Office of theDean of the Faculty

The Committee assesses classroom and teaching facilities space and recommends improvements that better meet the pedagogical needs of the University. Members serve three-year terms. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Polly Winfrey Griffin, Secretary; Sarah-Jane Leslie, Paul LaMarche

Chair: Jill S. Dolan

Sits with Committee: Oliver Avens; Rich Bakken; Elizabeth Colagiuri; Elizabeth Erickson; Katherine Stanton; Sean Joyner; Mark Vicente

The Committee nominates candidates for the various Faculty committees, except in those instances where another procedure is specified. Members serve four-year terms. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Christopher L. Eisgruber, Chair; Harriet I. Flower, Secretary

Sits with Committee: Sanjeev R. Kulkarni

If a case arises involving the dismissal or the suspension of a member of the Faculty, or any question of unfair treatment in relation to the appointment, reappointment, or academic duties or privileges of a member of the Faculty or anyone to whom an offer of a Faculty appointment has been made, the Committee on Conference and Faculty Appeal may be called upon to act as a board of review as provided for by the Minutes of the Board of Trustees on 15 June 1918, 19 April 1951, 15 June 1959, and 2 June 2014 (see Rules & Procedures sections IV.N.1 and IV.N.2). The Committee on Conference and Faculty Appeal is also available for consultation in similar cases involving other persons on academic appointments. Members serve three-year terms. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Chair: Jean E. Schwarzbauer

In conjunction with its chair, the Dean of Undergraduate Students, the Committee is responsible for the administration of the stated rules and regulations governing student conduct, for assessing reported violations, and, where necessary, for assigning appropriate penalties. The Committee will adjudicate all alleged academic infractions committed by undergraduates not under the jurisdiction of the Undergraduate Honor Committee. The Committee will also adjudicate all alleged behavioral infractions committed by graduate or undergraduate students that 1) might reasonably result in separation from the University or 2) for which no clear precedent exists. Members serve two-year terms. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Kathleen Deignan, Chair; Joyce C. Shueh, Secretary; Elizabeth Colagiuri

The Committee is entrusted with the administration of all regulations which concern the program of study and the scholastic standing of undergraduate students. Committee members serve two-year terms. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Jill S. Dolan, Chair; Claire Fowler, Secretary

Sits with Committee: Rochelle Calhoun, Polly Winfrey Griffin, Karen Richardson

The Committee selects the incumbents of the Spencer Trask, Stafford Little, Louis Clark Vanuxem, J. Edward Farnum Fund, and Walter E. Edge Lectureships, and arranges for public lectures by members of the Faculty or by invited guests. When two or more lectures are proposed for the same date by other agencies of the University, the Committee has authority to decide whether there is a conflict of interest and, if so, which lecture shall give way to the other.  Members serve two-year terms. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Christie Henry (Princeton University Press); Jill S. Dolan; Eva Kubu

Chair: Steven Chung

The Committee on the Course of Study considers and recommends to the Faculty appropriate action on all matters connected with the educational policy of the undergraduate program. Among the matters with which it is particularly concerned are the following: 

• Requirements for admission to the University
• Requirements for all bachelors' degrees
• Methods of instruction, programs of study, and regulations concerning scholastic standing.
• The institution of new courses and the modification of existing courses in the undergraduate curriculum.
• The promotion, monitoring, and publicizing of experiments in teaching.

Three members are elected each year for terms of three years. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Jill S. Dolan, Chair; Rebekah Massengill, Secretary; Sanjeev Kulkarni

Sits with Committee: Oliver Avens, Peter I. Bogucki, Elizabeth L. Colagiuri, Rebecca Graves-Bayazitoglu, Polly W. Griffin, Katherine Stanton

The Committee advises the President on the operation and development of the Library, particularly in relation to educational policy, and on all matters involving University computing and related information services. The Committee works closely with the Librarian and the Vice President for Computing and Information Technology on planning and resource allocation for both educational and research purposes, and reviews policies governing the use of library and computing facilities. Members serve for three-year terms. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Deborah Prentice, Chair; Paul LaMarche, Secretary; Jill S. Dolan; James Dominick; Ann Jarvis; Sanjeev R. Kulkarni; Sarah-Jane Leslie

