Graduate Council
The Council of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (hereafter referred to as "Graduate Council"), as outlined in the Faculty Handbook, is part of the University governance structure and oversees the academic activities of GSAS departments and programs. This page lists the Graduate Council meeting schedule and membership for the current academic year, as well as copies of the Graduate Council meeting minutes for the current and previous academic year.
Graduate Council Meeting Schedule
Fall 2025
September 18, 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm ET
October 29, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
December 8, 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET
Spring 2026
January 26, 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
February 27, 2026, 10:00 am - 11:30 am ET
April 15, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
Graduate Council Membership
The current Graduate Council membership is as follows:
Chair
Charles Golden, Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs
Faculty
- Caitlin Gillespie, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies
- Sarah Lamb, Anthropology
- Jeff Gelles, Biochemistry & Biophysics
- Troy Luster, Biotechnology
- Klaus Schmidt-Rohr, Chemistry
- Liuba Shrira and Nianwen Xue, Computer Science PhD Program
- Liuba Shrira, Computer Science MS Program
- Lotus Goldberg, Computational Linguistics
- Margery Sokoloff, Education
- Jerome Tharaud, English
- Govind Sreenivasan, History
- Jennifer Goldsmith, Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program
- Tyler Maunu, Mathematics
- Michael Marr, Molecular & Cell Biology PhD Program
- Maria Miara, Molecular & Cell Biology and Neuroscience Master's Programs
- Bradford Garvey, Music
- Lynn Kaye, Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
- Donald Katz, Neuroscience PhD Program
- Maria Miara, Neuroscience Master's Program
- Umrao Sethi, Philosophy
- Brian Swingle, Physics
- Kerry Chase, Politics
- Jennifer Gutsell, Psychology
- Ariel Freiberg, Studio Art
- Michael Strand, Sociology
- Xiwen Lu and Pu Wang, Teaching Chinese
- Sabine von Mering, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Alice Hsiaw, International Economics and Finance
- Jody Hoffer Gittell, Social Policy PhD Program
Staff
- Maryanna Aldrich, Manager, Division of Science Graduate Affairs Office
- Abigail Arnold, Assistant Director, Operations & Academic Administration, GSAS
- Jessica Basile, Assistant Dean, Graduate Affairs
- Lauren Buckley, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
- Linda Bui, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Programs, International Business School
- Alyssa Stalsberg Canelli, Assistant Dean, GSAS, Academic Affairs
- Jaclyn Farina, Assistant Dean, GSAS, Admissions
- Mark Hewitt, Registrar
- Chris Nayler, Associate Director, Operations, Administration, and Budget
- Olga Papaemmanouil, Senior Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Curriculum
- Becky Prigge, Assistant Dean, GSAS, Student Affairs
- Jeffrey Shoulson, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs
- Michael Doonan, Associate Dean, Academics, The Heller School
- Other GSAS staff as needed.
Additional Information
Learn more about the Council's Faculty Advisory Committees, including current membership and meeting minutes.
View the GSAS Governance Document, approved by the Graduate Council in February 2022.
Please contact Abigail Arnold if you need access to the Box folders containing minutes and materials from past meetings.