Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty
About
The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty (OVPF) aims to invigorate a scholarly community where faculty can thrive in all stages of their academic and professional careers.
Learn more about the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty.
Contact us: faculty@tufts.edu
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- 10/13/2021 – Medford/Somerville, Mass. – A class meets outdoors on the Academic Quad on October 13, 2021. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)
Faculty Affairs
A central location for faculty affairs resources across schools, including handbooks, bylaws, policies, and tenure and promotion processes.
Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Retirement
Faculty Senate
Hiring Guidelines
Faculty Handbooks and Bylaws by School
Policies
Work-Life
Benefits and support for mental and physical health, and to ease the burdens of navigating housing and life transitions.
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- 01/28/2021 – Boston, Mass. – Dr. Wael Att, Professor of Prosthodontics, (right) joins in a lecture in the Prosthodontics clinic at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine on January 28, 2021. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)
Faculty Development
Throughout all stages of your academic career, Tufts offers multiple opportunities for faculty development through mentoring, funding and grant opportunities, fellowships, leadership development programming, and support for teaching.
Mentoring
Note: Schools have their own mentoring programs. The opportunities below are meant to supplement those efforts. Please contact your school faculty affairs officer if you would like further information about their program.
Leadership Development
Academic Leadership Development Program
Department and Division Head Leadership Program
Programming
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- 02/17/2022 – Medford/Somerville, Mass. – Angelina Gualdoni, Professor of the Practice at SMFA, teaches a painting class class at Tufts University on February 17, 2022. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)
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- 10/25/2022 – Boston, Mass. – Tufts University School of Medicine students study MS in Biomedical Sciences (MBS) with Associate Professor Paul Kwan at the Posner Auditorium on October 25th, 2022. (Jake Belcher for Tufts University)
Recognition
Named Professorships