The Faculty Advisory Committee on Academic Priorities, chaired by Dean 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 (Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, Chair)
- David W. McLaughlin (Provost,Co-Chair)
- Gerard Ben Arous (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
- Thomas Bender (FAS History)
- Ned Block (FAS, Philosophy)
- Craig Calhoun (FAS, Sociology)
- Kevin Davis (Law)
- Troy Duster (FAS, Sociology)
- Gordon Fishell (Medicine, Cell Biology)
- Helmut Hofer (CIMS, Mathematics)
- Rogan Kersh (Wagner)
- Geoffrey Miller (Law)
- Elizabeth Morrison (Stern)
- Karen Newman (FAS English)
- Michael Purugganan (FAS Biology)
- Matthew Richardson (Stern, Finance)
- Thomas Sargent (FAS, Economics)
- Sarah Schlesinger (TSOA, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing)
- Marcelo Suarez-Orozco (Steinhardt, Humanities and Social Science)
- Louis Terracio (College of Dentistry)
- Tom Tyler (FAS, Psychology)
- Jerome Wakefield (Social Work)
- Michael Ward (FAS, Chemistry)
Ex Officio Members
- Mike Alfano (Executive Vice President)
- Jess Benhabib (Senior Vice Provost for Planning)
- Robert Berne (Senior Vice President for Health)
- Paul Boghossian (Provost Fellow)
- Katy Fleming (Provost Fellow)
- Pierre Hohenberg (Senior Vice Provost for Research)
- David McLaughlin (Provost)
- Linda Mills (Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and University Life)
- Yaw Nyarko (Vice Provost for Globalization and Multicultural Affairs)
- Jane Tylus (Vice Provost for Academic Affairs)
- E. Frances White (Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs)