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.
Members of the 2020-2021 Rackham Executive Board
- Colleen M. Conway
- Professor of Music Education, School of Music, Theatre, & Dance
- Term: July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023
- Mary Gallagher
- Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor of Democracy, Democratization, and Human Rights, Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022
- Rachel Goldman
- Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering; Professor of Physics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022
- Lorraine M. Gutierrez
- Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023
- Trachette L. Jackson
- Professor of Mathematics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023
- Ioulia Kovelman
- Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Research Professor of the Center for Human Growth and Development
- Term: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021
- Anuj Kumar
- Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022
- Marjorie Levinson
- Frederick G L Huetwell Professor and Professor of English Language and Literature, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022
- Maureen Linker
- Associate Provost and Director, Mardigian Library
- Professor of Philosophy, University of Michigan-Dearborn
- November 15, 2020 to June 30, 2021
- Mingyan Liu
- Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Term: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021
- Stephen W. Turner
- Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Programs
- Associate Professor of Computer Science, College of Arts and Science, University of Michigan-Flint
- Term: July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021
- Kristen J. Verhey
- A. Kent Christensen Collegiate Professor and Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Medical School
- Term: July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023
- Magdalena J. Zaborowska
- John Rich Faculty Fellow, Institute for the Humanities, Professor of American Culture and African American and African Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021
- Donald R. Zak
- Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Burton V Barnes Collegiate Professor, Professor of Natural Resources, School for Environment and Sustainability and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021
- Michael J. Solomon
- Dean, Rackham Graduate School; Vice Provost for Academic Affairs – Graduate Studies
Other Participants
- Andrea Belgrade
- Graduate Rackham International (GRIN)
- Ethriam Brammer
- Assistant Dean
- Sydney Carr
- Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR)
- Rita Chin
- Associate Dean
- John Godfrey
- Assistant Dean
- Zana Kwaiser
- Executive Board Secretary
- Anna Mapp
- Associate Dean
- Brahim Medjahed
- Associate Dean
- Lutgarde Raskin
- Associate Dean
- Arthur Verhoogt
- Associate Dean