The Committee advises the President, the Dean of the College, the Dean of Admission, and the Director of Undergraduate Financial Aid Office on policies and procedures governing admission and financial aid. Two members are elected each year to terms of three years. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Jill S. Dolan, Chair; Robin A. Moscato, Secretary; Karen Richardson

Sits with Committee: Jim Matteo; Rochelle Calhoun

The Committee advises the President on the appointment of Professors, the appointment and promotion of Associate Professors, the reappointment and promotion of Assistant Professors, and the reappointment of Senior Lecturers; and on the salaries of these members of the Faculty. Members serve one-year terms. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Christopher L. Eisgruber, Chair; Sanjeev R. Kulkarni, Secretary

Sits with Committee: Jill S. Dolan, Sarah-Jane Leslie, Deborah A. Prentice

The Advisory Committee on Policy meets with the President at her or his request, at the request of the Faculty, or on its own motion, to afford advisory consultation on matters of University-wide policy of concern to the Faculty and not primarily within the jurisdiction of other established committees. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

The Committee on the Graduate School recommends to the Faculty appropriate action on all matters connected with the educational policy of the Graduate School. It is particularly concerned with the following:  

• Requirements for admission to the Graduate School.
• Requirements for all earned degrees beyond the bachelor's degree.
• Methods of instruction, programs of study, and regulations concerning scholastic standing.
• The institution of new courses and the modification of existing courses in the graduate curriculum.
• Policies for financial support of graduate students.
• Policies regarding graduate student life.

Members serve one-year terms. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Sarah-Jane Leslie, Chair; Brigid Sudnick, Secretary; Sanjeev Kulkarni; Mary Bechler; Cole Crittenden; Renita Miller; Lisa M. Schreyer

In May 1969, a Special Committee on the Structure of the University, chaired by Professor Stanley Kelley Jr., proposed the establishment of a Council of the Princeton University Community as “a permanent conference of the representatives of all major groups of the University” where “they could each raise problems that concern them and … be exposed to each other’s views.” Meetings usually occur six times a year. Council membership includes faculty, students, staff, and alumni representatives, but meetings are open to all in the University community. Faculty members serve three-year terms.

The Policy Committee on Athletics and Campus Recreation advises the President and the Director of Athletics concerning the conduct and direction of the programs of intercollegiate athletics, physical education, and health and fitness. Members serve for three-year terms. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Mollie Marcoux, Secretary; Rochelle Calhoun; Elizabeth Colagiuri; Hilary Parker

Chair: Adam Maloof

The Board advises the Dean for Research and the President on matters pertaining to research administration and policy. The University Research Board consists of six members of the faculty. Two faculty members are elected by the Faculty at large by the system of the alternative vote and four faculty members are appointed by the President. Each of the four divisions of the Faculty is represented by at least one member. Faculty members normally serve four year terms and are not eligible for immediate re-election or reappointment after serving a full four-year term, except in unusual circumstances. See the Committe details here.

Ex Officio: Pablo G. Debenedetti, Chair; Elizabeth H. Adams, Administrative Officer; Annette Tate, Secretary; Jim Matteo; Sarah-Jane Leslie

Meets with the Board when Needed: Kevin Heaney; Robin M. Izzo; Sanjeev Kulkarni; Deborah Prentice; Ramona Romero

The University Student Life Committee is concerned with fostering relationships among academic, residential and social experiences of undergraduate s and graduate students and more generally with the tone and character of University student life. In conjunction with the Council of College Heads, which oversees such matters in the residential colleges, the Committee reviews policies affecting residential and extracurricular life for all undergraduate and graduate students. Members serve a two-year term. For more details, see the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty Chapter II.

Ex Officio: Rochelle Calhoun, Chair; Kathleen Deignan; Jill S. Dolan; Chad Klaus; John Kolligian; Sarah-Jane Leslie; Mollie Marcoux

Sits with Committee: Kimberly Betz; Alison Boden; LaTanya Buck; Chris Burkmar; Kimberly de los Santos; Khristina Gonzaelez; Smitha Haneef; Dorian Johnson; Paul Ominsky; Lisa Schreyer