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Tufts University

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1955

Biography

Abstract:

A petition from the Trustees of Tufts College dated January 20, 1955, and approved on January 28, officially changed the name of the school to Tufts University. The name change, one of President Nils Y. Wessell's original goals, was cited as both an official recognition of an already established event, and also as a recognition of a desirable direction for Tufts to move in.

Since 1955, Tufts University has continued to expand its horizons. In 1964, in one of Wessell's final acts as president, Tufts opened the Experimental College. The Ex-College, which allows students to take classes not normally found in the curriculum, has remained one of Tufts' most popular programs.

In 1977, Tufts established a five-year joint degree program with the New England Conservatory of Music. Soon after, in 1979, a similar program began with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Also in 1979, the Tufts Center for European Studies in Talloires, France, was established in an 11th Century priory. The Tufts European Center began operation soon after.

In late 1979, Tufts made another important addition. In October, the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine opened at its original Boston campus. In 1980, the Grafton campus, built on the site of a state mental hospital, officially opened its doors.

The last two major additions to Tufts University took place in 1980 and 1981. In 1980, the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, established with a large grant from the Sackler family, opened its doors on the Boston campus of the Tufts School of Medicine. In 1981, at the Medford Campus, Tufts celebrated the opening of the School of Nutrition Science and Policy. The school was the first of its kind in the nation.

Since Tufts College was officially established in 1852, it has continued to grow and expand in new directions. From its beginnings as a small liberal arts college through its expansion into a full-scale university, Tufts has maintained a strong academic tradition and a community feel.

List of Presidents (A * indicates Acting President)

  • Hosea Ballou II (1853-1861)
  • Alonzo Ames Miner (1862-1875)
  • Elmer Hewitt Capen (1875-1905)
  • Frederick W. Hamilton (1905-1912)
  • William Leslie Hooper* (1912-1914)
  • Hermon Carey Bumpus (1915-1919)
  • John Albert Cousens (1919-1937)
  • George Stewart Miller* (1937-1938)
  • Leonard Carmichael (1938-1952)
  • Nils Yngve Wessell (1953-1966)
  • Leonard Chapin Mead* (1966-1967)
  • Burton Crosby Hallowell (1967-1976)
  • Jean Mayer (1976-1992)
  • John Angelo DiBaggio (1992-2001)
  • Lawrence S. Bacow (2001-2011)
  • Anthony P. Monanco (2011-present)

Found in 3267 Collections and/or Records:

1965-66 Tufts College basketball team, 1965
1965-66 Tufts College basketball team, 196...

1965-66 Tufts College basketball team, 1965

 Item — Box 105
Call Number: UA046.003.105.00009.00001
Scope and Contents

Front, left to right: Ken Neiman, Sid Osofsky, Pete Scully, Captain Bill Lewis, Rick Hunter, Dave Taft, John Campbell. Standing: Manager Bruce Binder, Coach George Woodie Grimshaw, Art Marquardt, Jim Devaney, Ron McRobbie, Jim Claffee, Mike Simon, Paul Jacobsen, Ed Langley, Bob Anderson, Assistant Coach Herb Erickson, Assistant manager Scott Ferguson.

Dates: 1965
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Department of Physical Education and Athletics Records / Photographs, negatives, and Scientific Baseball (manual) / Basketball (Mens)
1965-66 Tufts College swimming team, 1965 -- 1966
1965-66 Tufts College swimming team, 1965 ...

1965-66 Tufts College swimming team

 Digital Image
Dates: 1965 -- 1966
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center

1965-66 Tufts College swimming team, 1965 -- 1966

 Item — Box 105
Call Number: UA046.003.105.00037.00001
Scope and Contents

Front, left to right: Jim Slater, Robert Flug, Andrew Edelson, captain Bill Stewart, Eric Sacknoff, Doug Merrey, Ken Goodwin. Second: Coach Bill Wentworth, manager Robert Heist, Robert Schultz, Richard Reynolds, Dan Rubenstein, Bob Hallett, Elliot Kulbersh, Bill Sligar, Tom Perry, John McCarthy, John Maher, Jeff Fredberg, David Merrill, Head coach Al Malthaner.

Dates: 1965 -- 1966
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Department of Physical Education and Athletics Records / Photographs, negatives, and Scientific Baseball (manual) / Swimming (mens)
1965-66 Tufts College wrestling team, 1965 -- 1966
1965-66 Tufts College wrestling team, 1965...

1965-66 Tufts College wrestling team

 Digital Image
Dates: 1965 -- 1966
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center

1965-66 Tufts College wrestling team, 1965 -- 1966

 Item — Box 105
Call Number: UA046.003.105.00047.00001
Scope and Contents

Front, left to right: Gerry Canet, Ron Acton, Al Sugarman, co-captain Greg Gessay, co-captain Don Altvater, John McKenna, Lee Nordan. Second: Coach Neil Keller, Mark Peterson, Bob Ganley, Dennis O'Kula, Evan Weston, Gerry May, Pete Revotskie, George Earle, John Adelson, assistant manager Bruce Ambuter, head manager Charles Bennett.

Dates: 1965 -- 1966
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Department of Physical Education and Athletics Records / Photographs, negatives, and Scientific Baseball (manual) / Wrestling
1965 Tufts College varsity soccer team, 1965
1965 Tufts College varsity soccer team, 19...

1965 Tufts College varsity soccer team, 1965

 Item — Box 105
Call Number: UA046.003.105.00032.00001
Scope and Contents Front row, left to right: Douglas Hardy, Stephen Hall, Alexander Welch, Peter Garofoli, Captain Gregory Bishop, Bruce Thunberg, William Primack, Dean Nicholson. Second: James Fletcher, Davis Levin, George Meyfarth, Richard Dietrich, Richard Yetwin, Henry Howell, Victor King, Timothy Crowell. Third: Wolde-Sadik Abera, Roger Matlage, Hugh Rodman, Jeremy Howe, William Howe, William Hamilton, Jeffrey Gingold, Eric Hall, Richard Linden. Fourth: Coach Herb Erickson, Cedric Child, John Wallwork,...
Dates: 1965
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Department of Physical Education and Athletics Records / Photographs, negatives, and Scientific Baseball (manual) / Soccer (mens)
1965 Tufts tennis team, 1965
1965 Tufts tennis team, 1965

1965 Tufts tennis team

 Digital Image
Dates: 1965
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center

1965 Tufts tennis team, 1965

 Item — Box 105
Call Number: UA046.003.105.00041.00001
Scope and Contents

Front, left to right: John Grace, Captain Paul Snider, Richard Jaffe, Richard Cronin. Standing: Jon Oxman, Stephen Falk, Arthur (Paul) Lawrence, John Davidhazy, Frederic Bender, Steven Epstein, Coach Lawrence Palmer.

Dates: 1965
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Department of Physical Education and Athletics Records / Photographs, negatives, and Scientific Baseball (manual) / Tennis (mens)