Jamshed Bharucha | |
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| FoundingVice Chancellor of Sai University, Chennai | |
| In office July 1, 2020 – September 30, 2024 | |
| 12th President ofThe Cooper Union | |
| In office July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | George Campbell Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Laura Sparks |
| 7th Provost ofTufts University | |
| In office July 1, 2002 – July 1, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sol Gittleman |
| Succeeded by | David Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jamshed Bharucha 1956 (age 68–69) Mumbai,India |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Vassar College(AB) Yale University(MA) Harvard University(PhD) |
Jamshed Bharucha is an Indian-American cognitive neuroscientist who has served in leadership roles in higher education in the United States and in India.
Bharucha is the foundingvice chancelloremeritus ofSai University, Chennai,[1][2][3] and was previously the inauguralvice chancellor ofSRM University, Andhra Pradesh. Bharucha is also president emeritus ofCooper Union, a college located inManhattan,New York City,[4][5][6] having served as the 12th President ofCooper Union during the time of Cooper Union'sfinancial crisis and tuition protests.
Prior to becoming president of Cooper Union, Bharucha wasprovost and senior vice president[7] ofTufts University and professor in the psychology, music, and neuroscience departments. Before his time at Tufts, Bharucha was the John Wentworth Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences and dean of the faculty of arts & sciences[8][9] atDartmouth College. Bharucha returned to Dartmouth as a distinguished fellow and research professor, where his research and teaching are focused on the cognitive foundations of education.[10] He now teaches at both Dartmouth and online at Sai University.[citation needed] His research is incognitive psychology andneuroscience, focusing on the cognitive and neural basis of the perception of music. He was editor of the interdisciplinary journalMusic Perception.[11]
Jamshed Bharucha was born inMumbai, India. His father Jal Bharucha,[12] aParsi engineer from Mumbai, and mother Elizabeth Bharucha[13] (born Elizabeth Emily Robinson), a musician from Albany, New York, met at theUniversity of Michigan. His parents were founding members of the Bombay International School,[14] from which Jamshed graduated. Bharucha studied violin in Mumbai, received an Associate’s Diploma in violin performance fromTrinity College of Music (London) in 1973, and then continued to study violin atVassar.
Bharucha graduated fromVassar College where he majored inbiopsychology (1978), then received an M.A. in philosophy fromYale University (1979) and a Ph.D. incognitive psychology fromHarvard University (1983). At Harvard he worked withCarol L. Krumhansl,Stephen Kosslyn,William K. Estes andRoger Brown.[citation needed]
Bharucha began his academic career atDartmouth College, where he was John Wentworth Professor, and entered its academic administration as associate dean for the social sciences, eventually moving to deputy provost and then to become a dean of the faculty of arts & sciences.[8][9] He was the firstIndian American dean of a school at anIvy League institution. While in the Dartmouth administration, he established the Dartmouth Brain Imaging Center.[15] His principal faculty appointment was in the department of psychological & brain sciences, but he also taught in the program in linguistics & cognitive science and the program inelectroacoustic music (now called "digital musics").
As an academic administrator, he launched initiatives on teaching and research, as well as their integration in the form of active learning, encouraging undergraduates to get involved in research with their professors.[16][17]
After spending 2015-2016 atHarvard following his time at Cooper Union, Bharucha was appointed distinguished fellow at Dartmouth, where he taught in two departments: education, and psychological & brain science.[10] He then went to India; after his time at Sai University he returned to Dartmouth, where he teaches part-time and conducts research.[citation needed] He also teaches part-time online at Sai University.[citation needed]
Bharucha moved toTufts in 2002 to assume the position ofprovost & senior vice president.[18] As provost, Bharucha oversaw the seven schools, theTisch College, the Institute for Global Leadership, the Fares Center and the Clinical & Translational Research Institute.[6][19]
Bharucha launched the Summer Scholars program,[20] which provides opportunities for undergraduate students to work on collaborative research with faculty across the university and its affiliated hospitals. He also launched the University Seminar,[21] a cross-disciplinary course, open to undergraduate, graduate and professional students.
Bharucha was appointed as the twelfth president ofThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art effective July 1, 2011.[22] His tenure at Cooper Union was marked bya financial crisis and tuition protests. An investigation by the New York State attorney general's office ensued into the institution's decision to charge tuition for the first time in its history and other financial decisions made by the trustees.[23] This eventually led to the attorney general's office brokering a settlement of a lawsuit filed by a group of students, alumni and faculty.[24] On June 10, 2015 five of the trustees, who had been supporters of tuition and were opponents of the settlement, resigned.[25] The following day, Bharucha announced that he would be resigning to become a visiting scholar atHarvard University.[26][27][28][29][30]
Bharucha served as the inauguralvice chancellor ofSRM University, Amaravati, a new university in the newly designed capital city (Amaravati) of the state ofAndhra Pradesh in India.[31][32] He established a partnership with Minerva Schools at KGI[33] to adopt theiractive learning platform.[34][35][36]
Bharucha served as the foundingvice chancellor of Sai University, a new university launched in the city of Chennai,[1][2] from 2020-2024.
For people who know him, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Jamshed Bharucha's departure to lead a new university in India (SRM University - Amaravati) is a loss for the College community[.]
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| Preceded by | President of Cooper Union 2011 - 2015 | Succeeded by |