These meetings address the curriculum, methods of instruction, scholastic requirements, and other matters involving policies and practices related to the life of the college.
- Yale College Faculty Meeting Schedule, 2025-2026 (to come)
Purpose
- To enforce, interpret, and apply the Academic Regulations (and to consider petitions for exceptions)
- To administer the awards of General Honors and Distinction in the Major
- To consider proposals for Special Term Courses and Special Divisional Majors
Detailed description
Types of members
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
- University faculty
- Registrar’s Office staff
- Undergraduate students
Roster for 2025-26
- Joel Silverman, Chair
- Maria del Mar Galindo, Secretary
- Beth Anne Bennett
- Morgane Cadieu
- Renée Kamauf, ex officio
- George Levesque, ex officio
- Ruzica Piskac
- Moira Poe
- Sophie Schweiger
- Dimitri Ivanov, Benjamin Franklin ‘27
- Ryder Lariviere, Ezra Stiles ‘28
- Victoria Tan, Morse College ‘28
- Jason Lampert, Benjamin Franklin ’28
Purpose
- To conduct periodic reviews of all departmental and interdisciplinary major programs in Yale College
- To consider proposals for establishing new majors
Detailed description
Types of members
- University faculty
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
- Undergraduate students
Roster for 2025-2026
- Valerie Horsley, Chair (Fall)
- Maria Doerfler, Chair (Spring)
- David Francis, Secretary
- Beth Baumgartel, ex officio
- Eduardo Fernandez Duque (Fall)
- Joe Fischel
- Steven Girvin
- Renee Kamauf
- Noel Lenski
- Simon Mochrie
- Alexander Rosas
- Pam Schirmeister
- Neo Chen, Branford ’27
- Dimitri Ivanov, Benjamin Franklin ‘27
- Esmeralda Lozana, Benjamin Franklin ‘28
- Alex Medel, Timothy Dwight ‘27
- Victoria Tan, Morse College ’28
Purpose
- To manage the Residential College Seminar Program
Types of members*
*Members appointed by the Council of the Heads of College
- Heads and Deans of residential colleges
- Dean of Academic Programs
- Undergraduate students
Roster for 2025-2026
- Sam Moyn, Chair
- Jasmina Besirevic Regan
- Enrique De La Cruz
- Tamelia Fleming
- Gygi Jennings
- Tasha Hawthorne
- Adam Ployd
- Murphy Temple
Purpose
- To examine, recommend and review policy changes that may improve teaching and learning in Yale College.
- To help select winners of the Yale College teaching prizes.
Types of members
- University faculty
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
- Undergraduate students
Roster for 2025-2026
- Benjamin Polak, Chair
- Adam Haliburton, Secretary
- Andrea Aldrich
- Rashaun Durden
- Robert Gooding-Williams
- Shiri Goren
- Joshua Kalla
- Shonna Marshall
- Julie McGurk
- Timothy Newhouse
- Cormac O’Dea
- Pamela Schirmeister, ex officio
- Risa Sodi
- Lily Svensen
- Paul Tipton
- Madhusudhan Venkadesan
- Lina Lin, Timothy Dwight ’27
- Kyle Thomas Ramos, Pauli Murray ‘26
Purpose
- To supervise and improve the curriculum of Yale College
- To prescreen proposals for additions or alterations to the curriculum before final review by the faculty
Detailed description
Types of members
- Faculty from the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
- Undergraduate students
Roster for 2025-2026
- Paul Van Tassel, Chair
- Jasmina Besirevic, Vice Chair
- Dawn Shirak, Secretary
- Beth Baumgartel
- Alexia Belperron
- Steve Chang
- Rashaun Durden
- Kathryn Krier, ex officio
- Joseph North
- Adam Ployd
- Sara Spear
- R. John Williams (Fall)
- Jason Zentz
- Alex Chen, Morse College ‘28
- William Mahoney, Timothy Dwight ‘27
CSC Fall 2025 Meeting Schedule - to come
| CSC Meeting Schedule Fall 2025 4 - 5:30 pm |
Submission Deadlines for Proposals |
|---|---|
| TBA | TBA |
Reports
Purpose
- To enforce the Undergraduate Regulations in a fair, consistent, and uniform manner
- To address any behavior by an undergraduate that may imperil the integrity, values, or safety of the academic community or that may endanger university property or resources
Detailed description
Types of members
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
- University faculty
- Undergraduate students
Advisers to the Committee
- Representative from the Office of General Counsel
- Director, Mental Health & Counseling
Roster for 2025-2026
