst-everDIIINationalChampionship,defeatingWheatonCollege4–2.TheJumbosrepeatedthisfeattwoyearslater,winningtheDIIINationalChampionshipin2016bydefeatingCalvinCollege1–0.[145]Themen'sandwomen'ssquashteamshavebeenhistoricallysuccessful,rankingwithinthetop30teamsinthenation.[146]TheMen'sVarsitySwimandDiveteamwonthefirstNESCACChampionshipinschoolhistoryin2018andtheteamplaced7thinthenationattheNationalChampionshipmeetthatsameyear.[147] TuftsalsofieldsateamofrunnerseachyearfortheBostonMarathon,raisingmoneyfortheFriedmanSchool'sresearchinitiatives.OriginallyaninitiativestartedbythenPresidentLarryBacowasthePresidentialMarathonChallenge,ithasbeencontinuedbyPresidentMonaco.AtonetimeTuftswasgranted200racebibsayearandstudents,alumni,andotheraffiliateswouldbetrainedbyCoachDonaldMegerlefromtheFalluntilthedayitself,thecurrentnumberofbibsperyearis50.Manyoftherunnersarefirst-timemarathoners,anditistraditionforparticipantstoweartheirBostonMarathonmedalsatgraduation. Performedatmostfootballgames,"Tuftonia'sDay",theTuftsfightsong,waswrittenin1912byElliotW.Hayes.ItcanalsobeheardatTufts'numerousacapellaconcertsandathomecoming.[148] StrattonHall,adownhillresidencehall Housinganddining[edit] WestHall,anuphillresidencehall Sevenoutoftenundergraduatesliveoncampus.Studentscanchoosefrom40residencesfromsmallspecialinteresthouses,totraditionaldorms,tosharedapartments.Thereare25residencehalls.Similartoresidentialcolleges,studentswouldfrequentlyorganizediscussionsandbringinguestspeakersandplanseveralactivitiestogether.Upperclassmenhavetheoptionoflivinginspecialinteresthousingwhichare15housesreflectingaspecificculturaloracademicinterest.Eachhouseoffersorganizesseveralactivitiesandeventsnotlimitedtoresidents.SharedapartmentsareusuallythemostpopularintheuniversitywithapartmentslikeSophiaGordonHall(SoGo)aprimarygatheringplaceforjuniorsandseniors.Thehighdensityresidentialneighborhoodaroundtheuniversityprovidesadditionalhousingforstudentswhoopttoliveoffcampus.[149] Theuniversityhastwomaindiningcenters,Dewick-MacPhieservingdownhillstudents,andCarmichaelservinguphillstudents.Eachdininghallhasadifferentmenuandatmosphere.BothofferaEuropean-styleserverywithmultiplestations.[clarificationneeded]ThePrincetonReviewhaslistedTuftsinits"BestCampusFood"categorysince2005,rankingitashighassecond.[150][151][152]Inadditiontothetwomaindiningcenters,thereareavarietyofsmallercafes,includingaKosherDeliandHodgdonFood-To-Gowhichoffersstudentsaplacetograbaquickbitetogo.[153] Traditions[edit] TheTuftscannon,repaintedalmostnightlyduringtheacademicyear,isherepaintedinresponsetothe2011earthquakeandtsunamiinJapan ACappella[edit] Tuftsalsohasathrivingacappellascene,includingtheBeelzebubs,knownfortheirperformancesonNBC'sTheSing-OffandGlee,wherethegrouparrangedseveralofthesongsperformedbythefictionalacappellagroup,TheWarblers.OthernotablegroupsincludetheAmalgamates,knownalsofortheirperformancesallovertheUnitedStates,andtheJacksonJills,Tufts'oldestfemalegroup. NakedQuadRun[edit] Everywinterjustpriortofinalexams,studentswouldrunnakedlapsontheAcademicQuadasawaytorelievethestressoffinals,muchakintosimilartraditionssuchasthePrimalScreamatHarvard.Duetoincreasingscrutinyfromtheadministrationandinjuriesincurredbyslippingontheicyroads,thetraditionwasbannedin2011bythen-PresidentLawrenceBacow,[154]muchtostudents'dismay.[155][156][157]Aprotestruntookplacethefollowingyear,withsomestudentsdonningnudecoloredleotardsandotherstakingtheoppositetackcallingtheireventthe"ExcessivelyOverdressedQuadStroll".[158]Startingin2016,thetraditionwasrevitalizedforspringfinalsweekandbrieflybecameanannualtraditiononcemore. JumboSmash[edit] JumboSmashisanapplicationbuiltfromscratcheveryyearbystudentsinthecomputersciencedepartment.[citationneeded]Theideahasitsoriginsina2012submissiontoaTuftshackathon.[159]Severalstudentsinvolvedinitscreationdescribeditas"alocalized,college-seniors-onlyTinderapp"availableduringtheweekbeforegraduation.[160][161]The2017iterationregistered1millionswipesinthefirst24hours.[citationneeded]Pertradition,thedevelopersdeletetheappattheendofseniorweek,andthenextyear'sgroupstartsfromscratch.[citationneeded] Notablepeople[edit] Mainarticle:ListofTuftsUniversitypeople TuftsalumniinthegovernmentsectorincludeAdmiralJamesStavridis,formerdeanofTheFletcherSchoolatTuftsUniversityandformerCommanderofSouthernCommandandSupremeAlliedCommanderofNATO(M.A.L.D.1983,Ph.D.1984);MulatuTeshomeWirtu(M.A.L.D1990),PresidentofEthiopiafrom2013to2018;KostasKaramanlis(M.A.1982,Ph.D.1984),formerPrimeMinisterofGreece;ShashiTharoor(M.A.1976,M.A.L.D.1977,Ph.D.1979),formerUnitedNationsUnder-SecretaryGeneralandIndianMemberofParliament;DanielPatrickMoynihan(B.A.1948,M.A.1949,Ph.D.1961),ArjunNarasinghaKC(Post-graduateFellowshipinInternationalDiplomacy),formerHealth,EducationandUrbanDevelopmentMinisterofNepal;former-USSenatorfromNewYorkandUSAmbassadortotheUnitedNations;ScottBrown(B.A.1981),former-USSenatorfromMassachusetts;BillRichardson(B.A.1970),former-GovernorofNewMexico,USSecretaryofEnergyandUSAmbassadortotheUnitedNations;[162]ThomasR.Pickering(M.A.1954),diplomat;JosephDunford(M.A.1992),ChairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaff;andPeterDeFazio(B.A.1969),DemocraticUnitedStatesRepresentativefromOregon.DanCrenshawformerNavySEAL,recipientoftwoBronzeStars,andnowaRepresentativeforthestateofTexas. GraduateswhohavefoundsuccessinbusinessincludePierreOmidyar(B.S.1988),eBayfounder;LauraLang(B.A.1977),CEOofTimeInc;JamieDimon(B.A.1978),CEOofJPMorganChase;JohnBello(B.A.1968),SoBeBeveragesfounder;JeffKindler(B.A.1977),formerCEOofPfizer;JonathanTisch(B.A.1976),CEOofLoewsHotels;EllenJ.Kullman(B.A.1978),CEOofDuPont;andAnthonyScaramucci(B.A.1986),CofounderofSkyBridgeCapitalandFormerDirectorofCommunicationsfortheTrumpAdministration,SethGodin(B.S.1982),bestsellingauthorandfounderofSquidoo. Inmedia,alumniincludeDavidFaber(B.A.1985),anchoratCNBC;MeredithVieira(B.A.1975),journalistandTVpersonality;ArthurOchsSulzberger,Jr.