Comprised of the chairs of the departments and programs of the A&S and several ex officio members, the Committee of Chairs acts on behalf of the A&S faculty in all matters except those involving major changes in policy.

Chairs Of Departments and Programs

Arts & Humanities:

• Katherine Hornstein (Art History)
• Margaret Graver (Classics)
• Peter Orner (English and Creative Writing)
• Roopika Risam (Film and Television Studies)
• Andrea Tarnowski (French and Italian)
• Yuliya Komska (German Studies)
• William Cheng  (Music)
• Peter Lewis (Philosophy)
• Christopher MacEvitt (Religion)
• Lynn Patyk (East European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies)
• Israel Reyes (Spanish and Portuguese)
• Tricia Treacy (Studio Art)
• Daniel Kotlowitz (Theater)

Sciences:

• Rob McClung (Biological Sciences)
• Ivan Aprahamian (Chemistry)
• Devin Balkcom (Computer Science)
• Meredith Kelly (Earth Sciences)
• Douglas Van Citters (Engineering Sciences)
• Dimitrios Giannakis (Mathematics)
• Ryan Hickox (Physics and Astronomy)
• Peter Tse (Psychological and Brain Sciences)

Social Sciences:

• Jeremy DeSilva (Anthropology)
• Eric Edmonds (Economics)
• Xun Shi (Geography)
• Lucas Swaine (Government)
• Darrin McMahon (History)
• Jason Houle (Sociology)

Interdisciplinary Programs and Departments:

• Matthew Delmont (African and African-American Studies)
• Edward Miller (Asian Societies, Cultures, and Language)
• David Kraemer (Cognitive Science)
• Veronika Fuechtner (Comparative Literature)
• Michael Cox (Environmental Studies)
• Susannah Heschel (Jewish Studies)
• Desirée Garcia  (Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies)
• Donald Pease (Liberal Studies)
• James Stanford (Linguistics)
• Tarek El-Ariss (Middle Eastern Studies)
• N. Bruce Duthu (Native American & Indigenous Studies)
• Michael Herron (Quantitative Social Sciences)
• Annelise Orleck (Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies)
• James Dobson (Writing and Rhetoric)

Ex Officio Members

• Elizabeth Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Chair, Ex Officio)
• Sian L. Beilock, President of the College
• Devin Balkcom (Chair, Committee on Priorities)
• Eric Parsons, Registrar
• Cecilia Gaposchkin/Israel Reyes (Co-Chair, Committee on Organization and Policy)
• Jomysha Delgado Stephen, Executive Vice President for Strategy and Special Counsel to the President

The Faculty Coordinating Committee identifies and approves items to be placed on the agendas of meetings of the Committee of Chairs and the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. The Committee coordinates the work of the committees and councils and assists the Dean of Faculty in the elaboration of matters of policy and implementation strategies.

• Elizabeth Smith Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• Cecilia Gaposchkin/Israel Reyes (Co-Chair, Committee on Organization and Policy)
• Devin Balkcom (Chair, Committee on Priorities)
• Jesse Casana (Chair, Committee on the Faculty)
• Dana Williams (Chair, Committee on Instruction)
• Dennis Washburn (Chair, Committee on Off-Campus Activities)
• N. Bruce Duthu (Vice-Chair, Committee of Chairs)
• Pending (Co-Chair, Committee on Undergraduate Enrollment and Student Affairs)

The Committee on Priorities formulates, articulates, and promotes the priorities of the faculty of the A&S as they relate to the budget and allocation of resources.

• Elizabeth Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• Scott Frew, Chief Financial Officer
• Maria Anderson, Chief Finance and Operations Officer
• Jomysha Delgado Stephen, Executive Vice President for Strategy and Special Counsel to the President
• David Kotz, Provost
• Devin Balkcom (Chair 24F)
• Sienna Craig (Chair 25W)
• Roopika Risam
• James Stanford
• Matthew Garcia
• Chandrasekhar Ramanathan (Chair 25S)
• William Cheng
• Darrin McMahon

The Committee Advisory to the President consults with the President on matters of appointment and promotion, faculty leaves of absence, and other topics as appropriate.

• Elizabeth Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• Margaret Ackerman
• Susan Brison
• Robert Bonner
• Kristina Lynch
• Elizabeth Cascio
• Lindsay Whaley

The Review Committee, at the request of the Dean of Faculty, reviews matters of academic freedom as brought forth by faculty members, certain recommendations for disciplinary actions, and appeals by faculty members regarding reappointment, promotion, and tenure decisions.

• Miles Blencowe (alternate)
• Bethany Moreton
• Rebecca Biron
• Ryan Hickox

The Committee on Organization and Policy considers and makes recommendations on general policies which affect the faculty. The Committee ensures that committees and councils are fully invested and representative of the voting faculty members of the Arts & Sciences.

