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This page was proposed for deletion by MrsSnoozyTurtle (talk · contribs) on 25 January 2023.
It was contested by 47.54.20.187 (talk · contribs) on 2023-01-25 with the comment:
C'mon - I hope you're in good health. Tufts is a top-ranked university in the U.S.

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Oliver Dean second president[edit]

The article identifies Alonzo Ames Miner as the second president, beginning in 1862. The first president, Hosea Ballou II, is written in his article as having served from 1853 to 1861, the year he died. Ballou's 1911 Encyclopeia Britannica entry includes that he held the position "until shortly before his death", without detailing how 'shortly'. However, published actions by the Tufts Board of Trustees in 1860 show that Oliver Dean was elected president that year, with Miner elected secretary. I intend to update this article accordingly. Any concerns before I do? —ADavidB 16:34, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It seems Dean served as an acting president between Ballou and Miner, so I added him accordingly to List of presidents of Tufts University and List of Tufts University people without mentioning him in this article. —ADavidB 02:37, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Repeated unexplained addition of maintenance templates[edit]

@MrsSnoozyTurtle: You are welcome to open a discussion here in Talk about your concerns that this article is promotional. You are not welcome to continue adding maintenance templates to this article without any attempt at explanation, actions to which multiple editors have objected. ElKevbo (talk) 13:52, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Olive Byrne Notable?[edit]

Olive Byrne is notable enough to have her own wikipedia page, in which it states she went to Tufts, class of give or take 1925. She went on to be an author and the presumptive inspiration for Wonder Woman. Not sure what the threshold for notability for graduates is on this page, but I think she should clear it. 2601:47:4B02:840:A1C6:1654:346C:CC66 (talk) 03:18, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]