The Graduate and Professional Education and Research Committee has fiduciary oversight for graduate and professional education and research at the University, including the articulation of the mission of the University as it relates to graduate and professional education and research; enhancing the quality of the relevant programs; considering new graduate and professional schools and degree programs and significant modifications to existing graduate and professional schools and degree programs, including those located outside of Durham; fostering recruitment of the highest quality faculty, faculty development and other faculty priorities; all matters relating to the graduate and professional student experience (including academic, extra-curricular, and co-curricular affairs) and libraries and library systems; and promoting scholarly research.
Graduate and Professional Education and Research Committee Membership, 2026-2027
Michael Rhodes, Chair
Amy Abernethy
Steffen Bass (Faculty)
Austin Beason
Janine Brown
Garheng Kong
Elias Lugo-Fagundo (Graduate/Professional Student)
Sharon Marcil
Belton Moore (Observer)
Gregory Palmer
David Page (Faculty)
Shen Shen (Graduate/Professional Student)
Suzanne Barbour, Dean of The Graduate School, ex officio
Alec Gallimore, Provost, ex officio
Mary Klotman, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, ex officio
Mohamed Noor, Executive Vice Provost, ex officio