FACT BOOK 2017-2018 - Office Of The Provost And Senior Vice President

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FACT BOOK 2017-2018

Tufts University Fact Book 2017 2018Published by the Office of Institutional Research & Evaluation, Tufts University 2018 Trustees of Tufts College

Tufts University Fact Book 2017 2018TABLE OF CONTENTSPREFACE . 1University Vision Statement . 2HISTORY . 3Selected Highlights of 2017 . 5Aspects of Tufts University History . 8Presidents . 19ORGANIZATION . 21Trustees . 23Trustee Committees . 25Boards of Advisors . 26Administrative Committees . 32Administrative Organization . 36Central University Administration . 39Department Chairs and Program Chairs . 41Faculty Committees . 43Student Government. 46ACADEMIC PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES . 49Degree Programs and Colleges . 51Continuing Educational Programs . 55Other Educational Programs . 57Student Resources . 58Religious, Cultural, and Special Interest Programs . 59Athletics . 64RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTERS . 67STUDENTS . 75SAT Reasoning Test Scores of Entering Class . 77Admissions Statistics–Undergraduate . 78Admissions Statistics–Graduate & Professional . 79Characteristics of Entering Classes–Undergraduate . 81Characteristics of Entering Classes–Graduate and Professional. 82Full-Time Student Enrollment . 84Part-Time Student Enrollment . 85Undergraduate Full-time/Part-time Student Enrollment by Class. 86Degree-seeking Students by Race/Ethnicity and Gender – Federal Methodology . 87Degree-seeking Students by Race/Ethnicity and Gender – All races selected. 89Geographic Distribution of Students by State/Territory . 91International Students by Country . 92International Students by Leading Country . 94Student-Faculty Ratio . 94International Students Enrolled in Summer English Language Program . 95Tuition Rates . 96Undergraduate Charges Relative to Comparison Group . 97Financial Aid from Tufts: Family Income and Awards . 97Student Financial Aid . 98Undergraduate Financial Aid Selected Statistics . 100Historical Graduation and Retention Rates . 101Bachelor’s Degrees Granted by Major: First, Second, and Third Majors . 102Master’s & Doctoral Degrees Granted by School and Subject. 104Master’s & Doctoral Degrees Granted by School Totals, Including Quantity to Date . 106Certificate Degrees Granted . 107Degrees Granted by School . 108Degrees Granted by School, Summary . 110Dual Degrees Granted . 111Summary of Degrees Granted . 112

Tufts University Fact Book 2017 2018UNIVERSITY STAFF . 113Paid Personnel . 115Paid Personnel by EEOC Category . 116Paid Personnel by Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Full/Part-time Status – Federal Methodology . 117Paid Personnel by Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Full/Part-time Status – All races selected . 118Paid Personnel by Home Address . 119All Persons Holding Paid Faculty Appointments . 121Titles of Persons Holding Faculty Appointments, Paid or Unpaid . 124Full- and Part-time Faculty by School, Race/Ethnicity and Gender – Federal Methodology . 130Full-time Faculty by School, Race/Ethnicity and Gender – Federal Methodology . 131Part-time Faculty by School, Race/Ethnicity and Gender – Federal Methodology . 132Full- and Part-time Faculty by School, Race/Ethnicity and Gender – All races selected . 133Full-time Faculty by School, Race/Ethnicity and Gender – All races selected . 134Part-time Faculty by School, Race/Ethnicity and Gender – All races selected . 135Faculty by Rank and Tenure Status . 136Average Full-Time Faculty Salary . 139International Faculty and Scholars by Country . 140Holders of Endowed and Term Professorships . 142FACILITIES . 147Construction Update . 149Residential Housing . 151Special Programs in Residence . 152Classrooms–by Building and Usage . 154Total Areas by Room Type . 156Buildings and Square Footage by Campus . 157Tufts University Greenhouse Gas Emissions . 157Tufts University Solid Waste Data in U.S. Tons . 157Libraries–Descriptions . 158Library Collections . 161Library Statistics . 162Library Expenditures . 163FINANCE . 165Operating Budgets–By School . 167Endowment and Funds Functioning as Endowment . 168Additions to and Deductions from Endowment and Funds Functioning as Endowment . 169Endowment Summary . 169Private Contributions and Grants . 170Sponsored Research . 171TUFTS IN CONTEXT . 175Accreditation . 177Medal Recipients . 178Honorary Degrees Awarded . 181Alumni and Alumnae. 182Living Alumni and Alumnae Total Breakdown . 183Alumni Relations at Tufts . 183ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . 185PHOTO CREDITS . 186SOURCES. 187

