Initiated in Spring 2017, the Senate provides faculty representation from all Schools of the University “in order to facilitate and enhance the effectiveness of the governance of the University and further develop a shared sense of community among its members.” There are thirty (30) elected faculty officers and three (3) ex-officio members from the university administration.
Major issues focus on university-wide plans and policies. The schools are still autonomous, but issues that may impact/influence faculty at other schools can be brought before the senate for consideration. Its powers are not absolute, but the senate allows a central body in which issues that may be of concern to the entire university can be addressed and faculty can have a voice in these matters. Issues may be introduced from the administration or from faculty at the various schools.
Please contact any Faculty Senate member if you have a question or issue that you feel the Senate should address. You can also submit an issue for Senate consideration by filling out the “Contact Us” form on the homepage or by emailing facultysenate@tufts.edu.
School | Senator | Term Dates |
Cummings School | Carl Kirker-Head | 2020-2023 |
Cummings School | Melissa Mazan | 2019-2022 |
Cummings School | Dominique Penninck | 2018-2021 |
School of Dental Medicine | Olympia Karacosta | 2018-2021 |
School of Dental Medicine | Aikaterini Papathanasiou | 2020-2023 |
School of Dental Medicine | Nicole Holland | 2019-2022 |
School of Arts & Sciences | Sonia Hofkosh | 2019-2022 |
School of Arts & Sciences | Roger Tobin | 2017-2021 |
School of Arts & Sciences | Anne Mahoney | 2019-2022 |
School of Arts & Sciences | Lynne Pepall | 2017-2021 |
School of Arts & Sciences | Ellen Pinderhughes | 2020-2023 |
School of Arts & Sciences | Mary Jane Shultz | 2018-2021 |
School of Arts & Sciences (SMFA) | Chantal Zakari | 2019-2022 |
School of Arts & Sciences | Mitch McVey | 2018-2021 |
School of Engineering | Douglas Matson | 2018-2021 |
School of Engineering | Remco Chang | 2019-2022 |
School of Engineering | Mai Vu | 2020-2023 |
Fletcher School | Tom Dannenbaum | 2020-2023 |
Fletcher School | Leila Fawaz | 2019-2022 |
Fletcher School | Jette Knudsen | 2018-2021 |
Friedman School | Parke Wilde | 2020-2023 |
Friedman School | Nirupa Matthan | 2019-2022 |
Friedman School | Greg Gottlieb | 2020-2021 |
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | Brent Cochran | 2020-2023 |
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | Henry Wortis | 2018-2021 |
School of Medicine | Michael Malamy | 2019-2022 |
School of Medicine | Misha Eliasziw | 2018-2021 |
School of Medicine | Janet Forrester | 2020-2023 |
School of Medicine | Maher Taba | 2018-2021 |
School of Medicine | Lelan Sillin | 2020-2023 |