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Opportunities beyond the classroom for public service, including helping with Katrina recovery efforts, and dynamic faculty such as political
scientist Jeffrey Taliaferro, create and reinforce a culture of active learning.
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TUFTS IS A PLACE WHERE COLLEGE STUDENTS
AND FACULTY FEEL ENGAGED AND EMPOWERED.
OUR STUDENTS ARE RARELY SATISFIED BY CONVENTION.
It is an effort that calls for making significant
investments in the nature and delivery
of the undergraduate liberal arts education
we offer our talented students.
Toward that end, we have targeted those
qualities that set Tufts apart—the characteristic
strengths that attract top faculty and
students. We have found that Tufts is a
place where college students and faculty
feel engaged and empowered. Our students
are rarely satisfied by convention.
Our faculty is widely recognized for its
teaching excellence and its commitment to
active citizenship. Personalized instruction
and inspired teaching remain hallmarks of
a Tufts undergraduate education. Together,
students and faculty increasingly engage
in original research that extends existing
knowledge and expands the range of questions
to be asked. Our global perspective
is evidenced by our strong international
curriculum, our celebrated study-abroad
programs, and the rich diversity of the
people in our community.
The depth of the education we provide
helps our students become analytical and
judicious—compassionate thinkers with a
broad awareness of the world at large and
well grounded in altruistic core values.
Indeed, our dedication to public service and
active citizenship now attracts a generation
of young people who, as they tell our
admissions officers, hunger for meaningful
ways to make a difference. When they
choose Tufts, it is in large part because
our commitment to social responsibility
and active public service goes well beyond
the traditional notion of volunteering. It is
now embedded in the life of the university.
Our own civic leadership, in essence, brings
to Tufts many students who will use the
intellect to serve the common good.
These striking characteristics, combined
with our growth in reputation, have helped
shape fundraising priorities that identify,
develop, and nurture leaders. Our $425
million goal for Beyond Boundaries: The
Campaign for Tufts is grounded on a set
of guiding principles that introduce these
new ideas into our framework.