November 18, 2024 

Dear Student,

I'm excited to share that my wife and I have just welcomed our first child, Clark, born on November 12. I will be on parental leave from now through mid-February, but you will have a substitute Advising Dean to support you while I am out. Your Advising Dean ensures that you are making progress toward graduation and can help you navigate academic policies or any setbacks that impact your academics. For matters that you believe may require the assistance of an Advising Dean, please reach out to following deans based on last names:

First Year and Sophomore students can also book an appointment with the Senior Academic Advisors, Ericka Miranda and Allison Vander Broek, for additional advising support; all students are also able to attend drop-in advising hours (go.tufts.edu/advisinghours) if they have general academic questions or concerns. Arts & Sciences students can reach out for advising needs to liberalartsadvising@tufts.edu.

I appreciate your patience while we welcome our son into the world. For those curious about naming practices, here is more information about my son’s name:

English name:

Clark Chen

"Guardian and scholar"

Chinese name:

陈路然 (Mandarin chén lù rán. Cantonese chan4 lou6 yin4)

"Wherever the path leads, I will walk it with confidence, peace, and kindness."

Thank you for being my students and being so supportive. I will see you again soon!

-Jarvis

Jarvis Chen
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Advising