February 1, 2006 | Board Room
Shriver Hall | 3:00 p.m.
The meeting of the Academic Council was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Provost Steven Knapp. In addition to Provost Knapp, those attending were Dean Adam Falk, Acting Dean of Faculty Gabrielle Spiegel, Dean Nicholas Jones, Associate Dean Andrew Douglas Professors Gregory Ball, Victor Corces, Veena Das, Paul Feldman, Stuart Leslie, Daniel Naiman, Matthew Roller, Wilson Rugh, Kathleen Stebe, and Sarah Woodson. President William Brody, and Professors Frances Ferguson and Ali Khan were absent.
Remarks by the Secretary. Professor Naiman passed around a proposed schedule for the luncheons with the junior faculty. He asked Council members for possible topics of discussion for the February 7 dinner meeting.
The promotion of Dr. Thomas Haine to Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences effective July 1, 2006 was approved.
The promotion of Dr. Kellee Tsai to tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science effective July 1, 2006 was approved.
It was reported that the Board of Review approved the appointment of Dr. Roger Remington as Research Professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences.
The Council considered proposed language for Appointment and Promotion Procedures. Dean Falk said that he drafted some language in response to the discussion on January 25. After some discussion on whether the names of earlier referees should be available to the ad hoc committee before it has finalized its list it was decided that the names of the previous referees would be provided to the ad hoc committee before the ad hoc committee finalized its own list. The additional language for the Appointment and Promotion Procedures reads, "In the case of candidates for whom previous ad hoc appointment or promotion committees have been formed at Johns Hopkins, the Dean shall furnish the committee with a list of scholars who have previously submitted letters of appraisal."
The Council discussed the importance of respecting the integrity of departmental reviews of tenure and promotion cases. Departments should be able to evaluate candidates informally, and without jeopardy.
Remarks by the Chair. The Provost reminded Council of the Departmental Review meeting on Saturday. He reviewed the format of the meeting and reminded the chairs of the departmental review committees to write a brief summary of the outcome of the discussion. There will be four departmental reviews on Saturday and two during Wednesday meetings.
The meeting adjourned at 3:38 p.m.
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