Committee on Academic Freedom and Professional Status of the Faculty

  • Concerned with Academic Freedom and Responsibility, Freedom of Teaching and Learning, and special concerns of the faculty that teaching and learning be carried out freely and without disruption, interference, or intimidation.
  • Looks at policies and procedures relating to faculty appointments, promotion, retirement, separation, tenure, and other related matters.

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This table is a list of the members of the Committee on Academic Freedom and the Professional Status of the Faculty, along with the abbreviation of the name of the college they belong to and the year that they are appointed through.

Committee on Academic Freedom and Professional Status of the Faculty (AFPSF)

Member Name

College

Appointed through

Tracy Stokol (Chair) Veterinary College 2025
Virginia Doellgast ILR School 2025
Ellen Gainor Arts and Sciences 2024
Clare Casteel Cornell CALS 2026
Beth Lyon Cornell LAW 2024
Jillian Goldfarb Cornell CALS 2026
Riche Richardson Arts and Sciences 2024
Angela Odoms-Young Human Ecology 2025
John Parker Cornell Engineering 2026
Melia Matthews Graduate Student w/ voting privileges. Not part of the review process. 2024
Patrick Kuehl Undergraduate w/ voting privileges. Not part of the review process. 2024
Dean of Faculty Ex Officio
Associate Dean of Faculty Ex Officio
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