The role of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS) Faculty Senate is to provide a forum for the faculty of the Krieger School to participate effectively in the process of deliberative governance of the university. Membership in the electorate of the senate is held by all faculty who have full-time or emeritus appointments in the Krieger School. Senate elections are held annually in the spring. 

The senate meets monthly during the usual academic year. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate welcomes your feedback and input. If you would like to communicate with the Senate, please contact the senate administrator at [email protected], or any senator. 

2025-26 Meeting Schedule 

Meetings will be held on the first Monday of the month from noon – 2 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

All members of the KSAS electorate are invited to attend all regularly scheduled KSAS Faculty Senate meetings.

• Monday, June 2 – Bloomberg 462
• Monday, September 8 – Mason Hall Board Room 102
• Monday, October 6 – Mason Hall Board Room 102
• Monday, November 3 – Mason Hall Board Room 102
• Monday, December 1 – Mason Hall Board Room 102
• Monday, January 12 – Mason Hall Board Room 102 (pushed back to be closer to the start of the semester)
• Monday, February 2 – Mason Hall Board Room 102
• Monday, March 2 – Mason Hall Board Room 102
• Monday, April 6 – Mason Hall Board Room 102
• Monday, May 4 – Shriver Hall Board Room
• Monday, June 1 – Shriver Hall Board Room

2025-26 KSAS Faculty Senate Members

Committees

KSAS Faculty Steering Committee

Charge: To coordinate and communicate the timely and orderly business of the Senate, liaising with leadership and other bodies as necessary.

• Dora Malech, Chair
• Julia Burdick-Will, Vice Chair
• Jesse Rosenthal, Secretary

Norms, Procedures, Charter (NPC) Committee

Charge: To undertake periodic review of the Senate Charter and propose and manage its amendments. The committee will also propose norms and procedures of the Senate, which are outside of the Senate charter and that are codified in a norms and procedures document and ratified by the Senate annually. The committee will provide consultation to the Senate on historical norms and procedures to inform current practices.

• N. Peter Armitage, Chair
• Alison Papadakis
• David Savitt

Committee on Graduate Education

Charge: The SGC Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs subcommittee advises the Dean on the KSAS on school-level issues impacting both graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The senate graduate education subcommittee consists of the senators who are also on the SGC subcommittee and can convene separately if needed to address any emergent issues that affect both our Phd and Master’s students.

• Steven Farber, Chair
• Jared Hickman
• Jonathan Wright

Budget Subcommittee

Charge: The SGC budget advisory subcommittee advises the Dean on the KSAS school-level budget, including questions of faculty compensation. The senate budget subcommittee consists of the senators who are also on the SGC subcommittee and can convene separately if needed.

• Jonathan Wright, Chair
• Dora Malech
• David Savitt
• Dawn Teele

Teaching and Research Track (TRT) Faculty Committee

Charge: To gather and represent concerns raised by teaching track and research track faculty, and to advocate for their resolution through the Faculty Senate, Shared Governance Council, and University administration.

• Alison Papadakis, Chair
• Soha Bayoumi
• Richard Brown
• Taylor Hahn
• Suzanne Roos

Committee on Policing

Charge: To conduct informal oversight and critical investigation of aspects of the roll out process of the Johns Hopkins Police Department as they relate to KSAS faculty and its constituencies.

• Jared Hickman, Chair
• Soha Bayoumi
• Claude Guillemard
• Suzanne Roos

Working Group on Core Academic Matters

Charge: To liaise and collaborate with the Core Academic Matters (CAM) committee on both faculty outreach for CAM’s proposals and the future of faculty and shared governance in the Krieger School post-Homewood Academic Council (HAC). The Working Group on CAM is an ad hoc committee that will sunset when CAM sunsets.

• Dora Malech, Chair
• Julia Burdick-Will
• Jared Hickman
• Alison Papadakis
• David Savitt

Classrooms Working Group

Charge: To analyze and discuss the current state of the teaching infrastructure on Homewood campus with a particular emphasis on classroom readiness and availability.   The committee will provide recommendations and feedback to the KSAS Dean’s Office and the University Registrar as well as other relevant groups so as to effect positive change. It is expected that the committee’s work will be done substantially with—but not necessarily only with—an analogous committee from the WSE Senate.

• Peter N. Armitage, Chair
• Julia Burdick-Will
• Jesse Rosenthal