Jamshed Bharucha

Jamshed Bharucha
Founding Vice Chancellor of Sai University, Chennai
In office
July 1, 2020 – September 30, 2024
12th President of The Cooper Union
In office
July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2015
Preceded byGeorge Campbell Jr.
Succeeded byLaura Sparks
7th Provost of Tufts University
In office
July 1, 2002 – July 1, 2011
Preceded bySol Gittleman
Succeeded byDavid Harris
Personal details
Born
Jamshed Bharucha

1956 (age 67–68)
Mumbai, India
Children1
EducationBombay International School
Vassar College (BA)
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 Founding Vice Chancellor Emeritus of Sai University, Chennai,[1][2][3] and was previously Inaugural Vice Chancellor of SRM University, Andhra Pradesh. He is a member of the board of advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).[4]

Bharucha is also President Emeritus of Cooper Union, a college located in Manhattan, New York City,[5][6][7] having served as the 12th President of Cooper Union during the time of Cooper Union's financial crisis and tuition protests.

Prior to becoming president of Cooper Union, Bharucha was provost and senior vice president[8] of Tufts 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[9][10] at Dartmouth 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.[11] He now teaches at both Dartmouth and onlin at Sai University. His research is in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, focusing on the cognitive and neural basis of the perception of music. He was editor of the interdisciplinary journal Music Perception.[12]

  1. ^ "Foundation Stone for Sai University Unveiled". The Hindu. September 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dr. Jamshed Bharucha about Sai University - Synaptic Forum". YouTube. 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.
  3. ^ "Leadership - Sai University". Sai University Chennai. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ "I.I.M.U.N. || Board of Advisors". new.iimun.in. Archived from the original on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  5. ^ "President Emeritus, Cooper Union".
  6. ^ "Jamshed Bharucha Speeches and Announcements".
  7. ^ Foderaro, Lisa W. (February 6, 2011). "Provost of Tufts University Will Be Named President of Cooper Union". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Illuminating a Hidden Treasure". Tufts Magazine. Fall 2002. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  9. ^ "Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Dartmouth College". Archived from the original on 2005-03-06. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  10. ^ "Dean's goals". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  11. ^ "Dartmouth faculty directory: Jamshed Bharucha".[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Music Perception journal". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24.