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PRIORITIES FOR THE SCHOOL OF
M A K I N G E D U C AT I O N
P O S S I B L E F O R
D E S E R V I N G
S T U D E N T S
Undergrad financial aid: $30M
Dean’s Fellows: $1.5M
Interdisciplinary graduate
fellowships: $1.5M
Increased financial aid resources
are needed if Tufts is to
attract and accept exceptional
engineering students regardless
of their ability to pay. A needblind
admissions policy is a
top priority. Without need-blind
admissions, a Tufts education
remains inaccessible to many
extraordinary young men and
women. Increased financial aid
keeps Tufts competitive with the
best schools in the nation. Needblind
admission keeps Tufts true
to its founding vision.
We also aim to bolster our PhD
program. The Dean’s Fellows
Program supports the recruitment
of outstanding graduate PhD
applicants; by growing our firstyear
graduate fellowships, we
can significantly increase the
school’s competitiveness for
outstanding graduate students.
Interdisciplinary graduate
fellowships, in addition, will
provide tuition and stipends to
exceptional graduate students
pursuing interdisciplinary
research.
AT T R A C T I N G A N D
K E E P I N G T H E B E S T
T E A C H E R S
Endowed Professorships (new and
current faculty): $2 — 3.5M each
The School of Engineering currently
has only two endowed chairs,
seriously limiting our capacity to
attract outstanding senior faculty.
More endowed chairs will help draw
top scholars to Tufts, while offering
the means to reward and keep
outstanding teachers already on
the faculty.
Professor of the Practice:
$2.5M each
Creating new non-tenure Professor
of the Practice positions on the
faculty will attract practicing professionals
to campus for three- to
five-year appointments. These will
foster stronger links with industry;
enrich the academic program,
particularly in engineering design;
and offer an opportunity to attract
industry or foundation funds.
Faculty Fellows: $1M each
These rotating positions will honor
top teachers and support their
scholarly research.
Strategic diversity hiring:
$2.5M each
Establishes funding for
strategic hiring of those from
underrepresented groups.