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It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. [8] Tufts remained a small liberal arts college until the 1970s, when it transformed into a large research university offering several doctorates. [9] The corporate name of the university is "Trustees of Tufts ...
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.
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: ...
Leonard Carmichael (B.S. 1921), president of Tufts University and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; John Albert Cousens (B.A. 1903), president of Tufts College; Oliver Dean, acting president of Tufts College between the terms of the first and second presidents; founder of Dean Academy
Brought to Tufts in 1939 by his mentor, Tufts president Leonard Carmichael, Wessell taught psychology (1939–1947) and was dean of liberal arts (1939–1953) and vice president (1951–1953). Upon becoming president of the college on December 9, 1953, he called for Tufts to become a university, leading the Massachusetts Board of Corporations ...
Founded as "Tufts College Divinity School", it became "Crane Theological School" in 1906 upon Albert Crane's gift of $100,000 in 1906 in honor of his father, Thomas. [3] In 1925, the school became officially the "Tufts College School of Religion - Crane Theological School," after extensive discussions, including a conference with the widow of ...
The Experimental College at Tufts University (also known as the Ex College), is located in Medford, Massachusetts. The college was founded in 1964, to expand the offerings of the undergraduate course curriculum, and has remained an integral part of the university ever since. [1] [2] [3] The Experimental College offers credit-bearing courses at ...
Elmer Hewitt Capen (April 5, 1838 – March 22, 1905) was the third president of Tufts College (now Tufts University), serving from 1875 to 1905. He was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts. Capen graduated from Tufts in 1860, and while there he was a founding member of the Kappa Charge of Theta Delta Chi.