Michael Hunter, Co-Chair
Andrew Johnston, Co-Chair
Rachel Russell, Secretary
Timothy Barron
Ardis Butterfield
Ruth Coffey
Julian Jara-Ettinger
Nicholas Jones
Louisa Lombard
Nathan Lubich
Joshua Kalla
Kelly McLaughlin
Brandon Ogbunu
Nicholas Ryan
Theresa Schenker
Mark Solomon
Students
Daniel Asabere, Trumbull ‘27
Hilda Barragan, Benjamin Franklin ‘26
Sosna Biniam, Silliman ’26
Dylan Bober, Davenport ‘26
Jalen Bradley, Timothy Dwight ‘27
Adam Brewster, Ezra Stiles ‘26
Adam Buchsbaum, Jonathan Edwards ‘27
Ethan Anthony Chiu, Grace Hopper ‘26
Bende Doernyei, Morse ‘26
Jack Dozier, Saybrook ‘27
Esha Garg, Grace Hopper ‘26
Kaleb Hall, Ezra Stiles ‘28
Sloane Huey, Ezra Stiles ‘26
Emily Khym, Benjamin Franklin ‘28
Anne Lee, Pauli Murray ‘26
Mason Mackie, Branford ‘27
Kenisha Mahajan, Benjamin Franklin ‘27
Lara Mohamed, Benjamin Franklin ‘27
Layan Nazzal, Silliman ‘26
Zach Pan, Ezra Stiles ‘27
Ben Plana, Trumbull ‘27
Kaitlyn Pohly, Silliman ‘26
Kyle Thomas Ramos, Pauli Murray ‘26
Elizabeth Steeves, Grace Hopper ‘27
Osaru Uwa-Omede, Davenport ‘26
Nicole Velez, Jonathan Edwards ‘27
Fthia Yousif, Trumbull ‘27
Reports
- Executive Committee | Fall 2024 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2024 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2023 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2023 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2022 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2022 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2021 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2021 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2020 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2020 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2019 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2019 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2018 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2018 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2017 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2017 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2016 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2016 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2015 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2015 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2014 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2014 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2013 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2013 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2012 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Spring 2012 (PDF)
- Executive Committee | Fall 2011 (PDF)
Purpose
- To discuss and provide input to the president and athletic director on issues relating to athletics at Yale.
Roster for 2025-2026
- Tom Near, Chair
- Blake Trimble, Secretary
- Jasmina Besirevic
- Melanie Boyd, ex officio
- Victoria Chun, ex officio
- Tycie Coppett
- Sarah Demers
- Sydney Feeney
- Ann-Marie Guglieri, ex officio
- Michael Hoepp, ex officio
- Burgwell Howard, ex officio
- Maxwell Laurans
- Penelope Laurans
- Jonathan Macey
- Pericles Lewis, ex officio
- George Levesque, ex officio
- Pilar Montalvo, ex officio
- Alexander Rosas
- Jason Strong, ex officio
- Lloyd Suttle, ex officio
- Rebecca Toseland
- Paul Turner (Spring)
- Joseph Wolenski
- Kiley Capstraw, Pauli Murray‘26
- Daniella Henderson, Grace Hopper ‘27
Purpose
- To facilitate direct student-to-administrator communication concerning student financial services issues
Roster for 2025-2026
- Karensa DiFonzo, Convener
- (Additional roster to come)
Purpose
- To advise on Yale College orientation programming
Types of members
- Heads and Deans of Residential Colleges
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
- Undergraduate students
Roster for 2025-26
Programming:
- Hannah Peck, Chair
- Thomas Duffy
- Maria del Mar Galindo
- Eve Famutimi
- Burgie Howard
- Michael Koelle
- Ferentz Lafargue
- Matthew Makomenaw
- Risa Sodi
- Taylor Spadory
- Jason Strong
FroCo Training:
- Ferentz Lafargue, Chair
- Hannah Peck
- Anjelica Gonzalez
- Brian Hamilton
- Matthew Makomenaw
- Summerleigh Poole
- Stephanie Ranks
- Risa Sodi
- Wen Long Yang
- First Year Counselors
Move-in/Logistics:
