Faculty Committees

Committee Membership

Committees of the First Kind

• Chair of the General Faculty
• Advisory Council of the Faculty
• Committee on Academic Priorities
• Committee on Appointments
• Committee on Nominations
• Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum
• Committee on Undergraduate Admissions
• Office of the Junior Faculty Liaison

Committees of the Second Kind

• Faculty Representatives to the Board of Trustees
• Faculty Representative to the Strategic Advisory Group
• Committee on Libraries, Information and Computing
• Committee on Faculty Awards and Grants
• Committee on Faculty Welfare
• Committee on Endowed Lectures
• Council on Undergraduate Academic Standing
• Committee on Undergraduate Awards and Fellowships
• Graduate Council

Special Committees of the Faculty

• Committee to Review Faculty Bylaws
• Committee to Review Grants Using Human Subjects (IRB)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Committee on Laboratories
• Council on Institutional Priorities (CIP)

Representatives to Other Committees

• Representative to the Seven College Conference
• Representatives to the Administrative Board of the Academic Honor System
• Representatives to the McBride Advisory Committee

Committees of the First Kind

Chair of the General Faculty

• Mike Noel (Physics) (2026-2028)

Advisory Council of the Faculty

• Chair of the Faculty (Chair)
• Chair-elect or Immediate Past Chair (as appropriate)
• Chair of the Graduate Council
• Chair of the Committee on Academic Priorities
• Chair of the Committee on Appointments
• Chair of the Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum
• Chair of the Committee on Nominations
• Chair of the Undergraduate Admissions Committee
• Chair of Committee on Libraries, Information and Computing
• Chair of Faculty Welfare
• Graduate School of Social Work Convener
• Junior Faculty Liaison
• Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees
• Parliamentarian

Committee on Academic Priorities

• Rudy Le Menthéour (French and Francophone Studies, Health Studies) (2026-2030)
• Astrid Lindenlauf (Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology) (Fall 2026)
• Pedro Marenco (Geology) (2025-2029) (on leave, Fall 2026)
• Patrick Melvin (Chemistry) (2026-2030)
• Adrienne Prettyman (Philosophy) (2023-2027) (Chair)
• Joel Schlosser (Political Science) (2025-2029) 

Committee on Appointments

• Radcliffe Edmonds (Greek, Latin and Classical Studies) (2025-2029)
• Bill Malachowski (Chemistry) (Spring 2025-Spring 2028) (Chair)
• 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)

Committee on Nominations

• Selby Hearth (Geology) (2026-2029)
• Deepak Kumar (Data Science) (Spring 2025-Fall 2027) (on leave, Fall 2026)
• Anita Kurimay (History) (2024-2027) (on leave, AY2026-2027)
• Seung-Youn Oh (Political Science) (2024-2027)
• Catharine Slusar (Theater) (2025-2028) (Chair)

Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum

• Tomiko Jenkins  (Interim Dean, Undergraduate College) ex officio
• Leslie Cheng (Mathematics) (Associate Provost) ex officio
• Dustin Albert (Psychology) (2025-2028) (on leave, Fall 2026)
• Alison Cook-Sather (Education) (2024-2027) (Chair)
• Rudy Le Menthéour (French and Francophone Studies, Health Studies) (2024-2026)
• David Schaffner (Physics) (2025-2028) (on leave, Fall 2026)
• Maja Šešelj (Anthropology) (2026-2029)
• Jennifer Skirkanich (Biology) (Fall 2026) (on leave, Fall 2026)
• Margaret Strair (German) (2026-2029)

Committee on Undergraduate Admissions

• Nichole Reynolds (Vice President for Enrollment Management, Admissions Office Representative) ex officio
• Xuemei May Cheng (Physics) (2025-2028)
• Chloe Flower (Literatures in English) (2025-2028) (on leave AY2026-2027)
• Sylvia Houghteling (History of Art) (2024-2027)
• Shiamin Kwa (East Asian Languages and Cultures) (2024-2027)
• Laurel Peterson (Psychology) (2023-2026)

Office of the Junior Faculty Liaison(s)