Tufts University Fact Book 2017 2018PrefaceThe Tufts University Fact Book 2017-2018 is a compilation of basic information about Tufts, covering itshistory, programs, students, staff, facilities and finances.The data collected represents the Fall 2017 semester, except where noted. The University is a dynamicentity, and changes occur frequently. Updated University information is available online athttp://www.tufts.edu, as well as at the various websites listed throughout this publication.It is our belief that this information should be available to anyone interested in Tufts University. Whereverpossible, we have provided historical data. The Office of Institutional Research & Evaluation arch, contains all of the information found in this publication. Themost current version of the Fact Book, which includes updates and corrections, is posted there. Foradditional information, visit the Tufts University Consumer Information (TUCI) h/about-tufts/.As the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) has become more fully integrated with Tufts, the waywe report information about SMFA students, faculty, and staff has evolved. Previous editions of the FactBook have counted MFA and MAT (Art Education) students in Graduate School of Arts and Sciences(GSAS) enrollment counts, and five-year BFA BA/BS students in undergraduate Arts and Sciencesenrollment counts. In this year’s Fact Book, we separately itemize these students. In addition, this year’sfaculty counts for the SMFA are separately itemized only when broken out by department; in all othercases, they are included with Arts & Sciences. SMFA staff counts are included with Arts & Sciences.We encourage users of this publication to use the paper publication as a starting point, and then useonline resources to access the most current, up-to-date, information.Various University departments are responsible for collecting the information presented here. We wish tothank everyone who assisted in this production. As always, we encourage your comments andsuggestions.Lynne R. FreemanSpecial Projects Administrator & Managing EditorJessica SharknessDirector of Institutional Research and Evaluation & Contributing Editor1

Tufts University Fact Book 2017 2018University Vision StatementAdopted by the Board of Trustees, Fall 2013VisionTo be an innovative university of creative scholars across a broad range of schools who have a profoundimpact on one another and the world.MissionTufts is a student-centered research university dedicated to the creation and application of knowledge.We are committed to providing transformational experiences for students and faculty in an inclusive andcollaborative environment where creative scholars generate bold ideas, innovate in the face of complexchallenges, and distinguish themselves as active citizens of the world.Michael J. Anatomy Lab at the Tufts University School of Medicine, December 14, 20172

Tufts University Fact Book 2017 2018HISTORYThe new Science and Engineering Complex (SEC), September 27, 20173

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Tufts University Fact Book 2017 2018Selected Highlights of 2017LeadershipDina Deitsch in May was named director and chief curator of university art galleries, overseeing the Tufts UniversityArt Gallery and exhibition spaces at the Boston campus of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University.She joined Tufts from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University.Daniel Jay, professor of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, was appointed new dean of the SacklerSchool of Graduate Biomedical Sciences in September.Abi Williams, F86, F87, after a career with the United Nations and other international organizations, returned to Tuftsin September to become director of the Institute for Global Leadership.Gregory Gottlieb was named the new director of the Feinstein International Center at the Friedman School ofNutrition Science and Policy in September. Before coming to Tufts, he was acting assistant administrator for USAID’sBureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance.Amy Freeman was named the university’s chief diversity officer and associate provost in September. Previously shewas assistant dean of engineering outreach and inclusion at Pennsylvania State University.Alexis Mastronardi, who had been director of athletics at Emmanuel College since 2015, in September was namedsenior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator in Tufts Athletics. She replaced Branwen Smith-King,who left Tufts in June following a 35-year career as the head coach of women’s cross-country and track and fieldteams and as assistant director of athletics.University InitiativesTufts in January launched AccessTufts, a website for administrative tasks and faculty and staff-related news andannouncements.Tufts established a university-wide Faculty Senate, a consultative body made up of representatives from all schoolsto work with senior administrators, which began meeting in September. In June, Tufts unveiled two new solarinstallations on the campus of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.Tufts entered into agreement with Somerville's Greentown Labs to support inventive clean technology solutions inSeptember.Tufts in September released the report of the Student Life Committee, which conducted a comprehensiveassessment of undergraduate student life, with attention to the roles of residential strategy, student organizations,athletics, clubs, and the Greek system.Tufts rolled out a new website in October for alumni and friends which makes it easier than ever to stay connected toTufts. The Tufts Alumni and Friends website also includes opportunities for visitors to support Brighter World: TheCampaign for Tufts.Tufts on November 4 launched a 1.5 billion fundraising endeavor, Brighter World: The Campaign for Tufts, with agala at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.MilestonesTufts in April celebrated the completion of a 10 million renovation of the Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for SmallAnimals at Cummings School of Veterinary Medical Center.Tufts announced in April an agreement with Somerville and Medford that gives young soccer and lacrosse athletes inthose host cities access to university playing fields.Tufts unveiled the Science and Engineering Complex on the Medford/Somerville campus on October 13. Thecomplex encompasses new construction for interdisciplinary research and teaching, Anderson Hall, and a renovatedRobinson Hall.Tufts marked the creation of a Data Intensive Studies Center with a major symposium on November 8.5