- Marisa Figueira, Chair
- Mere Bergstrom
- Eve Famutimi
- Sergio Gonzalez
- McKenzie Granata
- Stacey Hepburn-James
- Jeff Hughes
- Gigi Jennings
- Sarah Layedra
- Nathan Lubich
- Hannah Peck
- Caitlin Slattery
- Jason Strong
Camp Yale Programs:
- Eve Famutimi, Chair
- Timothy (Tim) Barron (new)
- Timeica Bethel
- Mark Fopeano
- Molly Hampton
- Hannah Hooper
- Priscilla (Kellert) Leavitt
- Matthew Makomenaw
- Jacqueline Munno
- Ashlyn Oakes
- Victor Padilla-Taylor
- Daniel Riecker
- Johnny Scafidi
- Matthew Suttor
- James Vanderberg
- Wendy Zhang
Purpose
- To approve courses for the quantitative reasoning (QR) distributional designation
- To oversee the enhancement of undergraduate education in the quantitative disciplines
Detailed description
Types of members
- University faculty
Roster for 2025-2026
- John Hall, Chair
- Alexia Belperron, Vice-Chair
- Joseph Chang (Fall)
- Jay Emerson
- Anurag Khandelwal
- Adriane Steinacker
- Patrick Vaccaro
- Kurt Zilm
Purpose
- To approve courses for the natural science (Sc) distributional designation
- To oversee the enhancement of undergraduate education in the natural and applied sciences
Detailed description
Types of members
- Yale College faculty
Roster for 2025-2026
- Nikhil Padmanabhan, Chair
- Alexia Belperron, Vice-Chair
- Jay Ague
- Amy Arnsten
- Jason Crawford
- Craig Crews
- Mark Johnson
- Maria Moreno
- Thomas Near
- Tim Newhouse
- Witold Skiba
- Alison Sweeney
Purpose
- To select the winners of the Louis Sudler Prize for Excellence in the Performing and the Creative Arts each year
Types of members
- Vice Provost
- University faculty in performing and creative arts
Roster for 2025-2026
- Emily Bakemeier, Chair, Ex-Officio
- Jonathan Andrews
- Sandra Burns
- Richard Deming
- Dan Egan
- Anne Fadiman
- Konrad Kaczmarek
- John Mangan
- Bimal Mendis
- Elise Morrison
- Alexandria Smith
- Shilarna Stokes
- Kishwar Rizvi
- Marc Robinson
- Jane Tylus
- Patrick Vaccaro
- Julie Zimmerman
Purpose
- To make policy recommendations affecting undergraduate student life and activities
Types of members
- University faculty
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
- Undergraduate students
Roster for 2025-2026
Hannah Peck, Chair
Charmayne Allen
Elizabeth Askren
Peter Crumlish
Carolina Davila
Thomas Duffy (Fall)
Kathryn Krier
Marjorie Lemmon
Lily Manzo
Vannesa Martinez Cecchini
Daniel Smith
Heidi Wilson
YCC Events Director, Kingson Wills, Silliman ‘26
UOFC Director, Ray Nassar, Berkeley ‘27
Purpose
- The committee provides valuable perspectives on important admissions and financial aid policy issues.
Roster for 2025-2026
- Pericles Lewis, Chair
- Jeremiah Quinlan, Convener
- Sunil Amrith
- Arielle Baskin-Sommers
- Surjit Chandhoke
- Ned Cooke
- Karensa DiFonzo
- Ray Fair
- Jenny Frederick
- Nilay Hazari
- Burgie Howard
- Penny Laurans
- Mary Lui
- Karla Neugebauer
- Nilakshi Parndigamage
- Kishwar Rizvi
- Marc Robinson
- Jane Tylus
- Patrick Vaccaro
- Zulie Zimmerman
Purpose
- To come
Roster for 2025-2026
- Pericles Lewis, Chair
- Jeffrey Brock, ex officio
- Surjit Chandhoke
- Abby Douglas
- Alfred Guy
- John Hall
- Valerie Horsley
- George Levesque
- Jasmina Besirevic Regan
- Pamela Schirmeister
- Risa Sodi
- Steven Wilkinson, ex officio
- Paul Van Tassel
Ad Hoc Committees 2025-2026: Program and Resource Advisory Committees
Purpose:
To come
Roster for 2025-2026
Vivian Irish, Chair
Damon Clark
Stephen Dellaporta
Valerie Horsley
Michael Koelle
David Vasseur
Purpose
- To oversee the operations of the Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (CCAM)
- To review and approve proposed research activities and projects to take place within CCAM
Types of members
- Faculty
Roster for 2025-2026
- Elise Morrison, Chair
- Carolina Dàvila
- Roeland Hancock
- Konrad Kaczmarek
- Dana Karwas ex-officio
- Kathryn Krier, ex-officio
- John Mangan
- John Peters
- Surry Schlabs
- Larry Wilen
Purpose
- To oversee the undergraduate major of Computing and the Arts
Types of members
- Yale faculty from Art, Computer Science, History of Art, Architecture, Music, and Theatre Studies
Roster for 2025-2026
Scott Petersen, Chair
Alvin Ashiatey
Craig Buckley
Brian Kane
Theodore Kim
Nathan Roberts
Michael Schlabs
Alexandria Smith
