Rackham Executive Board
The Rackham Graduate School has an Executive Board of fifteen 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. In addition to providing advice to the Dean regarding the operations of the Graduate School, the Rackham Executive Board oversees and approves academic policy, proposals for new degree and certificate programs, and decisions of Rackham faculty panels for student fellowships and awards.
Bylaws of the Executive Board of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
Members of the 2023-2024 Rackham Executive Board
Eric Bell
- Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Professor of Astronomy, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026
Marina A. Epelman
- Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering, College of Engineering
- Term: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024
Sara Forsdyke
- Josiah Ober Collegiate Professor of Ancient History, Professor of Greek and Latin, Department of Classical Studies and Professor of History, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025
Rachel Goldman
- Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, and Professor of Physics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
Scott Greer
- Professor of Health Management and Policy, Professor of Global Public Health, School of Public Health, and Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026
Nicholas Kingsley
- Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Michigan-Flint
- Term: January 2, 2023 to June 30, 2024
Joy Knoblauch
- Associate Professor of Architecture, Alfred A. Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
- Term: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026
Anuj Kumar
- Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
Maureen Linker
- Associate Provost, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- Professor of Philosophy, Department of Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, University of Michigan-Dearborn
- Term: November 15, 2020 to June 30, 2024
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran
- Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024
Acrisio M. Pires
- Professor of Linguistics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024
Emily Scott
- F. F. Blicke Collegiate Professor of Pharmacy, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School, Professor Biophysics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026
Charles Shipan
- J. Ira and Nicki Harris Professor of Social Science, Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
- Term: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025
Chuanwu Xi
- Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Professor of Global Public Health, School of Public Health
- Term: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025
Michael J. Solomon
- Dean, Rackham Graduate School
- Vice Provost for Academic Affairs – Graduate Studies
Other Participants
- Ethriam Brammer, Assistant Dean
- Rita Chin, Associate Dean
- Rhonda Jacobs, Executive Board Secretary
- Shana Littleton, Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR)
- Yuxin Liu, Graduate Rackham International (GRIN)
- Anna Mapp, Associate Dean
- Brahim Medjahed, Associate Dean
- Angelica Previero, Rackham Student Government (RSG)
- Catherine Sanok, Associate Dean
- David Sept, Associate Dean
- Emily Swafford, Assistant Dean
