Committees and Councils
MIT's governance structure is supported by a strong system of committees and councils: The Faculty, as one of the Institute's governing bodies, develops and carries out policy through the Standing and Special Committees of the Faculty; the latter also include the award committees and the Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board. Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President hold responsibility for policy development and review in key areas; each reports to a senior officer. Other Institute Committees and Councils comprise other Institute-wide groups involved in policy development and review. Please contact us if there is a committee you feel should be included here. NOTE: For information related to a committee at the School, department, lab, or center level, please contact the relevant office directly.
| Committee Name | Contact | Committee type |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Performance, Committee on (CAP) | Matt Wilson, Chair Jocelyn Heywood, Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Campus Planning, Committee on (CCP) | Seth Mnookin, Chair Amy Kaiser, Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Curricula, Committee on (CoC) | Chris Kaiser, Chair Pam Walcott, Executive Officer Alison Trachy, Staff Martha Janus, Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Discipline, Committee on (COD) | Tamar Schapiro, Chair Tessa McLain, Executive Officer James Reed, Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Faculty Policy Committee (FPC) | Mary Fuller, Chair Tami Kaplan, Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Graduate Programs, Committee on (CGP) | Duane Boning, Chair Jessica Landry, Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Library System, Committee on the (CLS) | Nick Montfort, Chair Erin Stalberg, Executive Officer Shannon Hunt, Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Nominations, Committee on (CoN) | Rodrigo Verdi, Chair Tami Kaplan, Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Student Life, Committee on (CSL) | Raul Radovitzky, Chair Helen Wang, Executive Officer Katie McLean, Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid, Committee on (CUAFA) | Ila Fiete, Chair Stuart Schmill, Executive Officer Chris Peterson, Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Undergraduate Program, Committee on the (CUP) | Bill Minicozzi, Chair Genevre Filiault, Executive Officer Sarah Michaud, Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Communication Requirement, Subcommittee on the (SOCR) | Andrea Campbell, SHASS Co-Chair Aram Harrow, Science Co-Chair Kathleen MacArthur, Executive Officer Nicole Dillie, Staff Tom Scahill, Staff | Special Committees of the Faculty |
| Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award Selection Committee, Harold E. | Nancy Kanwisher, Chair Tami Kaplan, Staff | Special Committees of the Faculty |
| Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board, MIT (FNL) | David Lewis, Managing Editor | Special Committees of the Faculty |
| HASS Requirement, Subcommittee on the (SHR) | Hiromu Nagahara, Chair Patty Fernandes, Executive Officer Kara Cunningham, Staff Sarah Michaud, Staff | Special Committees of the Faculty |
| Killian Faculty Achievement Award Selection Committee, James R. Jr. | Roger White, Chair Tami Kaplan, Staff | Special Committees of the Faculty |
| Animal Care, Committee on (CAC) | Howard Heller, Chair Abigail Powell, Program Manager | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Assessment of Biohazards and Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight, Committee on (CAB/ESCRO) | David Housman, Chair Nicolas Paquin, Executive Secretary | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Baker Memorial Foundation Advisory Board, Everett Moore | Emily Cheng, Chair William Tisdale, Faculty Advisor Michael Santoro, Staff Advisor | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Belonging, Achievement, and Composition, Institute Council on | Ray Reagans, Faculty Co-Chair Denise Phillips, Staff Co-Chair Rachel Ornitz, Staff to the Council | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Commencement Committee | James Poterba, Chair Kristina Kastrinelis, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Community Campus Safety Council (CCSC) | John Fernandez, Chair Kim Medeiros, Staff Sergeant Robert Schroeder, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Community Giving at MIT Steering Committee | Bevin Engelward, Chair Traci Swartz, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Community Service Fund Board (CSFB) | Jared Curhan, Chair Logan Read, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| DAPER Advisory Board | John Fernandez, Chair Missy Kubik, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Distinguished Fellowships, Presidential Committee on | Will Broadhead, Co-Chair Nancy Kanwisher, Co-Chair Kimberly Benard, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Endicott House Board of Governors | Joe Higgins, Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Enrollment