Anna Zayaruznaya, ex officio
Purpose
- To work with the Dean of Yale College in supporting the Education Studies Multidisciplinary Academy Program
Types of members
- Faculty
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
- Undergraduate students
Members 2025-26
- Maria Piñango, Co-Chair
- Lauren Carpenter, Co-Chair
- Jasmina Besirevic
- Meghan Anderson
- Tasha Hawthorne
- Daniel HoSang
- Claudia Merson
- Daniela Morar
- Rona Ramos
- Paul Turner
- Claudia Valeggia
- Marynel Vasquez
- Talya Zemach-Bersin
Purpose
- To oversee the Eli Whitney Students Program
- To analyze and address financial concerns for students in the program
Types of members
- Faculty
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
- Eli Whitney students
Roster for 2025-2026
- David Evans, Chair
- Alyssa Corvi
- Robin Dudley ’27, Eli Whitney Student Society co-president
- Holly Hermes
- Patrick McGrath ’26, Yale Undergraduate Veterans Society president
- Risa Sodi, Secretary
- Patricia Wei
- Fraser Wright ’27, Eli Whitney Student Society co-president
Purpose
- To support and guide the Multidisciplinary Academic Program in Energy Studies
Types of members
- Faculty
- Undergraduate students
Roster for 2025-2026
- Catherine Pomposi, Chair
- Gary Brudvig
- Michael Fotos
- Amber Garrard
- Cary Krosinsky
- Julia Nojeim
- Julie Paquette
- Daniel Prober
- Paul Sabin
- Mary-Louise Timmermans
- Remi Mellinghoff (Grace Hopper ’27)
- Sarah Heebe (Benjamin Franklin ’28)
Purpose
- To support and guide the Multidisciplinary Academic Program in Environmental Studies.
Types of members
- Faculty
Roster for 2025-2026
- Paul Sabin, Co-Chair
- Craig Brodersen, Co-Chair
- Gary Brudvig
- Daniel Carrion
- Michael Fotos
- Kealoha Freidenburg
- Lisa Messeri
- Jeffrey Park
- David Post
- Jennifer Raab
- Elihu Rubin
- Nick Ryan
- Gerald Torres
- Paul Turner (Spring)
Purpose
- To oversee the Ethics, Politics, and Economics major
Types of members
- Faculty
Roster for 2025-2026
- Gerard Padro, Chair
- Leah Boustan
- Stephen Darwall
- Ana De La O Torres
- Samuel Kortum
- Rohini Pande
- Ian Shapiro
- Sloane Huey, Ezra Stiles ‘26
- Anne Lee, Pauli Murray ‘26
- Layan Nazzal, Silliman ‘26
- Elizabeth Steeves, Grace Hopper ‘27
- Osaru Uwa-Omede, Davenport ‘26
- Fthia Yousif, Trumbull ‘27
Purpose
- To oversee the First-Year Scholars at Yale (FSY) summer program
Types of members
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
- University faculty
- Dean of Undergraduate Admissions
Roster for 2025-2026
- Alexander Rosas, Chair
- Karin Gosselink, Vice Chair
- Sara Spear, Director of the FSY Program
- Albert Laguna, Faculty Director
- Joshua Faires
- John Hall
- Burgwell Howard
- Wafa Hozien
- Heather Klemann
- Kayleigh Larsen
- Earle Lobo
- Dara Norwood
- Lynda Paul
- Hannah Peck
- Moira Poe
- Murphy Temple
- Kelly Wilcox
Purpose
- To support and guide the Multidisciplinary Academic Program in Human Rights Studies
Types of members
- University faculty
Roster for 2025-2026
- Bonnie Weir, Co-Chair
- David Simon, Co-Chair
- Janine di Giovanni
- Dina Haynes
- Louisa Lombard
- Alice (“Ali”) Miller
- Jim Silk
- Elisabeth Wood
Purpose
- To oversee the ROTC program at Yale College
Types of members
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
- Yale University Veterans Liaison
- Commanding Officers of Yale Naval and Air Force ROTC units
- Representative from Office of Federal Relations
- Representative from Office of Undergraduate Admissions
- Deputy Dean of School of Engineering and Applied Science
Roster for 2025-2026
- Holly Hermes, Chair
- Sean Cooper, ex officio,DUS, Naval ROTC
- Tamika Hollis, Yale Veterans Network past Co-Chair
- Richard Jacob
- William Johnson, ex officio
- Nathan Luchini, ex officio, DUS, Air Force ROTC
- Roman Kuc
- Lester Oberg, ex officio
- Risa Sodi, Secretary
- Heidi Stalla
- Paul Van Tassel
- Blake Trimble
- Rebecca Tynan
- Vincent Wilczynski
Purpose
- To support and guide the STARS program
Types of members
- University faculty
- Yale College Dean’s Office administrators
Roster for 2025-2026
- Kurt Zilm, Chair
- Alexia Belperron, Vice-Chair
- Hector Arce
- Amymarie Bartholomew
- Sarah Demers Konezny
- Anjelica Gonzalez
- Mark Lee
- Maureen Long
- Stacy Malaker
- Nikhil Malvankar
