Office of the Provost

Committee on Academic Standards and Policy

VI.D.2.b. Committee on Academic Standards and Policy

  1. The Committee on Academic Standards and Policy advises the provost concerning curriculum, the course approval process across schools, the coordination of policy manuals across schools, and the coordination and communication of degree and program requirements. The committee reviews all academic policies pertaining to students, addresses systemic advising issues, offers policy guidelines, coordinates student support across schools and develops new academic and co-curricular opportunities. In addition, the committee will review proposals to start new academic program units or conclude current ones.

  2. The committee is chaired by the provost and composed of the deans of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Brandeis International Business School, and Heller School for Social Policy and Management; the vice president of the Rabb School of Continuing Studies; and six faculty. One faculty member will be selected from each division in Arts and Sciences (Creative Arts, Humanities, Science, Social Sciences), one from Heller and one from the Brandeis International Business School. The committee will meet at least monthly.

  3. Any subcommittee formed in this committee must include at least two faculty members.

  4. The first group of faculty selected for this committee will serve two- or three-year terms, decided at random by the chair of the committee. Faculty selected for this committee after the first group will all be selected for three-year terms.

  5. The provost appoints staff representatives ex-officio to the committee.

2022-23 Members

Staff

  • Carol Fierke, Provost (chair)

  • Wendy Cadge, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

  • Katy Graddy, Dean, Brandeis International Business School

  • Dorothy Hodgson, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences

  • Maria Madison, Interim Dean, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

  • Lynne Rosansky, Vice President, Rabb School of Continuing Studies

  • Kim Godsoe, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (ex-officio)

Faculty

  • Paul Dizio, Science Division (2022-2025)

  • Jane Ebert, Brandeis International Business School (2022-2025)

  • Matthew Fraleigh, Humanities Division (2022-2025)

  • Alfredo Gisholt, Creative Arts (2021-2024)

  • David Katz, Social Sciences (2021-2024)

  • Monika Mitra, Heller School for Social Policy and Management (2021-2024)