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 2024-2025 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
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
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
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
Joy Knoblauch
- Associate Professor of Architecture, Alfred A. Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
- Term: July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026
Sunitha Nagrath
- Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Term: July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025
Kimberly Saks
- Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Michigan-Flint
- Term: January 27, 2025, through June 30, 2025
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
Megan Sweeney
- Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of English Language and Literature, Professor
of Afroamerican and African Studies, and Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, College of
Literature, 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 Engineering
and Computer Science, College of Engineering - Term: July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027
Donald R. Zak
- Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Alexander H. Smith Distinguished University Professor of Ecology, Professor of Natural Resources, School for Environment and Sustainability; Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; and Professor of Program in the Environment, School for Environment and Sustainability and College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: August 14, 2024, to June 30, 2025
Armen Zakarian
- Vice Provost for Research
- Dean of Graduate Studies, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Michigan-Dearborn
- Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan-Dearborn
- Term: October 25, 2023, to June 30, 2024
Michael J. Solomon
- Dean, Rackham Graduate School
- Vice Provost for Academic Affairs – Graduate Studies
Other Participants
- Ethriam Brammer, Assistant Dean
- Rita Chin, Associate Dean
- Azia Harris-Martin, Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR)
- Rhonda Jacobs, Executive Board Secretary
- Yuxin Liu, Graduate Rackham International (GRIN)
- Anna Mapp, Associate Dean
- Brahim Medjahed, Associate Dean
- Angelica Previero, Rackham Student Government (RSG)
- Catherine Sanok, Associate Dean
- Laura Schram, Senior Academic Director
- David Sept, Associate Dean
- Emily Swafford, Assistant Dean