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Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. [8]
Tufts College, c. 1854. In the 1840s, the Universalist church wanted to open a college in New England due to the majority of members being barred from expensive colleges. In the spring of 1847, Rev. Thomas J. Sawyer of New York opened a correspondence with Rev. Hosea Ballou of Medford and Rev. Thomas Whittemore of Cambridgeport who was also the editor of Trumpet and Universalist Magazine.
In 1903, the trustees of Tufts College adopted a "new plan" of organization that divided the college into several schools: Liberal Arts (formerly Letters), Engineering, Divinity (or Religion), Graduate Arts and Sciences, as well as the schools of medicine and dental medicine.
In one of the largest shutout wins in team history, Tufts defeated the 1914 New Hampshire football team by a score of 83–0. [10] One Tufts player, William Grinnell (1909–1997), a varsity member during the 1930s, has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. [11] The 1,000th game in team history was played during the 2006 season ...
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Tufts class Life Tenure Notes 1 Hosea Ballou II – 1796–1861: 1853–1860: Tufts College is established in Medford, MA (1852) on Walnut Hill. – Oliver Dean [2] – 1783–1871: 1860–1862 (acting president); founded Dean Academy in 1865 2 Alonzo Ames Miner – 1814–1895: 1862–1875: Expansion and Civil War: 3 Elmer Hewitt Capen: 1860: ...
The list of Tufts University people includes alumni, professors, and administrators associated with Tufts University. For a list of Tufts' presidents, see List of presidents of Tufts University. It includes alumni and affiliates of the acquired Jackson College for Women and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life (originally the University College of Citizenship and Public Service, or UCCPS) is a college of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. The college was founded with the aid of a $10 million donation by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam in 2000 to encourage students to perform volunteer ...