<p>Yes, the Dean of Tufts Engineering School, Linda Abriola, is something. She is accomplished, dynamic, and is into some really important research. Any Tufts engineering student who gets to work with her on that research is lucky.
Tufts and NU have two completely different feels, though. Tufts feels like a liberal arts college; it’s much more intimate, and neither varsity sports nor Greek life play a particularly significant role. Also, for those who might be interested in industrial engineering, Tufts does not offer this major, while NU does. Both NU’s engineering school and the university in general are materially larger; I would not describe it as “intimate” (although it’s much smaller than other Big 10 schools).</p>