The Academic Priorities Committee, chaired by the provost, provides oversight of academic programs and is responsible for making recommendations to the president concerning the growth and allocation of resources in support of education and research. The committee is composed of six faculty members and six senior academic administrators.
Proposals for New Academic Programs
Members 2024-2025
- Francis Doyle (Chair), Provost
- Kevin Quashie, Professor of English (Vice Chair)
- Tejal Desai, Dean of Engineering
- Bradford Gibbs, Senior Lecturer in Economics (spring semester)
- Susan Harvey, Professor of Religious Studies
- Patrick Heller, Professor of International and Public Affairs and Sociology
- Greg Hirth, Vice President for Research
- Mukesh Jain, Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences
- Ashish Jha, Dean of Public Health
- Thomas Lewis, Dean of the Graduate School
- Diane Lipscombe, Professor of Neuroscience
- Judy Liu, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry (spring semester)
- Govind Menon, Professor of Applied Mathematics
- Nicola Neretti, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry (fall semester)
- Kerry Smith, Professor of History (fall semester)
- Eli Upfal, Professor of Computer Science
- Leah VanWey, Dean of the Faculty
- Rashid Zia, Dean of the College
Staffed by :
Elizabeth Doherty, Deputy Provost for Academic Affairs
Eva Neczypor, Assistant Director of Academic Affairs
Margot A. Saurette, Executive Assistant