- Maria Moreno
- Laura Newburgh
- Corey O’Hern
- Kailasnath Purushothaman
- Barbara Cruvinel Santiago
- Donalee Slater, ex officio
- Sarah Slavoff
Purpose
- To advise the Assistant Dean for Science Education on matters relating to undergraduate education in Science and Quantitative Reasoning
Types of members
- Undergraduate students
Roster for 2025-26
- Yuvan Chali, Ezra Stiles ‘27
- Joseph Elsayyid, Davenport ‘27
- Yossi Moff, Saybrook ‘27
- Iyanu Nafiu, Pierson ‘27
- Alex Popescu, Benjamin Franklin ‘26
- Alyssa Toussaint, Branford ‘27
Purpose
Information to come
Types of members
Information to come
Roster for 2025-2026
- Naomi Levine, Chair
- Ben Glaser
- Alfred Guy, ex officio
- Brad Inwood (Fall)
- Heather Klemann
- Maria Moreno
- Pamela Schirmeister, ex officio
- Philip Smith
Purpose
The Advisory Board provides intellectual vision for the program, reviews curricular offerings and ensures that the program is meeting the needs of a diverse undergraduate population interested in pursuing careers in journalism.
Roster for 2025-2026
- Haley Cohen Gilliland, Director, ex-officio
- Robert Bazell
- Emily Bazelon
- Kate Bolick
- Susan Dominus
- Graeme Wood
- Carl Zimmer
Purpose
In collaboration with Yale Summer Session and the Office of the Provost, the Yale Prison Education Initiative has offered credited Yale courses to incarcerated students through a competitive admissions process since 2018.
Roster for 2025-2026
- Caleb Smith, Chair
- Mira Debs
- Roderick Ferguson
- Elizabeth Hinton
- George Levesque
- Sarah Mahurin
- Caleb Smith
- Paul Tipton
Other Committees, 2025-2026
Purpose
To come
Roster for 2025-2026
Pericles Lewis, Chair
Mary Berdo
Vicky Chun
Jason Cordone
Elizabeth Gardner
Christopher Hanson
Caroline Hendel
Jennifer McCarthy
Stephanie Schmidt
Jason Strong
Purpose
To come
Roster for 2025-2026
- Thomas Dolan
- Jonas Elbousty
- Fadila Habchi
- Jenny Peek
- Anita Sharif-Hyder
President’s and Provost’s Committees
University committees convened by the president and provost also attend to policies on admissions, athletics, financial aid, and other matters of significance to the college, and may include undergraduate student members.
Past Ad Hoc Committees
Purpose
- To research the rates of alcohol usage and associated concerns at Yale College
- To make recommendations to improve campus culture around alcohol
Roster
- Peter Salovey, Chair
- Christopher Connelly ‘06
- William Corbin
- Linda Degutis
- Paul Genecin
- Nina Glickson
- Caroline Hendel
- James Jones
- Judith Krauss
- Stephen Lassonde
- Renee Lopes ‘06
- Richard Schottenfeld
- Lorraine Siggins
- Betty Trachtenberg
Reports
Purpose
- To examine the condition of free expression, peaceful dissent, mutual respect, and tolerance at Yale
- To make recommendations for the maintenance of those principles
Roster
- Steven A. Benner, Yale College, 1975
- Elias Clark, Master of Silliman College, Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law
- James P. Comer, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Dean of the Medical School
- Lloyd N. Cutler, Visiting Lecturer in Law, Chairman Yale Development Board
- Robert A. Dahl, Sterling Professor of Political Science
- Marjorie B. Garber, Associate Profsessor of English
- Walter R. Rieman, Yale College, 1977
- Philip J. Sirlin, Princeton, 1973, Graduate Student in Economics
- Elisabeth McC. Thomas, Dean Pierson College, Assistant Dean of Yale College
- Hillel Weinberg, State University of N.Y., Buffalo, 1973, Graduate Student in Political Science
- Harry H. Wellington, Edward J. Phelps Professor of Law
- Vann Woodward, Sterling Professor of History (Chairman)
Reports
Purpose
- To reflect on grading practices at Yale College
- To make recommendations to instructors for effective and meaningful grading
Roster
- Ray Fair, Department of Economics, Chair
- Russell Adair, Office of Institutional Research
- Ronald Eyerman, Department of Sociology
- Robert Harms, Department of History
- Roger Howe (fall only), Department of Mathematics
- Joshua Kalla, Morse College, Class of 2014
- Tina Lu, Department of East Asia Languages and Literatures
- Paul North, Department of German
- Mark Schenker, Dean of Academic Affairs
- Shankar, Department of Physics