Management Group (EMG) | Ian Waitz, Chair Elizabeth Hoy, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Environmental Health and Safety, Institute Council on (EHS) | Maria Zuber, Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Family and Work, Council on | Ken Goldsmith, Co-Chair Kathleen Thelen, Co-Chair (effective 1/1/2024) | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Hobby Shop, Committee on the | Alex Slocum, Chair Hayami Arakawa, Director, Hobby Shop | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Intellectual Property, Committee on (COIP) | Maria Zuber, Chair Greg Moffatt, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| International Advisory Committee (IAC) | Fotini Christia, Chair Elizabeth Lennox, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Lincoln Laboratory - Campus Interaction Committee | Kerri Cahoy, Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Medical Consumers' Advisory Council (MCAC) | Janet Sonenberg, Chair Erin Forte, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| MIT Medical Management Board | Dr. Russell Phillips, Chair Dorianne Deleon, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| MIT Press Editorial Board | David Kaiser, Chair Justin Kehoe, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| MIT Press Management Board | Chris Bourg, Chair Nick Green, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| MITAC Advisory Council | Jesse Kroll, Chair Jodi Schwedelson, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Prehealth Advising Committee | Matthew Vander Heiden, Chair Aleshia Carlsen-Bryan, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Race and Diversity, Committee on (CRD) | Ray Reagans, Faculty Co-Chair Denise Phillips, Staff Co-Chair Rachel Ornitz, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Radiation Protection, Committee on | Richard Milner, Chair Mitchell Galanek, Executive Secretary | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Reactor Safeguards Committee (MITRSC) | Dennis Whyte, Chair Susan Tucker, Secretary | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| ROTC Oversight Committee | Michael Yaffe, Chair Elizabeth Hoy, Staff Liam Gale, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response, Committee on (CSMPR) | Lerna Ekmekcioglu, Co-Chair Sarah Rankin, Co-Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Supplemental 401(k) Plan Oversight Committee | Glen Shor, Chair Kenneth Davies, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Technology Broadcasting Corporation | Ron Spangler, President Todd Glickman, Clerk | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Toxic Chemicals, Committee on (CTC) | Moungi Bawendi, Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Transportation and Parking, Committee for | Joe Higgins, Chair Tom Giannino, Secretary | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects, Committee on the (COUHES) | Leigh Firn, Chair Na Hu, Director, IRB Michael Keohane, Manager, IRB | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Women's Advisory Group (WAG) | Judi Segall, Convener Kalina Schloneger, Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Working Group for Support Staff (WGSS) | Appointment Pending, Senior Co-Convener Appointment Pending, Junior Co-Convener | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Administrative Advisory Council II (AACII) | Peter Brenton, Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Afghan Working Group | Richard Lester, Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Building Committee | Cynthia Barnhart, Co-Chair Glen Shor, Co-Chair Melissa Stopa, Staff | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Compton Advisory Committee | Philip Khoury, Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Corporation Joint Advisory Committee on Institute-Wide Affairs (CJAC) | Jason Lloyd, Executive Assistant to the Chair of the Corporation | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Employee Benefits Oversight Committee (EBOC) | Ramona Allen, Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Free Expression, Ad Hoc Working Group on | Sallie (Penny) Chisholm, Co-Chair Phillip Clay, Co-Chair Doug Pfeiffer, Staff | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Information Technology Governance Committee (ITGC) | Mark Silis, Co-Chair Peter Fisher, Co-Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Information Technology Policy Committee (ITPC) | Nickolai Zeldovich, Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| International Coordinating Committee (ICC) | Magdalene Lee, Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Nonprofit Entity Working Group | Cynthia Barnhart, Co-Chair Lily Tsai, Co-Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Renovation and Space Planning, Committee for (CRSP) | Brent Ryan, Co-Chair Joe Higgins, Co-Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Sustainability Leadership Steering Committee | Andrea Campbell, Co-Chair Julie Newman, Co-Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |