FAS Steering Committee
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Purpose
The Steering Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences advises the Executive and Expanded Executive Committees on matters of policy in regards to the future of the FAS.
The Steering Committee is chaired by the Dean of the FAS and includes the Deans of Yale College and the Graduate School, as well as other members who are invited by the Dean as voting or non-voting attendees.
Committee Membership for 2024-25
Tamar Szabó Gendler | Committee Chair; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science
Alexandra Apolloni | Assistant Dean for Faculty Development and Outreach, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Robert Burger | Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Margaret Clark | Dean of Academic Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; John M. Musser Professor of Psychology
Lynn Cooley | Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Larry Gladney | FAS Dean of Science; Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Physics
Pericles Lewis | Dean of Yale College; Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English
John R. Mangan | Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Dean of Faculty Affairs
Dorottya Noble | Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Marc Robinson | FAS Dean of Humanities; Malcolm G. Chace ‘56 Professor of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, of English, of American Studies; Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at the David Geffen School of Drama
Kenneth Scheve | FAS Dean of Social Science; Dean Acheson Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs
Pamela Schirmeister | Deputy Dean of Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Jason Zentz | Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Past Committee Membership
Tamar Szabó Gendler | Committee Chair; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science
Alexandra Apolloni | Assistant Dean for Faculty Development and Outreach, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Robert Burger | Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Margaret Clark | Dean of Academic Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; John M. Musser Professor of Psychology
Lynn Cooley | Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Larry Gladney | FAS Dean of Science; Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Physics
Pericles Lewis | Dean of Yale College; Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English
Kathryn Lofton | FAS Dean of Humanities; Lex Hixon Professor of Religious Studies, of American Studies and of History and Divinity
John R. Mangan | Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Dean of Faculty Affairs
Dorottya Noble | Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Kenneth Scheve | FAS Dean of Social Science; Dean Acheson Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs
Pamela Schirmeister | Deputy Dean of Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Anne Shutkin | Chief of Staff, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Jason Zentz | Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Tamar Szabó Gendler | Committee Chair; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science
Alexandra Apolloni | Assistant Dean for Faculty Development and Outreach, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Robert Burger | Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Margaret Clark | Dean of Academic Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; John M. Musser Professor of Psychology
Lynn Cooley | Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Larry Gladney | FAS Dean of Science; Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Physics
Pericles Lewis | Dean of Yale College; Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English
Kathryn Lofton | FAS Dean of Humanities; Lex Hixon Professor of Religious Studies, of American Studies and of History and Divinity
John R. Mangan | Senior Associate Dean & Dean of Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Dorottya Noble | Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Kenneth Scheve | FAS Dean of Social Science; Dean Acheson Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs
Peter Schiffer | Director for Strategic Projects, FAS Dean’s Office; Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Applied Physics and Professor of Physics
Pamela Schirmeister | Senior Associate Dean and Dean of Strategic Initiatives for the Graduate School; Dean of Undergraduate Education at Yale College
Anne Shutkin | Chief of Staff, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Jason Zentz | Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Tamar Szabó Gendler | Committee Chair; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science
Jeffrey Brock | Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science; FAS Dean of Science; Zhao and Ji Professor of Mathematics
Robert Burger | Sr. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Marvin Chun | Dean of Yale College; Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology and Professor of Neuroscience
Margaret Clark | Dean of Academic Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; John M. Musser Professor of Psychology
Lynn Cooley | Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Alan Gerber (Fall only) | Outgoing FAS Dean of Social Science; Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, of Economics and of Public Health (Health Policy)
Larry Gladney | Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Physics
Kathryn (Katie) Lofton | FAS Dean of Humanities; Lex Hixon Professor of Religious Studies, of American Studies and of History and Divinity
John Mangan | Sr. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Dean of Faculty Affairs
Sarah Miller | Assistant Dean for Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Pamela Schirmeister | Sr. Associate Dean and Dean of Strategic Initiatives for The Graduate School; Dean of Undergraduate Education at Yale College
Anne Shutkin | Chief of Staff, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Vincent Wilczynski | Deputy Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science
Steven Wilkinson | Acting FAS Dean of Social Science; Nilekani Professor of India and South Asian Studies; Professor of Political Science and International Affairs; Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies
Jason Zentz | Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Alexandra Apolloni (non-voting member) | Project Specialist for Communications and Faculty Development, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Tamar Szabó Gendler | Committee Chair; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science
Alexandra Apolloni (non-voting member) | Project Specialist for Communications and Faculty Development, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Jeffrey Brock | Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science; FAS Dean of Science; Zhao and Ji Professor of Mathematics
Robert Burger | Sr. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Marvin Chun | Dean of Yale College; Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology and Professor of Neuroscience
Lynn Cooley | Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Debra Fischer | Dean of Academic Affairs; Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy
Alan Gerber | FAS Dean of Social Science; Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, of Economics and of Public Health (Health Policy)
Larry Gladney | Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development; Professor of Physics
Kathryn (Katie) Lofton | Acting FAS Dean of Humanities; Chair, Religious Studies; Professor of Religious Studies, of American Studies and of History and Divinity
John Mangan | Sr. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Dean of Faculty Affairs
Sarah Miller | Assistant Dean for Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Pamela Schirmeister | Sr. Associate Dean and Dean of Strategic Initiatives for The Graduate School; Dean of Undergraduate Education at Yale College
Anne Shutkin (non-voting member) | Chief of Staff, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Vincent Wilczynski | Deputy Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science
