List of presidents of Tufts University

The president of Tufts University is the chief administrator of the university and is appointed by the chair of the Board of Trustees of Tufts College.[1] The president is appointed by the board who leads and directs the university. The current incumbent is Sunil Kumar.

## Presidents of Tufts

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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 | 1838–1905 | 1875–1905 | First alum to be president
4  |  | Frederick W. Hamilton | 1860 | 1860–1940 | 1905–1912 | Jackson College founded
–  |  | William Leslie Hooper | 1877 | 1855–1918 | 1912–1914 | (acting president)
5  |  | Hermon Carey Bumpus | 1905 | 1862–1943 | 1915–1919 |
6  |  | John Albert Cousens | 1898 | 1874–1937 | 1919–1937 | Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy founded
–  |  | George Stewart Miller | 1906 | 1884–1971 | 1937–1938 | (acting president)
7  |  | Leonard Carmichael | 1920 | 1898–1973 | 1938–1952 |
8  |  | Nils Yngve Wessell | – | 1914–2007 | 1953–1966 |
–  |  | Leonard Chapin Mead | – | 1913–2002 | 1966–1967 | (acting president)
9  |  | Burton Crosby Hallowell | – | 1915–2006 | 1967–1976 |
10  |  | Jean Mayer | – | 1920–1993 | 1976–1992 |
11  |  | John A. DiBiaggio | – | 1932–2020 | 1992–2001 |
12  |  | Lawrence S. Bacow[3] | – | 1951– | 2001–2011 |
13  |  | Anthony Monaco[4] | – | 1959– | 2011–2023 | Tufts acquires the School of the Museum of Fine Arts
14  |  | Sunil Kumar | – |  | 2023– |

## References

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1. ^ "Office of the Trustees". Tufts University. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
2. ^ "Anniversary Meetings: Tufts College". Boston Evening Transcript. May 29, 1860. p. 2. Retrieved November 7, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "President Emeritus Lawrence S. Bacow". Tufts University. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
4. ^ "Biography – Office of the President". Tufts University. Retrieved May 15, 2016.

## External links

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Presidents of Tufts University

* Ballou (1853–1860)
* Dean # (1860–1862)
* Miner (1862–1875)
* Capen (1875–1905)
* Hamilton (1905–1912)
* Hooper # (1912–1914)
* Bumpus (1915–1919)
* Cousens (1919–1937)
* Miller # (1937–1938)
* Carmichael (1938–1952)
* Wessell (1953–1966)
* Mead # (1966–1967)
* Hallowell (1967–1976)
* Mayer (1976–1992)
* DiBiaggio (1992–2001)
* Bacow (2001–2011)
* Monaco (2011–2023)
* Kumar (2023–)

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