Experimental College

Home page

What is the Experimental College?

The ExCollege is a department at Tufts University that offers innovative undergraduate elective courses. We hire Visiting Lecturers with a range of perspectives and professional experience to teach interdisciplinary and interactive courses.
Learn about ExCollege
Sonja Spears speaking to an Excollege class

Undergraduate Students Get Involved

At the ExCollege, students can design and teach courses, serve on our governing board, evaluate course proposals, interview prospective visiting lecturers, select courses to be offered, and more. Learn how to get involved!
Get involved
board members sitting at a wooden table

Experimental College Announcements

Check out our Spring 2027 Visiting Lecturer course offerings!

Check out our Spring 2027 Peer Taught course offerings!

ExCollege Happenings

Margot Rashba, smiling broadly, with shoulder-length curly light brown hair and a black celestial-print top, against a white wall

Instructor Spotlight: Margot Rashba

Margot Rashba (A18, G21) is a BU History PhD candidate studying Britishness and national identity through the fashion collections of Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, and Alexander McQueen (1970–2015)
Max Peers recently earned a PhD from Brown University and has conducted archaeological fieldwork in Italy, Greece, and Jordan. His stone-carving practice and research inform his classroom teaching

Instructor Spotlight: Max Peers

Max Peers recently earned a PhD from Brown University and has conducted archaeological fieldwork in Italy, Greece, and Jordan. His stone-carving practice and research inform his classroom teaching
David A.F. Lewis smiling, wearing black-framed glasses, a navy suit, white shirt, and purple tie against a gray background

Instructor Spotlight: David A.F. Lewis

David A.F. Lewis is an Assistant District Attorney and Deputy Chief of the Integrity Review Bureau at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. He received his JD from the University of Denver College of Law
A smiling young man in a blue plaid blazer, light blue button-down shirt, and khakis sits on a park bench, with a stone footbridge and trees softly blurred behind him

Instructor Spotlight: Nate Hall, A25

Nate Hall (A25) is a Tufts alumnus, former ExCollege peer teacher, and freelance crossword constructor. His crossword has been published in The New York Times
A smiling young man in a brown button-up shirt holds a violin and bow against a bright red background

Instructor Spotlight: Matthew Seliger

Matthew Seliger, a senior majoring in Biopsychology and Music, Sound, and Culture, teaches an Explorations course on “close listening,” helping students, including non-musicians, identify musical techniques used by composers and performers
More News

Upcoming Events

University Events Academic Calendars