Department Governance

Administrative Positions

  • The Head of the Department of History is Kevin Jones.
  • The Director of Graduate Studies is Jennifer Palmer.
  • The Director of Undergraduate Studies is Ben Ehlers.

Bylaws

Promotion and Tenure Guidelines

Guidelines for the Annual Evaluation of Faculty

Committees

Much of the work of the department is carried out by standing committees. Current committees and their membership include:

Franklin Senate (3-year term; elected spring)

  • Dan Rood (term expires April 2027)
  • Amna Qayyum (term expires April 2028)
  • Prashant Kumar (replacement for Qayyum in AY 26-27)

Graduate Studies (3-year term; elected spring)

  • Jake Short (term expires May 2029)
  • Susan Mattern (term expires May 2029)
  • Cindy Hahamovitch (term expires May 2027)
  • Jennifer Palmer (ex officio)

Graduate Funding Committee (2-year term; elected fall)

  • James Brooks (term expires August 2027)
  • Oscar Chamosa (term expires August 2027)
  • Tim Cleaveland (term expires August 2026)

Personnel (2-year term; elected fall)

  • Ari Levine (term expires August 2027)
  • Reinaldo Román (term expires August 2026)
  • Steve Berry (term expires August 2026)

Policy (2-year term; elected spring)

  • Akela Reason (term expires May 2028)
  • Joseph Kellner (term expires May 2028)
  • Claudio Saunt (term expires May 2027)
  • Oscar Chamosa (term expires May 2027)
  • Danielle Raad (term expires May 2028
  • Jennifer Palmer (ex officio)
  • Ben Ehlers (ex officio)
  • Kevin Jones (ex officio)

Undergraduate Studies (3-year term; elected spring)

  • Michael Winship (term expires May 2027)
  • Steve Soper (term expires May 2027)
  • Brian Drake (term expires May 2028)
  • Ben Ehlers (ex officio)