The Graduate Policy Committee (GPC) reviews graduate programs, engaging with program leaders about admissions practices, advising systems, student life, curricular offerings and requirements, temporal guideposts and time to degree, and outplacement of degree holders. Reviews are scheduled in a regular cycle over the years. Additionally, the GPC coordinates with the FAS Faculty Council and its subcommittee on graduate education on policy discussions, mandated reviews of programs, and consideration of proposed new PhD programs. Where appropriate, the GPC also coordinates with relevant bodies at other Harvard schools involved in interfaculty PhD programs.
Membership
Co-chaired by the Dean of the FAS and the Dean of Harvard Griffin GSAS, the GPC includes two senior faculty each from the FAS humanities, social science, and natural science programs; several senior faculty members involved with interfaculty graduate programs; and an ex officio senior faculty member designated each year by the Committee on Graduate Education of the FAS Faculty Council. The Dean of Harvard College, FAS divisional deans, the registrar, and additional senior Harvard Griffin GSAS administrators are invited to attend meetings that cover issues relevant to their expertise or responsibilities.
Graduate Policy Committee Members 2024-2025
Emma Dench
Chair, Dean, Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History and of the Classics
Laura Frahm
John L. Loeb Professor of the Humanities and Director of Graduate Studies for the Art, Film, and Visual Studies Program
Gonzalo Giribet
Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Professor
Jerry Green
David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy and John Leverett Professor in the University
Eddie Kohler
Microsoft Professor of Computer Science
Elena Kramer
Bussey Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Interim Director of the Harvard University Herbaria, and Faculty Fellow of the Arnold Arboretum
Rebecca Lemov
Professor of the History of Science
Robert Stavins
A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development and Director of Graduate Studies for the Doctoral Programs in Public Policy and in Political Economy and Government
S.V. Subramanian
Professor of Population Health and Geography and Faculty Chair of the Center for Geographic Analysis of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Karen Laura Thornber
Harry Tuchman Levin Professor in Literature, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
Paola Uccelli
Professor of Education and Co-Faculty Director of the Doctor of Philosophy in Education Program
Regularly Invited Guests 2024-2025
Hopi Hoekstra
Co-Chair, John L. Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Allen Aloise
Dean for Administration and Finance, Harvard Griffin GSAS
Noël Bisson
Dean for Academic Programs, Harvard Griffin GSAS
Lawrence Bobo
W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences and Dean, Social Sciences
Lakshmi Clark
Dean of Students, Harvard Griffin GSAS
Robert Coughlin
Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, Harvard Griffin GSAS
Jen Flynn
Senior Director of Global Outreach, Harvard Griffin GSAS
John Girash
Director of Graduate Education, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Ann Hall
Chief of Staff, Harvard Griffin GSAS
Shelby Johnson
Associate Director of Academic Programs, Harvard Griffin GSAS
Sean Kelly
Dean of Arts and Humanities and Teresa G. and Ferdinand F. Martignetti Professor of Philosophy
Lisa Laskin
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education
Jeff Lichtman
Dean of Sciences, Jeremy R. Knowles Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Santiago Ramón y Cajal Professor of Arts and Sciences
Erika McDonald
Registrar of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
David Parkes
Dean, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Rosalind Segal
Dean for Graduate Education, HMS
Bailey Snyder
Director of Communications, Harvard Griffin GSAS
Gisselle Vélez-Ruiz
Interim Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, Harvard Griffin GSAS
Nina Zipser
Dean for Faculty Affairs and Planning, FAS