Tufts University Fact Book 2017 2018Selected Highlights of 2017, ContinuedTufts was the only institution in Massachusetts to host Robert Frank: Books and Films, 1947-2017, an exhibitioncelebrating the work of one of the preeminent figures in 20th century photography. The exhibit was at Tisch Libraryfrom October 6 to November 5.Tufts on December 14 dedicated the Michael Jaharis Jr., M87P, H15 Anatomy Laboratory at the School ofMedicine.AnniversariesIn celebration of a decade of partnership between the Tufts Institute of the Environment and the StockholmEnvironment Institute (SEI), the two organizations held a 10th anniversary symposium on April 11. The Tufts-SEINexus Symposium featured discussions by researchers about global issues of water, energy, food, health, andclimate.Tufts on November 11 hosted a gala at the Aidekman Arts Complex as part of celebrations capping Somerville’s175th anniversary.PhilanthropyTufts in June announced that School of Arts and Sciences faculty received a 1 million grant from the HowardHughes Medical Institute to broaden participation and cultivate the talents of undergraduate students of diversebackgrounds in the natural sciences.A 100,000 grant from Cummings Foundation, Inc. will help create a state-of-the-art simulation lab that provideshands-on surgical and clinical training to students at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.More than 7,500 donors contributed to a record-setting Giving Tuesday on November 28, donating more than 2.2million.Doug Rachlin, A85, A20P, made a generous gift that helped create a new synthetic turf field named in memory ofTufts economist Daniel Ounjian, A57, J85P, who died in 1993. Rachlin’s donation galvanized others, includingparents of current and former field hockey team members, to make gifts to build the new field.Leading researchers gathered at Tufts in September to explore boundaries of biological science at the inauguralsymposium of Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University. The center was made possible through a 10 milliongrant, one of only two in the nation given by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen to fund research at the frontier of thelife sciences.Tufts paid tribute to a long-time friend with the naming of Henry J. Leir Institute for Human Security on September18 at the Fletcher School. The event recognized the generosity of Henry J. Leir, H79, and the Leir CharitableFoundations.Tufts in September announced an 8 million gift from the James S. McDonnell Family Foundation to establish theInstitute for Research on Learning and Instruction, a ground-breaking endeavor to study how students learn and yieldinsights into effective teaching methods and tools.NotableStephen G. Pauker, professor of medicine, was awarded a Dean’s Medal on November 17. Pauker, who pioneeredthe use of decision analysis in national health technology assessment and international guideline development,founded the Division of Clinical Decision Making at the School of Medicine.Iris Jaffe, associate professor of medicine and executive director of the Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, wasappointed the Elisa Kent Mendelsohn Professor of Molecular Cardiology.6

