Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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Biology Biology is the scientific study of liv¬ ing organisms. Modern studies on the origin, evolution, and physiological mechanisms of life are extremely im¬ portant and provide the underlying foundation for research and for the teaching of biology. The students re¬ ceive an expansive education that en¬ ables them to master the fundamentals of biology. Their learning is comprised not only of textbook knowledge and classroom lectures, but also of experi¬ mental research and laboratory experience. The department is committed to ex¬ cellence in teaching at each undergrad¬ uate level. Many of the professors teach introductory as well as upper-level courses. This provides the students with the opportunity to appreciate the diver¬ sity of the faculty beginning with their first biology courses. Many of the facul¬ ty actively do research and are able to teach the newest findings to their stu¬ dents, often before the results have been printed. Left to right back row: Ross Feldberg, Edward Hodgson, Jan Pechenik, Norman Hecht, Eli Siegel, Saul Slapikoff, Dave Cochrane, George Ellmore; front row: William Shanabruch, Shukmei Ho, Benjamin Dane (Chairman), Frances Chew, Susan Ernst, Harry Bernheim, June Aprille. Missing: Mary Ella Feinleib, Nancy Milburn, Norton Nickerson.

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Experimental College The Experimental College embodies the commitment of Tufts University to innovative undergraduate education. The college has become a locus for aca¬ demic innovation within which students and faculty work together to shape new courses and programs. Governed by an elected board con¬ sisting of faculty, staff, and students, the Experimental College has been granted a good deal of latitude and flex- ibilty in its service to the university. First and foremost, the Experimental College offers a carefully selected range of courses intended to broaden and en¬ rich the traditional curriculum. It also administers a unique freshman program called Explorations, which combines advising and academics with peer- group support and close contact among entering students, upper-level under¬ graduates, and concerned faculty. In addition, it provides non credit collo- quia, auditing for breadth, dance audit option, communications and media studies, peace and justice studies, and special events that meet the expressed needs of the university community as a whole. The Experimental College does not offer any academic concentrations of its own. However, certain courses will be cross-registered with a specific de¬ partment, while others may, by petition, be accorded concentration or distribu¬ tion credit. 27

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Left to right standing: Alexander Kaczmarczyk, Barry Corden, Grant Urry, Robert Stolow, Robert Dewald, Stephen Baxter; sitting: Karl Illinger, Jonathan Kenny. Missing: Vlasios Georgian, Terry Haas, Albert Robbart, Jr., Mary Jane Shultz, David Walt. Chemistry Chemistry, not traditionally consid¬ ered one of the more liberal arts depart¬ ments, can actually play a large role in achieving a well rounded education. Chemistry is crucial for the scientist, the engineer, and the physicist, but even those who have no vocational ambitions will find that understanding chemistry makes possible a better understanding of our whole environment and our rela¬ tionship to it. The science of chemistry is concerned primarily with the differ¬ ent forms of matter and their transfor¬ mations, and with the establishment of laws and theories that systematize these phenomena. The chemistry education is very thor¬ ough and complete. The quality of in¬ struction and accessibility of faculty in both recitation and undergraduate re¬ search make the Chemistry department a place where students are encouraged not only to learn from professors, but to discover for themselves. 29