Faculty & Research
Our Faculty
The faculty of Arts and Sciences, the largest of Tufts’ nine schools, explores collaborative research and scholarship opportunities across the university and around the world. More than 400 faculty make up the School of Arts and Sciences. The majority of A&S faculty hold a PhD and/or a terminal degree in their field (such as a MFA) and many of them are practicing professionals at the forefront of their fields.
Research and Scholarship Across Disciplines
Tufts University is recognized as one of the leading private research universities in the United States. The Carnegie Foundation ranks Tufts as a Research-1 institution—its highest classification for degree-granting colleges and universities—but the university's commitment to research is about more than prestige. It's about the academic community coming together in creative and compelling ways to push boundaries and ask the questions that will take our knowledge to the next level.
Across the School of Arts and Sciences' more than 40 academic departments, programs, and centers, approximately 400 faculty, 1,000 graduate students, and 5,400 undergraduates work collaboratively on groundbreaking research that spans our diverse disciplines.
Our aim is to support innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration as the foundations of discovery. Our approach is to create and support scholarship across the school to seamlessly integrate undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty into a collaborative educational research environment. The school celebrates all A&S scholars and the over 200 active grants, fellowships, and awards it receives each year.
Research and Scholarship News from A&S
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Professor Adriana Zavala co-founded an organization to bring visibility to often-overlooked artists of Latin American and Caribbean ancestry in the U.S.
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From movie fans to working filmmakers and scholars of the cinema, Tufts faculty have sharpened the university’s focus on the subject.
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An exhibition of Armenian liturgical textiles at Tufts University Art Galleries highlights what’s preserved—and lost—in a civilization under fire.
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Noe Montez, chair of the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, shares the plays and shows that inspired him toward a career in Latinx theater and performance.
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Faculty spend a semester having the ‘uncomfortable’ conversations, with the goal of more inclusive classrooms.
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Books, films, multimedia—and even a Spotify playlist—recommended by members of the Tufts community.
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Tufts philosopher Daniel C. Dennett debates in a new co-authored book about free will, moral responsibility, and getting our just deserts.
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A survey by conducted by Assistant Professor of Sociology Anjuli Fahlberg and colleagues in a poor community in Brazil finds that economic uncertainty of the pandemic is top-most on residents’ minds.
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Recognition of rhythmic patterns by zebra finches and other species may be linked to ability to learn and repeat vocalizations.
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A study led by Andrea Acevedo, an assistant professor of community health, finds concern about the impact of cost-control measures of Medicare program.
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Professor of English Joseph Litvak recommends podcasts and TV shows that’ll make you laugh — while they make you think.
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Using fundamental calculations of molecular interactions, they created a catalyst with 100% selectivity in producing propylene, a key precursor to plastics and fabric manufacturing.
