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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:

1966 Tufts baseball team, 1966
1966 Tufts baseball team, 1966

1966 Tufts baseball team

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

1966 Tufts baseball team, 1966

 Item — Box 105
Call Number: UA046.003.105.00007.00002
Scope and Contents

Front Row, left to right: Donald McNeil, Ed DiMuro, Robert Budnick, Rei Nogucji, Stephen Hansen, James Critchley, John Wallwork. Second Row (l to r): Ronald McRobbie, Joseph O'Kelly, Alex Elias, Sid Osofsky, Dennis Orpen (captain), Frank Sullivan, Henry Fuller, William Levin, Robert Russell. Third Row (l to r): Coach Herb Grickson, Timothy Crowell, Charles Miller, John Roccio, Roger Farwell, Robert Elliott, Michael Weeks, Dan Hogan, Manager Art Fox.

Dates: 1966
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Department of Physical Education and Athletics Records / Photographs, negatives, and Scientific Baseball (manual) / Baseball
1967 Tufts University School of Medicine [yearbook], 1967
1967 Tufts University School of Medicine [...

1967 Tufts University School of Medicine [yearbook], 1967

 Item — Volume 27
Call Number: UP150.001.027.00001
Scope and Contents

Yearbook for the Tufts University School of Medicine, Class of 1967.

Dates: 1967
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Tufts University School of Medicine Yearbook / School of Medicine Yearbook
1970-71 Tufts swimming team, 1970 -- 1971
1970-71 Tufts swimming team, 1970 -- 1971

1970-71 Tufts swimming team

 Digital Image
Dates: 1970 -- 1971
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center

1970-71 Tufts swimming team, 1970 -- 1971

 Item — Box 105
Call Number: UA046.003.105.00037.00002
Scope and Contents

Front, left to right: Coach Ed Reed, Carl Hughes, Phil Glassanos, Joe Poges, Varney, Hintlian, Craig Shimoda, Kevin Cross, Jim Barrett. Second row: Brain Kraft, Peter Shapland, Chris Hafferty, Bob Clauson, Eric Hardy, Tom Little, Jack Salvatore, Richard Reines, Bill Hamilton, Gerry Sullivan, Assistant Coach Bill Wentworth. Third row: Craig Ross, Bill Morine, Curt Merrow, Arnold Sawyer, Bob Dorfman, Don Bettencourt, Paul Liebenson, Richard Silverman.

Dates: 1970 -- 1971
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Department of Physical Education and Athletics Records / Photographs, negatives, and Scientific Baseball (manual) / Swimming (mens)
1971 Tufts University lacrosse team, 1971
1971 Tufts University lacrosse team, 1971

1971 Tufts University lacrosse team, 1971

 Item — Box 105
Call Number: UA046.003.105.00026.00001
Scope and Contents Front row, left to right: Jeff Poppick, Gary Liss, Dan Coughlin, Tom Godfrey, Geoff Rossano (Captain), Dave Lang, Carl Tommaso, Doug Curtis. Second row: Head Coach Joe Lauletta, Asst. Coach Bob Long, Bill Pankey, Joe Mixter, Bruce Lindenbaum, Dan McLaughlin, John Roberge, Ed Hamilton, Marc Jones, Kirk Johnson, John Hunter, Manager Jack Saltiel. Third row: John Bate, Ted Martellini, Rich Green, Jeff Carter, Dick Ward, Peter Lee, Dana Wharton, Warren Dumphy, Scott Griswald, Bill Hickling,...
Dates: 1971
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Department of Physical Education and Athletics Records / Photographs, negatives, and Scientific Baseball (manual) / Lacrosse (Mens)
1971 Tufts University School of Medicine Scut Book [yearbook], 1971
1971 Tufts University School of Medicine S...

1971 Tufts University School of Medicine Scut Book [yearbook], 1971

 Item — Volume 30
Call Number: UP150.001.030.00001
Scope and Contents

Yearbook for the Tufts University School of Medicine, Class of 1971.

Dates: 1971
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Tufts University School of Medicine Yearbook / School of Medicine Yearbook