University Council on Graduate Education – Membership

Created by President Lawrence Bacow in 2001, the University Council on Graduate Education (UCGE) provides intellectual leadership for improving graduate studies across Tufts University. In particular, the UCGE’s mission is to foster initiatives that create synergies among the university’s departments and schools. The UCGE membership consists of faculty members who have distinguished themselves in doctoral level education and research.The Associate Provost for Graduate Education serves as an ex-officio member of the Council and provides a direct connection between the council and the university administration.

The council members, as well as its faculty chair, are appointed by the Provost in consultation with the membership and school deans. Faculty members serve rotating 3 year terms. While the faculty members are selected from each of the Ph.D.-granting schools, the members serve the University–their individual and school perspectives are representative of the various research intensive disciplines across the university. The UCGE membership consists of one representative from each school except for Arts and Sciences which will have both a scientist and a humanist or social scientist from its doctoral programs.