List of presidents of Tufts University
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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
The following persons have served as president of Tufts University:[2]
| No. | Image | President | Tufts class | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Hosea Ballou II[a] (1796–1861) | – | 1853 | 1860 | |
| acting |  | Oliver Dean[b] (1783–1871) | – | 1860 | 1862 | [3] |
| 2 |  | Alonzo Ames Miner[c] (1814–1895) | – | 1862 | 1875 | |
| 3 |  | Elmer Hewitt Capen[d] (1838–1905) | 1860 | 1875 | March 22, 1905[e] | |
| 4 | | Frederick W. Hamilton[f] (1860–1940) | 1860 | 1905 | 1912 | |
| acting | _(14782210294).jpg) | William Leslie Hooper (1855–1918) | 1877 | 1912 | 1914 | |
| 5 | | Hermon Carey Bumpus (1862–1943) | 1905 | 1915 | 1919 | |
| 6 | John Albert Cousens[g] (1874–1937) | 1898 | 1919 | July 2, 1937[e] | ||
| acting | | George Stewart Miller (1884–1971) | 1906 | 1937 | 1938 | |
| 7 |  | Leonard Carmichael (1898–1973) | 1920 | 1938 | 1952 | |
| 8 | | Nils Yngve Wessell (1914–2007) | – | 1953 | 1966 | |
| acting | | Leonard Chapin Mead (1913–2002) | – | September 1, 1966 | 1967 | |
| 9 | | Burton Crosby Hallowell (1915–2006) | – | 1967 | June 30, 1976 | [4] |
| 10 |  | Jean Mayer (1920–1993) | – | July 1, 1976 | August 31, 1992 | [5][6] |
| 11 |  | John A. DiBiaggio (1932–2020) | – | September 1, 1992 | August 31, 2001 | [7][8] |
| 12 |  | Lawrence S. Bacow (1951–) | – | September 1, 2001 | July 31, 2011 | [9][10][11][12] |
| 13 | | Anthony Monaco[h] (1959–) | – | August 1, 2011 | June 30, 2023 | [13][14][15] |
| 14 | | Sunil Kumar | – | July 1, 2023 | present | [16] |
Table notes:
- Tufts College is established in Medford, MA (1852) on Walnut Hill.
- founded Dean Academy in 1865
- First alum to be president
- Died in office
- Jackson College for Women founded
- Tufts acquires the School of the Museum of Fine Arts