• TBD   

Committees of the Second Kind

Faculty Representatives to the Board of Trustees

• Mike Noel (Physics), Chair of the Faculty
• Lisa Traynor (Mathematics), Immediate past Chair of the Faculty (on leave, Fall 2026)
• Adrienne Prettyman (Philosophy), Chair of Committee on Academic Priorities

Faculty Representative to the Strategic Advisory Group

• TBD 

Committee on Libraries, Information and Computing (CLIC)

• Christopher Barth (Vice President and Chief Information Officer) ex officio
• Jiyoon (June) Kim (Economics) (2025-2029)
• Aline Normoyle (Computer Science) (2024-2027) (on leave, AY2026-2027)
• Yeon Soon Shin (Psychology) (2026-2029)
• Ben Stevens (Greek, Latin and Classical Studies) (2026-2029)
• Irina Walsh (Russian) (2025-2029)
• Changchun Zhang (East Asian Languages and Cultures) (2024-2027) 

Committee on Faculty Welfare

• Macalester Bell (Philosophy) (2024-2027) (on leave, Fall 2026)
• Don Fahey (Physics) (2026-2029)
• Sara Grossman (Environmental Studies) (2024-2027)
• Tamarah Moss (Social Work and Social Research) (2026-2029)
• Marc Schulz (Data Science, Psychology) (2026-2029)
• Lisa Watkins (Chemistry) (2025-2028)

Committee on Faculty Awards and Grants

• Bill Malachowski (Chair of Committee on Appointments) ex officio
• Sarah E Robertson (Director of Sponsored Research)
• Alex Alston (Literatures in English) (2026-2029)
• Selvi Kara (Mathematics) (2026-2029)
• Thomas Mozdzer (Biology) (2024-2027) (on leave, Fall 2026)
• Melissa Pashigian (Anthropology) (2025-2028) (Chair)

Committee on Endowed Lectures

• Sebastian Anti (Economics) (2025-2028)
• Homay King (History of Art) (2024-2027)
• Rocco Palermo (Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology)) (2024-2027)
• Juan Suárez Ontaneda (Spanish) (2025-2028) (on leave, AY2026-2027)
• Alison Weber (Biology) (2025-2028) (on leave, AY2026-2027)

Council on Undergraduate Academic Standing

• Tomiko Jenkins ( Interim Dean, Undergraduate College), ex officio
• Inés Arribas (Spanish) (2024-2027)
• Olivia Chu (Mathematics) (2026-2029)
• Ariana Hall (Chemistry) (2024-2027)
• Minuk Kim (Economics) (2026-2029)
• Laurel Peterson (Psychology) (2024-2027)

Committee on Undergraduate Awards and Fellowships

• Eleanor Stanford (Fellowship Adviser) ex officio
• Bárbara Bitarello (Biology) (2025-2028)
• Camille Leclère-Gregory (French & Francophone Studies) (2025-2028) (on leave, AY2026-2027)
• Ashlee Plummer-Medeiros (2024-2027) (on leave, AY2026-2027)
• Zhenlan (Lan) Wang (Psychology) (2026-2029)

Graduate Council

• Lisa Saltzman (Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) ex officio
• Janet Shapiro (Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research) ex officio
• Astrid Lindenlauf (Director of Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics and History of Art) ex officio
• TBD (Director of Graduate Group of Science and Mathematics, Chemistry) ex officio
• TBD (Graduate Director Chemistry)
• TBD (Graduate Director Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology)
• TBD (Graduate Director Greek, Latin and Classical Studies)
• TBD (Graduate Director History of Art)
• TBD (Graduate Director Mathematics)
• TBD (Graduate Director Physics)
• TBD (Director of PhD program GSSWSR)
• TBD (Graduate Director for French)
• TBD (At-large faculty member)
• TBD (GSAS Graduate Student representative)
• TBD (GSSWSR Graduate Student representative)

Special Committees of the Faculty

Committee to Review Research Using Human Subjects (IRB)

