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Faculty Advisory Committee on Academic Priorities

2009-2010 Members

The Faculty Advisory Committee on Academic Priorities, chaired by Vice Chancellor Richard Foley, is composed of distinguished senior faculty members from across the University, serving staggered three-year terms. The committee advises the President and the University administration on any and all academic matters, fosters a culture of teaching and research excellence throughout the University, and develops specific strategies for measuring, achieving, and sustaining excellence.

  • Richard Foley (Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives, Chair)
  • David W. McLaughlin (Provost,Co-Chair)
  • Gerard Ben Arous (CIMS, Mathematics)
  • Thomas Bender (FAS History)
  • Elizabeth Bradley (TSOA, Undergraduate Drama)
  • Sylvain Cappell (CIMS, Mathematics)
  • Kevin Davis (Law)
  • Troy Duster (FAS, Sociology)
  • Ingrid Gould Ellen (Wagner, Public Policy & Urban Planning)
  • Raquel Fernandez (FAS, Economics)
  • Vivian Lee (Medicine, Radiology)
  • Beatrice Longuenesse (FAS, Philosophy)
  • Elizabeth Morrison (Stern)
  • Pedro Noguera (Steinhardt, Teaching and Learning)
  • Michael Perugganan (FAS, Biology)
  • Liz Phelps (FAS, Psychology)
  • Cybele Raver (Steinhardt, Applied Psychology)
  • Matt Stanley (Gallatin, History and Philosophy of Science)
  • Louis Terracio (College of Dentistry)
  • Tom Tyler (FAS, Psychology)
  • Jerome Wakefield (Silver School of Social Work)
  • Michael Ward (FAS, Chemistry)
  • Eitan Zemel (Stern, Operations Management)

Ex Officio Members

  • Mike Alfano (Executive Vice President)
  • Robert Berne (Senior Vice President for Health)
  • Pierre Hohenberg (Senior Vice Provost Academic Policies)
  • Paul Horn (Senior Vice Provost for Research)
  • Linda Mills (Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and University Life)
  • Dianne Rekow (Senior Vice Provost for Engineering and Technology)
  • Ron Robin (Senior Vice Provost for Planning)
  • K.R. Sreenivasan (Senior Vice Provost)
  • Diane Yu (Chief of Staff and Deputy to the President)