Committee on Appointments

The Committee on Appointments is charged with making recommendations to the President, on behalf of the Faculty, with regard to the initial appointments, promotion and reappointment of all ranked Faculty and on the appointment and review of Continuing Non-Tenure-Track Faculty, as well as reviewing cause for removal of tenured Faculty in accordance with Article III, Section 9 of the Plan of Governance. 

The Committee also provides procedures for appointments, re-appointments, and promotions. The Faculty Handbook sets forth the procedures for the initial appointment, reappointment and promotion of continuing members of the faculty.

The 2026-2027 members of the Committee on Appointments are:

• Bill Malachowski (Chemistry) (Spring 2025-Spring 2028)  (Chair)
• Radcliffe Edmonds (Geek, Latin and Classical Studies) (2025-2029)
• Jamie Taylor (Literatures in English) (Spring 2025-Spring 2028)
• Amanda Weidman (Anthropology) (2026-2029)
• Nathan Wright (Sociology) (2023-2027) (on leave, Fall 2026)
• Dianna Xu (Computer Science) (2023-2027)

Former Recent Chairs of the Committee on Appointments are:

• Nathan Wright (Sociology) (2024-2025, 2025-2026)
• Yan Kung (Chemistry) (2023-2024)
• María Cristina Quintero (Spanish) (2022-2023)
• Leslie Cheng (Mathematics) (2021-2022)