(B.A.1974),publisherofTheNewYorkTimes;PeterRoth(B.A.1972),CEOofWarnerBros.Television;andJoshGates,TVhostandproducer.Inthearts,alumniincludeWilliamHurt(B.A.1972),AcademyAward-winningactor;HankAzaria(B.A.1988),actorandvoiceactor;PeterGallagher(B.A.1977),actor;TracyChapman(B.A.1987),singer-songwriter;DekeSharon(B.A.1991),acappellamusician;DarinStrauss(B.A.1992),NationalBookCriticsCircleAward-winningauthor;RubenBolling(realnameKenFisher)(B.A.1984),cartoonistandwriter;andGregoryMaguire(Ph.D.1990),novelist. OtheralumniincludeMichelleKwan(M.A.2011),OlympicmedalistandWorldChampionfigureskaterfromtheUnitedStates;FrederickHauck(B.A.1962),spacecraftcommanderoftheSpaceShuttleDiscovery;RearAdmiralLeoOtisColbert(B.S.1907),thethirdDirectoroftheUnitedStatesCoastandGeodeticSurvey;andThelmaC.Swain(B.A.1931),Mainephilanthropist,EdwinGinn,aTuftsalumnus(1862)andfounderoftheWorldPeaceFoundation. NotablepeoplewhomatriculatedbutdidnotcompletetheirdegreesincludeactressJessicaBiel,actorRainnWilson,AmericanApparelfounderDovCharney,andcountrymusicsingersongwriterDarrellScott.ThefictionalcharacterElaineBenesfromSeinfeldclaimsthatsheattendedTufts,callingither"safetyschool,"acommonTuftsstereotypeinthe1990s. CurrentandformerTuftsfacultyincludeformerAmericanPsychologicalAssociationpresidentRobertSternberg;PulitzerPrize-winninghistorianMartinJ.Sherwin;philosopherDanielDennett;NobelLaureateAllanM.Cormack;NobelLaureatePaulSamuelson;NobelLaureateWassilyLeontief;NobelLaureateMohamedElBaradei;NobelLaureateRainerWeiss;DanielW.Drezner,regularfeaturedcolumnistinForeignPolicyMagazine;radiohostLonnieCarton;JapaneseauthorHarukiMurakami;andauthorLeeEdelman. NotableTuftsUniversityalumniinclude: EugeneFama,NobelPrize-winningeconomist(B.A.1960) RoderickMacKinnon,NobelPrizeinChemistryrecipient(M.D.1982) JuanManuelSantos,PresidentofColombiaandrecipientofthe2016NobelPeacePrize(MA,1981) VictorMcKusick,geneticist,knownasthefatherofmedicalgenetics(COL,1943) VannevarBush,inventorandscienceadministrator,founderofRaytheon(BS,1913;MS,1913) JamieDimon,CEOofJPMorganChase(BA,1978) PierreOmidyar,founderofeBay(BS,1988) DovCharney,FounderandCEOofAmericanApparel(Didnotgraduate) SusanDecker,FormerpresidentofYahoo!Inc.(B.S.1984) ArthurOchsSulzbergerJr.,PublisherofTheNewYorkTimes(BA,1974) JoiIto,Japaneseentrepreneur,formerdirectorofMITMediaLab(COL,1985) NorbertWiener,childprodigyandyoungestTuftsgraduate(BA,1909) ShashiTharoor,formerUnder-SecretaryGeneralattheUnitedNations(MA,1976;Ph.D,1978) JosephDunford,19thChairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaff ScottBrown,DiplomatandUnitedStatesSenatorforMassachusetts(B.A.1981) DanielPatrickMoynihan,U.S.SenatorfromNewYork(BS,1948;MA,1949;PhD,1961) ArjunNarsinghKC,NepaliPoliticianandFormerHealthandEducationMinister(Fellowship,1982) TracyChapman,GrammyAward-winningartist(BA,1986) MichelleKwan,AmericanfigureskaterandtwotimeOlympicmedalist(MA,2011) MeredithVieira,Americanjournalist,talkshowandgameshowhost(BA,1975) GordonWood,historian,PulitzerPrizewinningauthor(BA,1955) PeterGallagher,Americanactor,musician,andwriter(BA,1977) WilliamHurt,AcademyAward-winningactor(B.A.1972) HankAzaria,Americanactor,voiceactor,comedian,andproducer(BA,1985) OliverPlatt,Stageandscreenactor(BA,1983) JessicaBiel,Actress(Didnotgraduate) RainnWilson,Actor(Didnotgraduate) Seealso[edit] TheEdwardR.MurrowForumonIssuesinJournalism