Jason Zentz | Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Tamar Szabó Gendler | Committee Chair; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science
Alexandra Apolloni (spring only; non-voting member) | Project Specialist, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Jeffrey Brock | Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science; FAS Dean of Science; Zhao and Ji Professor of Mathematics
Robert Burger | Sr. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Marvin Chun | Dean of Yale College; Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology and Professor of Neuroscience
Lynn Cooley | Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Debra Fischer | Dean of Academic Affairs; Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy
Alan Gerber | FAS Dean of Social Science; Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, of Economics and of Public Health (Health Policy)
Larry Gladney | Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development; Professor of Physics
Kathryn (Katie) Lofton | Acting FAS Dean of Humanities; Chair, Religious Studies; Professor of Religious Studies, of American Studies and of History and Divinity
John Mangan | Sr. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Dean of Faculty Affairs
Sarah Miller (spring only) | Assistant Dean for Science and Engineering, Facutly of Arts and Sciences
Pamela Schirmeister | Sr. Associate Dean and Dean of Strategic Initiatives for The Graduate School; Dean of Undergraduate Education at Yale College
Anne Shutkin (non-voting member) | Chief of Staff, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Vincent Wilczynski | Deputy Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science
Jason Zentz | Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Tamar Szabó Gendler | Committee Chair; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science
Jeffrey Brock (spring only) | Dean of Science; Professor of Mathematics
Robert Burger | Sr. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Marvin Chun | Dean of Yale College; Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology and Professor of Neuroscience
Lynn Cooley | Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Alan Gerber | Dean of Social Science; Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, of Economics and of Public Health (Health Policy)
Larry Gladney (spring only) | Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development; Professor of Physics
Amy Hungerford | Dean of Humanities; Bird White Housum Professor of English and Professor of American Studies
Kathryn (Katie) Lofton (fall only) | Deputy Dean for Diversity and Faculty Development; Chair, Religious Studies; Professor of Religious Studies, of American Studies and of History and Divinity
John Mangan | Sr. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Pamela Schirmeister | Sr. Associate Dean and Dean of Strategic Initiatives for The Graduate School; Dean of Undergraduate Education at Yale College
Mitchell Smooke | Acting Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science; Strathcona Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Paul Turner (fall only) | Acting Dean of Science; Henry Ford II Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Vincent Wilczynski | Deputy Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science
Bethany Zemba (fall only; non-voting member) | Sr. Associate Dean, Chief of Staff, and Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Jason Zentz | Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Tamar Szabó Gendler | Committee Chair; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science
Robert Burger | Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Marvin Chun | Dean of Yale College; Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology and Professor of Neuroscience
Lynn Cooley | Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
John Dovidio | Dean of Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Carl I. Hovland Professor of Psychology and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies and of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)
Alan Gerber | Dean of Social Sciences; Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, of Economics and of Public Health (Health Policy)
Amy Hungerford | Dean of Humanities; Bird White Housum Professor of English and Professor of American Studies
Kathryn (Katie) Lofton | Deputy Dean for Diversity and Faculty Development; Chair, Religious Studies; Professor of Religious Studies, of American Studies and of History and Divinity
John Mangan | Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Pamela Schirmeister | Sr. Associate Dean and Dean of Strategic Initiatives for The Graduate School; Dean of Undergraduate Education at Yale College
Mitchell Smooke (spring only) | Acting Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, Strathcona Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Paul Turner | Acting Dean of Sciences; Henry Ford II Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
T. Kyle Vanderlick (fall only) | Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science; Thomas E. Golden, Jr. Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Bethany Zemba (non-voting member) | Senior Associate Dean, Chief of Staff, and Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Jason Zentz (non-voting member) | Academic and Faculty Affairs Associate, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Tamar Szabó Gendler | Committee Chair; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; VIncent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
Emily Bakemeier | Deputy Provost; Dean of Faculty Affairs of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Robert Burger | Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Lynn Cooley | Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
John Dovidio | Dean of Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Carl I. Hovland Professor of Psychology and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies and of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)
Alan Gerber | Dean of Social Sciences; Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, of Economics and of Public Health (Health Policy)
Jonathan Holloway | Dean of Yale Collge; Edmund S. Morgan Professor of African American Studies and Professor of History and of American Studies
Amy Hungerford | Dean of Humanities; Professor of English and of American Studies
Kathryn (Katie) Lofton | Deputy Dean for Diversity and Faculty Development; Chair, Religious Studies; Professor of Religious Studies, of American Studies and of History and Divinity
John Mangan | Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Scott Miller | Divisional Director, Sciences; Chair, Physical Sciences and Engineering Advisory COmmittee; Irénée du Pont Professor of Chemistry
T. Kyle Vanderlick | Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science; Thomas E. Golden, Jr. Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Bethany Zemba (non-voting member) | Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Tamar Szabó Gendler | Committee Chair; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
Emily Bakemeier | Deputy Provost; Dean of Faculty Affairs of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Robert Burger | Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Lynn Cooley | Dean of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
John Dovidio | Dean of Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Arts of Sciences; Carl I. Hovland Professor of Psychology and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies and of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)
Alan Gerber | Dean of Social Sciences; Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, of Economics and of Public Health (Health Policy)
Jonathan Holloway | Dean of Yale College; Edmund S. Morgan Professor of African American Studies and Professor of History and of American Studies
Amy Hungerford | Dean of Humanities; Professor of English and of American Studies
John Mangan | Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Scott Miller | Divisional Director, Sciences; Chair, Physical Sciences and Engineering Advisory Committee; Irénée du Pont Professor of Chemistry
T. Kyle Vanderlick | Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science; Thomas E. Golden, Jr. Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering