Home About Rackham Office Directory Rackham Executive Board Rackham Executive Board The Rackham Graduate School has an Executive Board of 15 faculty members who meet semimonthly during the academic year. Twelve are elected for three-year terms by faculty of the Ann Arbor campus, representing each of the four divisions of the graduate school: Biomedical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Humanities and the Arts. In addition, the Board includes one faculty representative from the Flint campus and one from the Dearborn campus, each of which has Rackham programs. The Rackham dean serves as chair and is also a member of the Board. The Board’s responsibilities include establishing academic policies and general graduate admissions policies, approving proposals to establish new Rackham degree programs, and providing advice and guidance to the dean regarding the administration of academic policies and the operations of the graduate school and the graduate programs. Bylaws of the Executive Board of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies Members of the 2026–2027 Rackham Executive Board Julie Biteen Janine Maddock Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics, Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Biophysics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Term: July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028 Susan V. Brooks Christin Carter-Su Collegiate Professor of Physiology, Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology,Medical School and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering Term: July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027 Andries W. Coetzee Judith T. Irvine Collegiate Professor of Linguistics, Professor of Linguistics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Term: July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029 Heath Hofmann Ian Hiskens Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering Term: July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029 Pamela Jagger Samuel Trask Dana Professor, Professor of Environment and Sustainability, School for Environment and Sustainability; Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; and Professor of Environment, Program in the Environment, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and School for Environment and Sustainability Term: July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029 Ishani Maitra Professor of Philosophy and Professor in the Honors Program, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Term: July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028 Sile O’Modhrain Professor of Music, School of Music, Theatre & Dance; and Professor of Information, School of Information Term: July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029 Anne Pitcher Joel Samoff Collegiate Professor of Political Science and Afroamerican and African Studies, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Research Professor, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research Term: July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028 Joan Remski Associate Provost for Integrative Learning and Faculty Development, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Interim Vice Provost, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Arts, Sciences and Letters, The University of Michigan-Dearborn Term: July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026 Kimberly Saks Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, and Director, M.P.A. Program, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, the University of Michigan-Flint Term: January 27, 2025, to January 27, 2027 Nathan Sanders Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Term: July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028 Megan Sweeney Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of English Language and Literature, Professorof Afroamerican and African Studies, and Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, College ofLiterature, Science, and the Arts Term: July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027 Natalie Tronson Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Term: July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027 Angela Violi Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineeringand Computer Science, College of Engineering Term: July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027 Michael J. Solomon Dean, Rackham Graduate School Vice Provost for Academic Affairs – Graduate Studies Other Participants Ethriam Brammer, Assistant Dean Sonya Dal Cin, Associate Dean Julia Han, Graduate Rackham International (GRIN) Nia Holland, Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR) Rhonda Jacobs, Executive Board Secretary Dewey Jung, Associate Dean Manoj Puthenveedu, Associate Dean Catherine Sanok, Associate Dean Laura Schram, Senior Academic Director David Sept, Associate Dean Emily Swafford, Assistant Dean Devin Woodruff, Rackham Student Government (RSG)