- Scott Stern, Branford College, Class of 2015
- Ruth Yeazell, Department of English
Reports
- Committee on Grading (2013-14) | Letter from Dean Miller regarding Grading in Yale College, May 2014 (PDF)
- Committee on Grading (2013-14) | Preliminary Report, February 2014 (PDF)
- Committee on Grading (2013-14) | Revised Report, April 2013 (PDF)
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Purpose
- To investigate initiation practices in various undergraduate organizations and the extent to which hazing is part of such practices
- To recommend effective ways to prevent hazing
- To identify positive initiation practices
Roster
- Judith B Krauss, Chair
- Thomas Beckett
- Rodney Cohen
- Alison Cole
- John Dovidio
- Kyle Farley
- Stephen Feigenbaum
- Marichal Gentry
- Elisa Gonzalez
- Jonathan Holloway
- John Meeske
- Jacqueline Sahlberg
- Kate Stith
Reports
Purpose
- To make recommendations for the future of online education at Yale College
Roster
- Paul Bloom Brooks, Co-chair, Professor of Psychology
- Suzanne Ragen, Co-chair, Professor of Psychology
- Craig Wright, Co-chair, Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Music
- Dirk Bergmann,Douglass and Marion Campbell Professor of Economics
- Rich Collins Program Manager, Yale Summer Session Online
- June Gruber, Assistant Professor of Psychology
- Jay Humphrey, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Yehia Khalil, Adjunct Professor Chemical & Environmental Engineering
- Diana E. E. Kleiner, Dunham Professor of History of Art and Classics
- Linda Lorimer, Vice President of the University and Supervisor of the Office of Digital Dissemination
- Bill Rando, Assistant Dean & Director of the Yale Teaching Center
- Laurie Santos, Associate Professor of Psychology
- Stephen Stearns, Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Lucas Swineford Director, Office of Digital Dissemination
- Bill Whobrey Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of Summer Session & Special Programs
Reports
Purpose
- To review sexual harassment and assault prevention education and response in Yale College
- To evaluate programs currently in place and recommend alternative or additional programs
Roster
- Jasmina Beširević-Regan, Chair
- Carole Goldberg
- Helaine S. Klasky
- Severin Knudsen, BK ‘09
- George Levesque
- Reva Siegel
- Maria Trumpler
- Lorraine Van Kirk, TC ‘08
- Alexa Verme, SY ‘08
Reports
Purpose
- To establish priorities and make specific recommendations for improving campus culture
Roster
- Camille Lizarríbar (chair), Dean of Student Affairs
- Melanie Boyd, Director Office of Gender & Campus Culture
- Ryan Brasseaux, Dean of Davenport College
- Marvin Chun, Dean of Yale College
- Alison Cole, Development Director, Yale College
- Carolina Davila, Assistant Director, La Casa Cultural
- Jeanne Follansbee (spring and summer), Dean, Yale Summer Session
- Andrew Forsyth, Assistant Secretary for Student Life
- Katrina Garry, Student Affairs Fellow
- Ann-Marie Guglieri, Deputy Director, Department of Athletics
- Ronnell Higgins, Director of Public Safety & Chief of Police
- Burgwell Howard, Associate Vice President of Student Engagement, Dean of Student Engagement
- Sharon Kugler, University Chaplain
- Earle Lobo, Assistant Director, Student Conduct
- Nancy Loucks, Director of Enterprise Risk Management
- Jennifer O’Neil, Associate Director, Alumni Events Coordinator
- Hannah Peck, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
- Garth Ross, Executive Director, Schwarzman Center
- Susan Sawyer, Senior Associate General Counsel
- Stephanie Spangler, Deputy Provost for Health Affairs and Academic Integrity; University Title IX Coordinator
Reports
Purpose
- To establish guidelines for current and proposed special academic programs
Roster
- Jill Campbell, Professor of English
- Jane Edwards, Dean of International and Professional Experience, Yale College
- Joseph W. Gordon, Dean of Undergraduate Education, Yale College, Convener
- Laurence Horn, Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy
- Mark Mooseker, Ross Granville Harrison Professor of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
- John Wargo, Tweedy/Ordway Professor of Environmental Health & Politics, and Chair, Environmental Studies