TheFletcherForumofWorldAffairs PRAXIS:TheFletcherJournalofHumanSecurity TuftsHistoricalReview Tuftsin TuftsJumbosfootball TuftsDaily TuftsMagazine TuftsObserver TuftsOpenCourseWare TuftsPass UniversityPressofNewEngland References[edit] ^NAICU–MemberDirectoryArchivedNovember9,2015,attheWaybackMachine ^AsofJune30,2020.Tufts'longtermassetsseereturnof3.7%,endowmentgrowsin2020fiscalyear(Report).NationalAssociationofCollegeandUniversityBusinessOfficersandTIAA.December7,2020.RetrievedApril30,2021. ^abcd"TuftsataGlance".TuftsUniversity.January26,2016.RetrievedJuly22,2020. ^"IPEDS-TuftsUniversity". ^TuftsBrandingGuidelines(PDF).Archivedfromtheoriginal(PDF)onMarch23,2017.RetrievedSeptember1,2016. ^"GettoKnowTufts>History—JumbotheElephant,Tufts'Mascot".tufts.edu.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonSeptember13,2014.RetrievedOctober26,2014. ^ConciseEncyclopediaofTuftsHistory"TuftsUniversity,1852"ArchivedJuly8,2012,atarchive.today ^Gittleman,Sol.(November2004).AnEntrepreneurialUniversity:TheTransformationOfTufts,1976–2002.TuftsUniversity.ISBN 1-58465-416-3. ^"CarnegieClassificationsInstitutionLookup".carnegieclassifications.iu.edu.CenterforPostsecondaryEducation.RetrievedJuly19,2020. ^http://aau.edu/ ^Bacow,LawrenceS."HowUniversitiesCanTeachPublicService".[permanentdeadlink]TheBostonGlobe.October15,2005. ^Kantrowitz,Barbara."America'sHot25Schools".NewsweekKaplanCollegeGuide. ^"Graduate&ProfessionalDegreePrograms".www.tufts.edu.September15,2017.RetrievedFebruary12,2020. ^BylawsoftheTrusteesofTuftsCollege,ArticleVI,sec.6.1ArchivedOctober14,2008,attheWaybackMachine ^"SchooloftheMuseumofFineArtswillberunbyTuftsUniversity".BostonGlobe.2016.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay23,2016.RetrievedMay28,2016. ^"About-GordonInstitute".TuftsUniversitySchoolofEngineering.2017.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay23,2017.RetrievedMay19,2017. ^"TuftsUniversity-ThePrincetonReviewCollegeRankings&Reviews".www.princetonreview.com.RetrievedDecember2,2020. ^"ClinicalAffiliates".TuftsUniversitySchoolofMedicine.2017.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonFebruary23,2017.RetrievedMarch19,2017. ^"MasterofArtsinTransatlanticAffairs|TheFletcherSchool".fletcher.tufts.edu.RetrievedNovember26,2020. ^"ParisTuftsStudentServices".TuftsUniversity.2016.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonJune14,2016.RetrievedJune7,2016. ^"NEC/Tufts".NewEnglandConservatory.2010.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay24,2016.RetrievedMay28,2016. ^ab"TuftsPrograms".TuftsUniversity.2016.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch23,2016.RetrievedMarch20,2016. ^"ModelsforCross-Registration"(PDF).academicprograms.columbia.edu.Archivedfromtheoriginal(PDF)onDecember24,2015.RetrievedJuly4,2017. 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