The Doctoral Program Committee

The Ph.D. program in the Department of Information Studies is administered by the Department's Doctoral Program Committee (DPC). This committee makes recommendations to the Department Chair on courses to be offered. It makes admissions decisions, conducts annual reviews of doctoral students, and makes decisions on student petitions related to the doctoral degree. The committee administers the doctoral exams, with the assistance of the Office of Student Services. The committee has primary responsibility for overseeing the selection, assignment, and supervision of Special Readers. The committee is responsible for identifying, applying for, and overseeing new and continuing grants for student support for the doctoral program, with the assistance of the Office of Student Services.

The members of the Doctoral Program Committee in 2007-08 are:

Susan Abler, staff support;
Prof. Jonathan Furner, chair;
Ulia Gosart, student co-representative;
Prof. Beverly Lynch;
Prof. Ramesh Srinivasan; and
Alla Zollers, student co-representative.

Updated: 6/15/09