In response to a Spring 2016 report on emeriti engagement by an emeriti faculty working group, Provost Daniel Diermeier has established a standing Emeriti Faculty Steering Committee, co-chaired by David Bevington and Michael LaBarbera.

The Emeriti Faculty Steering Committee will advise the University on addressing the remaining concerns discussed in the Spring 2016 report and will continue to serve as a resource and advisory voice for emeriti. There will be regular opportunities for others to work with the committee on specific issues and ideas, and the Office of the Provost will provide more information on these ways to engage in the Fall. Should emeriti faculty have any questions related to specific recommendations, please do not hesitate to contact Melina Hale, Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives, mhale@uchicago.edu.

Committee Members:

David Bevington, Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Departments of English and Comparative Literature, and the College (co-chair)
Michael LaBarbera, Professor Emeritus, Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and the College (co-chair)

Neil Harris, Preston & Sterling Morton Professor Emeritus of US History and Art History, Department of History and the College
Susan Mayer, Professor Emeritus, Harris School of Public Policy and the College
Martha McClintock, David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor Emerita, Department of Comparative Human Development, Department of Psychology, and the College
Sam Peltzman, Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Economics, Booth School of Business
Stuart Rice, Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry and the College
Rebecca West, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor Emerita, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Department of Cinema and Media Studies, and the College