Reports
Purpose
- To conduct a full-scale study of education at Yale College
- To make broad recommendations for the refinement of requirements and expansion of opportunities for students
Roster
- Richard Broadhead, chair
- Charles Ahn
- Rachel Alpert
- Dudley Andrew
- Chirag Badlani
- Charles Bailyn
- Scott Berkowitz
- Kim Bottomly
- Ronald Breaker
- Jon Butler
- Justin C. Cohen
- Donald Engelman
- Tali Farhadian
- Joan Feigenbaum
- Candace Feldman
- John Lewis Gaddis
- Joseph Gordon
- Gary Haller
- Andrew Hamilton
- John Harris
- John Hartigan
- Christine Hayes
- Amy Hungerford
- Douglas Kankel
- Daniel Kevles
- Maxwell Laurans
- Penelope Laurans
- Maria Rosa Menocal
- David Mount
- Laura Oh
- Stephen Pitti
- Patrick Casey Pitts
- Benjamin Polak
- Leon Plantinga
- Joseph Roach
- Peter Salovey
- Ian Shapiro
- Helen Siu
- Ronald Smith
- Scott Strobel
- Jacob Sullivan
- Barbara Wexelman
Reports
Purpose
- To conduct a consultation on the University’s cultural centers
Roster
- Judy K. Sakaki, Chair
- Mary Grace Almandrez
- Karen W. Biestman
- Larry D. Roper
Reports
Purpose
Committee information to come
Types of Members
Information to come
Roster for 2023-24
- Kenneth Scheve, Chair
- Dirk Bergemann
- Yang Cai
- Surjit Chandhoke
- Joseph Chang
- Jennifer Frederick
- Alan Gerber
- Alexander Rosas
- Pamela Schirmeister
- Sekhar Tatikonda
- Robert Wooster
Purpose
- To ensure that the Yale College faculty is well-informed about the progress of Yale-NUS College
- To advise the University President and others at Yale on how to approach issues of concern
Roster
- Marvin Chun, Advisory Committee Chair, Professor of Psychology, Neurobiology, and Cognitive Science, a member of one of the initial three study committees for Yale-NUS College, and John B. Madden Master of Berkeley College.
- Daniel Botsman, Professor of History and Chair of the East Asian Studies Council
- George Chauncey, Samuel Knight Professor and Chair of History, Professor of American Studies, and Co-Director of the Yale Research Initiative on the History of Sexualities
- Deborah Davis, Professor and former Chair of Sociology and former Co-Chair of the Women Faculty Forum, former Chair of the PKU Academic Advisory Committee, and a member of one of the initial three study committees for Yale-NUS College
- Joseph Errington, Professor of Anthropology and former Chair of the Southeast Asia Studies Council
- Joseph Gordon, Dean of Undergraduate Education and Deputy Dean of Yale College and Chair of the Provost’s Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
- Valerie Hansen, Professor of History and Acting Chair of the East Asian Studies Council, Spring 2013
- Tina Lu, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies of East Asian Languages and Literatures, and a member of one of the initial three study committees for Yale-NUS College
- Daniel Markovits, Guido Calabresi Professor of Law
- John Wargo, Tweedy Ordway Professor of Environmental Health and Politics and Chair of the Environmental Studies Major
- Laura Wexler, Professor of American Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and former Chair of the Women Faculty Forum
Reports
Purpose
- To review the decisions made by Yale’s faculty in 1969 and 1970 that caused both the Army and Navy ROTC programs to leave campus
- To consider the possible return of ROTC to Yale
Roster
- Gary Haller, chair
- Keith Baker
- James Levinsohn
- Linda Peterson
- Dorothy Robinson
- Joy McGrath
- William Whobrey
Reports
Purpose
- To review the impact of First-year Scholars at Yale (FSY) on participating students
- To make recommendations for increased effectiveness of FSY
Roster
- Laurie Santos (chair), Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Head of Silliman College
- George Levesque, Associate Dean of Academic Programs, Yale College; Director of Undergrad Studies, FAS College Seminars and Freshman Seminars; Lecturer in History
- Nilakshi Parndigamage, Dean of Ezra Stiles College, Lecturer in Political Science
- Steven Roets ‘17, FSY Alum Summer 2013
- Preetinder Singh ‘19, FSY Alum Summer 2015, FSY Counselor ‘17
Purpose
- To consider the possibility of breaking ground on two new residential colleges, and later, to guide the university on the execution of this idea
