2014 Report
Tufts University
Website
Department name
http://ase.tufts.edu/philosophy/
Department of Philosophy
Department chair
George Smith, Professor
Faculty
Erin Kelly, Associate Professor, Department Chair • Jody Azzouni, Professor • Daniel C. Dennett, University Professor and Austin B. Fletcher
Professor of Philosophy, Co-Director, Center for Cognitive Studies • Ray Jackendoff, Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy, Co-Director, Center
for Cognitive Studies • George E. Smith, Professor • Stephen L. White, Professor • Nancy Bauer, Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts and
Sciences, Professor • Avner Baz, Associate Professor • Sigrún Svavarsdóttir, Associate Professor • Patrick Forber, Associate Professor • Lionel
K. McPherson, Associate Professor • Brian Epstein, Assistant Professor • Dilip Ninan, Assistant Professor • Christiana Olfert, Assistant
Professor • Peter Levine, Research Professor in Philosophy, Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Director of CIRCLE • Mario
De Caro, Visiting Professor • Amelie Rorty, Visiting Professor • David Denby, Senior Lecturer • Susan Russinoff, Senior Lecturer • Monica Link,
Lecturer • Jeffrey McConnell, Lecturer • Charles Oliver, Lecturer • Christopher Phillips, Lecturer • Mitchell Silver, Lecturer • Valentina
Urbanek, Lecturer
Efforts to increase inclusiveness
None provided.
Additional Information
Faculty
Degrees offered:
Ph.D.
Terminal Master's
Tenured
Tenure-track
Non-tenure
track
Women
3
1
4
Financial Aid
Men
9
2
6
Teaching fellowships
0
Other gender
0
0
0
Non-teaching fellowships
0
Unknown gender
0
0
0
Teaching assistantships
15
African,
African-American
1
0
0
Scholarships
0
Asian
0
0
0
Students teaching their own classes 0
Native American
0
0
0
Other financial information
Hispanic or Latino
0
0
0
Pacific Islander
0
0
0
White
0
0
0
We offer financial assistance in the form of partial tuition remission-usually 50%-90%, depending on the strength of the application and
the applicant's need. The tuition goal for the master's program is to
award an average tuition scholarship of roughly 60%, or
approximately $25,000 for master students.
Multi-racial
0
0
0
Other race
0
1
0
Unknown race
0
0
0
LGBT
0
0
0
Disablity status
0
0
0
Total women
Total men
Total unknown/
other gender
Total faculty
8
17
0
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MA program strengths
Placement in PhD programs / High quality faculty
MA Students 2013 - 2014 Year
MA tuition
In state: ~ $46,000 (for the entire 2 yr. program)
Out of state: ~ $46,000 (for the entire 2 yr. program)
Women
Men
Other
Unknown
African,
African-American
0
0
0
0
Asian
0
0
0
0
Native American
0
0
0
0
Hispanic or Latino
0
0
0
0
Pacific Islander
0
0
0
0
Online Courses
White
2
3
0
0
We do not offer MA courses online.
Multi-racial
0
0
0
0
MA program entry requirements
Other race
0
0
0
0
Transcripts: Yes
Writing sample: Yes
GPA:
TOEFL score:
Letters of recommendation: 3
GRE score:
Other requirements:
Unknown race
0
0
0
0
Totals
2
3
0
0
LGBT identifying
N/A
Disability identifying
Total MA
Students 2013
4
Total MA
Students 2014
0
5
Number of courses required for MA. 11
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Placement
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2009 to 2014
Data not provided
Summary of MA Students 2009 to 2014
Women
Men
Other gender
Unknown gender
Entered the marketplace
3
13
0
0
Left without receiving a degree
1
3
0
0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program
9
16
0
0
Placed in a teaching job
1
1
0
0
Entered another graduate program
1
2
0
0
Unknown
3
23
0
0
Placed in a non-teaching job
2
12
0
0
Individual Placements for the 2013-2014 Academic Year
Degree Program
Ph.D.
Employer
(Not Applicable, See Below)
Type of position
Further academic study: PhD, Duke University
Degree Program
Ph.D.
Employer
(Not Applicable, See Below)
Type of position
Further academic study: PhD, University of Arizona
Degree Program
Ph.D.
Details
(Not Applicable, See Below)
Type of position
Further academic study: PhD, Brown University
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