Advanced Graduate Council

Statement of Purpose

The Advanced Graduate Council acts as the academic advisory board to the director of the Ph.D. Program in Educational Studies, a cross-college degree program administered by the School of Education. Its work includes evaluation of doctoral study plan; review of candidates for admission, development, and review; and evaluation of policies governing doctoral work.

The Work of the AGC

The decision-making process of the council is consensus.  Majority vote or formal parliamentary procedure does not necessarily bind its actions, although the committee has operated on the basis of consensus or "majority-plus" decisions. Members meet once a month from September to May, read and review doctoral study plans, review applications and select doctoral program candidates (once a year), and serve on ad-hoc subcommittees as needed.

Membership

The director of the doctoral program chairs the AGC. Membership of the AGC consists primarily of faculty representatives selected from each school plus the dean or representatives from the School of Education and the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, and the coordinator of the Ph.D. Program in Expressive Therapies.

Faculty representatives from across the university are named for a three-year term and membership consists of: three (3) representatives from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; three (3) representatives from the School of Education, two (2) representatives from the Adult Learning Division of Lesley College, and one (1) representative from Lesley College. The director, the assistant director of academic advising, the advising coordinator, and the deans serve ex-officio.

Membership List 2008-2009

Ex-Officio

Director: William Stokes
Assistant Director of Academic Advising: Karen Shea
Advising Coordinator: Caroline Heller
SOE Dean or Designee: Debra Smith
GSASS Dean or Designee: 
Coordinator of Educational Leadership Specialization: Stephen Gould

Graduate School Of Arts & Social Sciences

Judith Beth Cohen
Branca Telles Ribeiro
Karen Frostig

School of Education

Mary McMackin
Joan Thormann
Abe Abadi

Lesley College (including Adult Learning Division)

Barbara Vacarr
Robin Roth

The AGC will meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month during the 2008-2009 academic year. Subcommittee members are appointed to review Doctoral Study Plans. Senior advisors are invited to attend the review of their student's DSP.