2025 – 2026 Academic Council Committees and Liaisons
Secretary
Senior Council members: set agendas and chair evening meetings; attend morning agenda committee meetings; serve as liaison to faculty and administration
- Tom Hain, Fall 2025
- Chris Nealon, Spring 2026
Appointments and Promotions
Communicate with ad hoc committee chairs on procedural matters/questions; review checklists for ad hoc committee reports; review and approve all assistant professor (tenure-track) and other non-tenure track faculty appointments
- Stephen Campbell, chair
- Collin Broholm
- David Gracias
- Clara Han
Academic Affairs
Review and provide recommendations to Council on proposals from the following standing committees: KSAS Curriculum Committee, WSE Curriculum Committee, Homewood Graduate Board, Whiting School Graduate Committee and the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) Academic Committee
- Jin Kang, chair
- Benjamin Ginsberg
- Honggang Cui
- Trina Schroer
- Todd Shepard
Administration and Bylaws
Draft revisions to documents when necessary
- Tamer Zaki, chair
- Tom Haine
- Chris Nealon
Liaisons
- AAP Academic Committee- Benjamin Ginsberg
- Board of Review- David Gracias
- Homewood Graduate Board/ Doctor of Philosophy Board- Trina Schroer
- KSAS Curriculum Committee- Todd Shepard
- WSE Curriculum Committee- Jin Kang
- WSE Graduate Committee- Honggang Cui