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Council of Academic Leaders

The KU Council of Academic Leaders is a new advisory body to campus leadership composed of representatives from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the professional schools, Libraries, and research centers at the KU Lawrence & Edwards Campuses. The purpose of the Council is to provide a formal venue for individuals in leadership roles to engage directly with university leadership and provide informed feedback and recommendations on topics that are critical to the university’s mission and strategic goals.
Katie Batza

Katie Batza

Chair, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Caroline Bennett

Caroline Bennett

Chair, Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering

Gary Broils

Gary Broils

Director, Project Management Programs

Jody Brook

Jody Brook

Associate Dean for Research, Social Welfare

Claudia Dozier

Claudia Dozier

Professor and Chair, Applied Behavioral Science

Mugar Geana

Mugar Geana

Associate Dean, Journalism & Mass Communication

Davis Hansen

David Hansen

Chair, Educational Psychology

Lena Hileman

Lena Hileman

Chair, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Mat Johnson

Mat Johnson

Chair, Mathematics

Ted Juhl

Ted Juhl

Director, Finance

Jay Kalbas

Jay Kalbas

Director, Kansas Geological Survey

Laura Mielke

Laura Mielke

Chair, English

Nancy Muma

Nancy Muma

Chair, Pharmacology & Toxicology

Jeremy Shellhorn

Jeremy Shellhorn

Chair, Design

David Slusky

David Slusky

Chair, Speech-Language-Hearing and Professor, Economics

Daniel Velasco

Daniel Velasco

Chair, Band & Orchestral Instruments

Kyle Velte

Kyle Velte

Associate Dean, Law

Beth Whittaker, Libraries

Beth M. Whittaker

Director and Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections, Spencer Research Library

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