Rosters
- Study Group to Consider New Residential Colleges (2008)
- Academic Resources Committee: Joseph Gordon (Chair), Penelope Laurans (Vice Chair), Vladimir Alexandrov, Joseph Altonji, Janice Carlisle, Jonathan Dach ’08, Bradley Gano, Jonathan Holloway, Mary Miller, Alice Prochaska, Diane Rodrigues, Lauren Russell ’09, William Segraves, Lloyd Suttle, Jesse Wolfson ’08, Kurt Zilm
- Student Life Committee: William Sledge (Chair), Penelope Laurans (Vice Chair), Woo-kyoung Ahn, Thomas Beckett, Jenny Chavira, Pamela George, Nina Glickson, Harvey Goldblatt, Kevin Hicks, Ernst Hu≠, Judith Krauss, Erin Lavik, George Levesque, Richard Schottenfeld, R. Shankar, Alice Shyy ’08, Betty Trachtenberg, Emily Weissler ’09, Larry Wise ’08
- Ad Hoc Committee on Yale College Expansion (2014)
- Mary Miller (Co-Chair), Ben Polak (Co-Chair), Ron Breaker, Rick Bribiescas, Jane Edwards, Alan Gerber, Jonathan Holloway, Amy Hungerford, Gundula Kreuzer, Kyle Vanderlick, Karen Wynn, Kurt Zilm
Reports
Purpose
- To sketch key components for the Schwarzman Center
Roster
- Lynn Cooley, Co-chair, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Jonathan Holloway, Co-chair, Dean, Yale College
- James Bundy, Dean, School of Drama
- Susan Cahan, Associate Dean for the Arts, Yale College
- Melvin Chen, Deputy Dean, School of Music
- Marvin Chun, Master, Berkeley College
- Emily Coates, Lecturer, Theater Studies & School of Drama
- Joe English, Yale College ’17, YCC President, ex officio
- Tyler Godoff, School of Management ’16, GPSS representative
- Kimberly Goff-Crews, Secretary & Vice President for Student Life
- Robert Harper-Mangels, Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Martha Highsmith, Senior Advisor to the President & Provost
- Burgie Howard, Associate Vice President for Student Life & Dean, Student Engagement
- Daniel Leibovic, Yale College ’17, Undergraduate representative
- Amanda Lerner, Slavic Languages & Literatures, ’18 GSA representative
- Ree Ree Li, Yale College ’16, Undergraduate representative
- Linda Koch, Lorimer Senior Counselor to the President & Provost
- Elizabeth “Mo” Mo, Pharmacology ’18, GPSS President, ex officio
- Skyler Ross, Yale College ’16, Undergraduate representative
- Cindy Rush, Statistics ’16, GSA representative
- Elizabeth Salm, Neuroscience ’18, GSA President, ex officio
- Gregory Sterling, Dean, Divinity School
- Rafi Taherian, Associate Vice President, Yale Hospitality
- Lauren Tilton, American Studies ’16, GPSS representative
- Wendy Xiao, MD/PhD Program ’17, GSA representative
- Catherine Bingchan Xie, School of Medicine ’22, GPSS representative
- George Zdru, Director of University Planning
Reports
Purpose
- To consolidate student input on matters addressed by the Committee on Social Life and Community Values
Roster
- Camille Lizarríbar (chair), Dean of Student Affairs
- Anisha Arcot (PC ‘22)
- Kalen Beacham (PC ‘20)
- Ruqaiyah Damrah (SY ‘23)
- Ellika Edelman (SY ‘23)
- David Foster (GH ‘23)
- Darlene Gomez (SM ‘21)
- Nathan Isaacs (BR ‘20)
- Nick Jacobson (TC ‘23)
- Jack Lattimore (GH ‘20)
- Karen Li (MY ‘22)
- Sayda Martinez-Alvarado (DC ‘23)
- Stephen Martinez-Hamilton (SY ‘22)
- Kobe Rizk (ES ‘21)
- Natalie Schultz-Henry (GH ‘20)
- Daud Shad (BK ‘21)
- Eli Swab (GH ‘20)
- Camila Toro (SM ‘21)
- Jack Tripp (BF ‘23)
- Liana Wang (DC ‘20)
- Kelly Wei (BK ‘22)
Pericles Lewis, Chair
Claire Bowern
Jeanine Dames
Sarah Demers
Kari DiFonzo
Mark Dunn
Andrew Forsyth
John Geanakoplos
Karen Gosselink
Nilay Hazari
Chad Losee
Stefanie Markovits
David Post
Lily Svensen
Purpose
- To review policies and procedures in Yale College regarding withdrawal and readmission
Types of members
- University faculty
- Dean of Trumbull College
- Dean of Academic Affairs
- Representatives from Office of General Council
- Yale College student
Roster
- John Rogers, Chair
- Jasmina Besirevic-Regan
- Caroline G. Hendel
- Sara Samuel
- Susan Sawyer
- Mark Schenker
Reports
Pericles Lewis, Chair
Sunil Amrith
Melanie Boyd
Sarah Demers
Marisa Figueira
Andrew Forsyth
Burgwell Howard
Ferentz Lafargue
George Levesque
Sarah Mahurin
Shonna Marshall
Jordan Peccia
Mark Saltzman
Kenneth Scheve
Pamela Schirmeister
Caitlin Slattery
Daniel Smith
Jason Zentz