Jamshed J. Bharucha

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Academic Appointments
  • Distinguished Fellow

  • President Emeritus, Cooper Union

  • Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Sai University, India

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Contact

(617) 899-4275
New Hampshire Non-DC Location
HB 6207

Department(s)

Psychological and Brain Sciences

Education

  • Ph.D Harvard University, 1983
  • M.A. Yale University, 1979
  • B.A. Vassar College, 1978
  • Associate's Diploma in Violin Performance, Trinity College of Music, London, 1973

Selected Publications

  • Jamshed Bharucha (2023). India's realignment in higher education. Daedalus, 153(2). MIT Press.

  • Jamshed Bharucha (2019). From passive to active learning. India Today (August).

  • Large, E., Kim, J.C., Flaig, N., Bharucha, J. & Krumhansl, C. (2016). A neurodynamic account of musical tonality. Music Perception, 33, 319-331.

  • Bharucha, J. (2013). Education in South Asia: Time bomb or silver bullet? In A. Najam & M. Yusuf (Eds.), South Asia 2060: Envisioning Regional Futures. NY: Anthem Press.

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Selected Works & Activities

Board of Trustees, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 2012-2015

Trustee, Vassar College: 1991-1999, 2012-2020

 

 

International Activities

Inaugural Vice-Chancellor of SRM University AP: the first CEO and Chief Academic Officer of a new university in Amravati, Andhra Pradesh (2018-2020)

Founding Vice-Chancellor of Sai University, Chennai: designed and implemented the academic structure and curriculum of a new university (2020-2024)

Honorary Board of Advisors, IIMUN (India's International Movement to Unite Nations)

Board of Directors, Vellore Christian Medical College Foundation, 2013-2016