'Bridge Professors' for interdisciplinary research and teaching

(Tufts University, November 14, 2013)

Tufts University will bolster its approach to interdisciplinary education by establishing a program that will add new senior-level faculty positions to foster teaching and research across traditional disciplines, connecting at least two academic departments or schools. Bridge Professors will also contribute to creating and nurturing transformational experiences for all students: experiences that "fundamentally challenge a person’s assumptions and preconceptions, as well as their beliefs and values, and thus affect how they understand themselves, others and the world."