Tufts University Fact Book 2017 2018Selected Highlights of 2017, ContinuedTufts AthleticsBoosted by the national championship men’s soccer team and runner-up NCAA appearances by the field hockey andwomen’s basketball teams, Tufts varsity athletics program finished a best-ever third in the Learfield Sports Directors’Cup Division III standings for 2016-17.Tufts Athletics in September established a Hall of Fame to honor the men and women who, through athleticsparticipation, coaching, or service, distinguished themselves in the field of intercollegiate athletics, brought honor andacclaim to Tufts, and contributed to the success and advancement of intercollegiate athletics at the university.Men’s Soccer celebrated their first New England Small College Atheltic Conference championship in November. TheJumbos advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight and finished with a 15-2-4 record and the number 5 national ranking in thefinal United Soccer Coaches poll.Speakers on CampusDemocratic vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), spoke at Tufts on January 23 as part of theTisch College Distinguished Speaker Series.CBS News President David Rhodes spoke at the Fletcher School on February in a talk moderated by Fletcher DeanJames Stavridis, F83, F84.Marian Wright Edelman, founder and director of the Children’s Defense Fund, gave Tufts Hillel’s Merrin MoralVoices Lecture on February 27.Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC, gave the Fletcher School’s Murrow Lecture on April 12.Reeta Roy, F89, president and CEO of the Mastercard Foundation, spoke at the Fletcher School’s convocation onSeptember 8.Michael Dobbs, F73, F75, F77, author of House of Cards and a life peer in the British House of Lords, was a visitingprofessor at the Fletcher School for two weeks in October.Bin Lin, A17P, A21P, co-founder and president of the Chinese electronics startup Xiaomi, gave the EngineeringDean’s Lecture on October 26, in which he shared advice about what it takes to succeed in the consumer electronicsworld.Tisch College of Civic Life marked the 100th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s birth on November 2 with apanel discussion on Kennedy’s legacy of citizen service. The panel, led by Diane Ryan, Tisch College associatedean and a retired U.S. Army colonel, featured Rob Gordon, president of Be The Change, Inc.; Dorothy Stoneman,founder and former president of YouthBuild; and John Bridgeland, CEO of Civic Enterprises.Former Democratic Party chair Howard Dean underscored the importance of young activists when he spoke withstudents on November 29 at a Tisch College for Civic Life event.In MemoriamStanley N. Gershoff, the first dean of the nutrition school at Tufts, died on March 11. He was 92.Jerry Meldon, an associate professor of chemical engineering and a faculty member since 1978, died on July 18 inNorth Carolina. He was 69.Former trustee and advisor Neil Chayet, A60, passed away on Aug. 11, following a battle with cancer. He was 78.John T. Harrington, dean emeritus of the School of Medicine and a leading kidney specialist, died on October 31 atthe age of 80.Douglas J. Marchant, A47, M51, a professor emeritus in obstetrics and gynecology and surgery and pioneer in newapproaches to treating breast cancer, died on October 9 at the age of 91. He taught at the School of Medicine for 35years.Nelson Gifford, A52, H96, who was chair of the Tufts Board of Trustees from 1978 to 1995, died on December 20.7

Tufts University Fact Book 2017 2018Aspects of Tufts University History1852 Charter issued to Trustees of Tufts College,representing the first venture into higher education of theUniversalist Church, which had founded more than adozen academies by that date. Tufts was the 163rdinstitution of higher education chartered in the UnitedStates. Charter prohibits a religious test for either facultyor students.1865–1866 Baseball opens intercollegiate sports withloss to Brown. Football appeared in 1864–65, played inthe spring, because baseball dominated the fall. Threeyear program in Civil Engineering introduced, addingemphasis on mathematics and engineering to a basicallyliberal arts curriculum. Charter restriction on grantingmedical degrees removed.1853 Hosea Ballou II agrees to serve as the firstPresident, at a salary of 800. Cornerstone laid for thecollege building (later Ballou Hall), on 20 acres of landdonated by Charles Tufts. By 1866 the college wouldown over 120 acres, the bulk of the total from further giftsfrom Mr. Tufts.1869 With a bequest from Mr. Packard, a Divinity Schoolwas started. A three-year course of study led to theBachelor of Divinity degree with no tuition charge. In1871–72 the program was lengthened to four years. By1877–78 there were 25 students enrolled.1870 Annual tuition was raised from 35 to 60.Professors receive a maximum 2,500 annual salary.This was reduced to a maximum of 2,000 in 1877 as anemergency measure; and remained at that level for thirtyyears.1854 Tufts College opens with seven students and fourprofessors.1855 A second building is constructed to serve as adormitory. Initially known as West Hall, it was renamedMiddle Hall in 1886 and served as the college library.Finally, in 1910, it was renamed Packard Hall in honor ofSilvanus Packard, an early and important benefactor ofthe college.1872 West Hall constructed.1874 President Miner resigns. College assets total over 1,000,000.1857 First Commencement, with three studentsgraduating.1875 Elmer Hewitt Capen elected President. Enrollmenttotals 56, exclusive of the Divinity School.1860 East Hall dormitory constructed, with matchingsuppo

Tufts University Fact Book 2017 2018 5 Selected Highlights of 2017 Leadership Dina Deitsch in May was named director and chief curator of university art galleries, overseeing the Tufts University Art Gallery and exhibition spaces at the Boston campus of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University.