• Billie Jo Ember (Grants Associate) ex officio
• Abby Gilman (Assistant Director of Sponsored Research) ex officio
• Sarah Robertson (Director of Sponsored Research) ex officio
• Gary McDonogh (Growth and Structure of Cities) (Chair)
• David Consiglio (LITS)
• Casey R. Barrier (Anthropology)
• Martín Gaspar (Comparative Literature, Latin American Studies, Spanish)
• Kerry Lee (Social Work and Social Research)
• Kalala Ngalamulume (History)
• Aline Normoyle (Computer Science) (on leave, AY2026-2027)
• Ariana Orvell (Psychology)
• Glenn Wilson (Community Representative)

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

• Sarah Robertson (Director of Sponsored Research) ex officio
• Tamara Davis (Biology)
• Linda Rappaport (Community Member)
• Reginald Royster (Community Member)
• ​Anjali Thapar (Psychology)

Institutional Biosafety Committee

• Abby Gilman (Assistant Director of Sponsored Research) ex officio
• Sarah Robertson (Director of Sponsored Research) ex officio
• Melanie Allen (Environmental Health and Safety Officer) (2025-2028)
• Cecilia Sepulveda (Laboratory Representative) (2025-2028)
• Josh Shapiro (Unaffiliated Community Member) (2025-2028)
• Jennifer Skirkanich (Expert) (Biology) (2025-2028)
• Michelle Wien (Biology) (2025-2029)
• Adam Williamson (Expert) (Biology) (2025-2028)
• Elizabeth Zodda (Unaffiliated Community Member) (2025-2028) 

Council on Institutional Priorities

• President
• Provost, convener
• Treasurer and CFO
• Chief Administrative Officer
• Chief Enrollment and Communications Officer
• Chief Information Officer
• Secretary of the College
• Chair of the Faculty
• Undergraduate Dean
• Dean of Graduate Studies
• Director of the Alumnae Association
• Office of Institutional Research
• Committee on Academic Priorities
• Committee on Appointments
• Curriculum Committee
• Graduate Council and Board Rep
• SWSR Policy Committee
• Staff Association
• Staff Association
• SGA President
• Student Curriculum Committee
• Student Curriculum Committee
• Resident Council
• Resident Council
• SWSR Graduate Student
• GSAS Student Council

Representatives to Other Committees

Committee Representatives to the Leadership Conversation Team

• Committee on Appointments
• Curriculum Committee
• Committee on Academic Priorities
• Faculty Welfare Committee
• Chair of the Faculty
• Immediate Past Chair of the Faculty
• Parliamentarian
• Graduate Council Representative
• School of Social Work and Social Research Representative
• Junior Faculty Representative
• Continuing Non-Tenure Track Representative

Representatives to the Administrative Board of the Academic Honor System

• Casey Barrier (Anthropology) (2026-2029)
• Nicholas Carby Denning (International Studies) (2026-2029)
• Amanda Cox (Sociology) (2024-2027)
• Agnès Peysson-Zeiss (French and Fancophone Studies) (2026-2029)

Representatives to the College Budget Committee

• Mike Noel (Physics) (Chair of the Faculty)
• Adrienne Prettyman (Philosophy) (Committee on Academic Priorities representative)
• TBD (Faculty Welfare Committee representative)

Representatives to the McBride Advisory Committee

• TBD
• TBD
• TBD
• TBD

Representative to the Seven College Conference

• Lisa Saltzman (History of Art) (2024-2027)

Representatives to Ad Hoc Committees and Working Groups

Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Freedom

• Michael Allen (Political Science) (2026-2029)
• Madhavi Kale (International Studies) (2026-2029)
• Nathan Wright (Sociology) (2026-2029) (on leave, Fall 2026)

Ad Hoc Committee of the Comprehensive Campus Plan

• TBD

Ad Hoc Committee to Review By-laws

• TBD
• TBD
• TBD

Ad Hoc Committee to Search for the Provost

• TBD
• TBD
• TBD

Ad Hoc Working Group on Institutional Spaces and Grounds

• TBD

Ad Hoc Working Group on Student Experience

• TBD