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The Core Academic Matters (CAM) Committee was established in Spring 2024 to develop a proposal for the KSAS-only body or bodies to succeed the Homewood Academic Council (HAC). CAM\u2019s work is unfolding in parallel to a similar process in the Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) as it defines a WSE-only successor to HAC. View a timeline<\/a> of CAM’s work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAM is engaged in outreach efforts with faculty<\/a> and invites your feedback<\/a>. This site is regularly updated to keep the KSAS faculty informed of CAM’s work. Please note that accessing files requires JHED authentication on the campus network or through the VPN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appointment, tenure, and promotion proposal<\/h2>
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CAM has been working for the past year to produce proposals for restructuring key areas of faculty governance and oversight in KSAS to succeed the Homewood Academic Council. Below are materials related to recommendations for appointment, tenure, and promotion procedures. Only procedures, not criteria, were considered for review. They are works in progress and intended as a way of sparking conversation and soliciting feedback.  

Read draft proposals regarding procedures for promotion and appointment to tenure-line faculty positions<\/a> approved by CAM in October 2025 and subsequently ratified by the KSAS Faculty Senate and the Krieger School members of HAC.

Read draft proposals regarding procedures for promotion and appointment to teaching, research, and practice faculty positions<\/a> shared with the KSAS faculty in December 2025.

View the slide deck<\/a> used at the outreach meetings with faculty in December 2025.

CAM welcomes your feedback<\/a> on these materials.

More materials will be posted as they become available.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Governance model<\/h2>
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CAM has been working for the past year to produce proposals for restructuring key areas of faculty governance and oversight in KSAS to succeed the Homewood Academic Council. Below are materials related to the shared governance model. They are works in progress and intended as a way of sparking conversation and soliciting feedback.  

Read the proposed governance model<\/a> endorsed by CAM in October 2025. The proposal was endorsed by the KSAS Faculty Senate and the Krieger School members of HAC in November 2025.

With these endorsements in hand, CAM is developing the full details of the proposed structure, with the goal of presenting a full draft to the KSAS community by the end of the Fall 2025 semester. The KSAS faculty will have an opportunity to give feedback up through early Spring 2026, before votes on the final proposal by the Senate and KSAS-HAC in early February. View a timeline<\/a> of CAM’s work.

Read an interim report<\/a> documenting CAM’s work on the governance model from CAM’s Co-secretaries. Subsequent to the endorsement of the governance framework by the Senate and KSAS-HAC, four CAM Steering Committee members submitted a statement<\/a> regarding their views of the proposal.

More materials will be posted as they become available.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Other academic functions<\/h2>
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CAM has been working for the past year to produce proposals for restructuring key areas of faculty governance and oversight in KSAS to succeed the Homewood Academic Council. Below are materials related to other functions currently under HAC’s charge<\/a>. They are works in progress and intended as a way of sparking conversation and soliciting feedback.  

Materials will be posted as they become available.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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About CAM<\/h2>
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The Core Academic Matters (CAM) Committee was established in Spring 2024 to develop a proposal for the KSAS-only body or bodies to succeed the Homewood Academic Council (HAC). The membership of CAM was created in conversation among the Krieger members of HAC, the KSAS Faculty Senate, and the KSAS Dean’s Office. CAM includes faculty across disciplines, ranks, and statuses so that it is broadly representative of KSAS faculty expertise and experience. CAM includes current and past elected members of both HAC and the KSAS Faculty Senate. Via internal nomination and election, CAM established its own leadership team and subcommittee structures. The faculty who are members of CAM are listed out below. You can also view an archive of communications<\/a> related to the establishment of CAM and updates on its work.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAM developed and approved its charge in summer 2024. View CAM’s charge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first phase of CAM\u2019s work in AY2024-2025 was divided into four streams (Tenure & Promotion, Academic Review & Assessment, Faculty Norms, and Architecture). The current phase is organized into three streams (Bylaws and Procedures, Governance, Outreach) that will bring the work to a conclusion in AY2025-2026. Read the subcommittee charges and rosters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n