• Elizabeth Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• Cecilia Gaposchkin (Co-Chair 24F, 25W)
• Robyn Millan (Co-Chair 25W, 25S)
• Erich Osterberg (Co-Chair 25S)
• Israel Reyes (Co-Chair 24F)
• Zaneta Thayer
• Colleen Boggs
• Ayo Coly (25W, 25S)
• James Feyrer
• Geoffrey Luke

The Committee on Instruction is responsible for reviewing matters relating to educational policies, including those pertaining to the curriculum, undergraduate degree requirements, majors and minors, culminating experience, First-Year seminars and advising, among others.

• Tim Baker, (Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Representative)
• Eric Parsons, Registrar
• Anne Hudak (Associate Dean of Student Support Services Representative)
• Sergei Kan (24F, 25S)
• Dana Williams (Chair)
• Donna Coch
• Aden Evens (25W, 25S)
• Devin Singh
• Ernesto Mercado-Montero (24F)
• Daryl Press (25W, 25S)
• Eric Zitzewitz (25W)
• Kenneth Walden (24F)
• two undergraduate students

The Committee on Senior Fellowships oversees the administration of the senior fellowship program, which supports up to 10 fourth-year students per year in independent research outside the usual Dartmouth curriculum.

• Margaret Funnell, Assistant Dean of Faculty for Undergraduate Research
• Carlos Cortez Minchillo
• John Zhang
• Jennifer Jerit (Chair)
• Sunglim Kim
• Matthijs van der Meer
• Erzo Luttmer

The Committee on Off-Campus Activities manages matters relating to off-campus educational programs and activities, including the submission of proposals for new programs and changes to existing programs.

• Erica Casacci, Undergraduate Assistant Dean
• Matthew Delmont, Associate Dean of the Faculty for International Studies & Interdisciplinary Programs
• Robert Baum
• Sebastian Diaz (25S)
• Kevin Peterson
• Victoria Somoff
• Nicola Camerlenghi (25W, 25S)
• Nate Dominy
• David LaGuardia (24F, 25S)
• Christopher Sneddon
• Dennis Washburn (24F, 25W, Chair)
• Steven Ericson (24F, 25W)
• Three undergraduate students

The Committee on Standards reviews and takes action on alleged violations of the Academic Honors Principle and the Code of Conduct, cases of unsatisfactory scholarship, certain student petitions, and rules concerning the disciplinary system.

• Luke Chang
• Laurie Churba
• Jeffrey Friedman
• Levi Gibbs
• Lewis Glinert
• Michael Hoppa
• Jason Houle
• Meir Kohn
• Eng-Beng Lim
• Jifeng Liu
• Jason Lyall
• Justin Mankin
• Annabel Martín
• Andrew McCann
• Edward Miller
• Paul Novosad
• Ekaterina Pletneva
• Jeffrey Ruoff
• Scott Sanders
• Kyle Smith
• Sean Smith
• Zenovia Toloudi
• James Whitfield
• Dean Wilcox

The Committee on Undergraduate Enrollment and Student Affairs is an advisory body to the Dean of the Faculty, the Dean of the College, and the Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid on policies, procedures, and practices pertaining to the recruitment and admission of undergraduates, and the intersection of academics and student life.

• Lee Coffin, Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
• Eric Parsons, Registrar
• Tim Baker, Assistant Dean of Faculty for Special Projects and Academic Advising
• Ryan Calsbeek
• Janice McCabe, House Professor
• Sachi Schmidt-Hori
• Amie Thomasson

The Committee on Graduate Fellowships evaluates all candidates from Dartmouth for prestigious national scholarships and fellowships, including Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Churchill, Fulbright, DAAD, Truman, Goldwater, Luce, Gates and others. The Committee evaluates applications for Dartmouth-funded fellowships and graduate research opportunities for graduating seniors, including the Dartmouth General and Reynolds grants.  

• Christie Harner , Assistant Dean of Faculty for Fellowship Advising
• Asher Auel
• Diego Comin
• Carl Estabrook (Chair)
• Rodolfo Franconi (24F)
• Bing He
• Yusaku Horiuchi
• Gil Raz
• Alex Rimberg (25S)
• Patricia Stuelke
• Tarek El-Ariss (25W, 25S)
• Alberto Quattrini Li (24F, 25W)

The Committee on the Faculty has a broad mandate to consider matters that affect the professional development and well-being of the faculty of the Arts & Sciences and to advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty, or other officers of the College in these matters.

• Elizabeth Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• Maria Anderson, Chief Finance and Operations Officer
• Kimberly Brown
• Jesse Casana (Chair)
• Michelle Clarke
• Michael Cox
• Eric Edmonds
• Lynn Patyk
• Caitlin Pries
• Sarah Slotznick
• Håkan Tell