The Dean’s Office
Dean Janet A. Weiss
Dean, Rackham Graduate School and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Dean Weiss is the Mary C. Bromage Collegiate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy. She holds faculty appointments in the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Associate Dean David Engelke
Associate Dean for Academic Programs And Initiatives
Dean Engelke is a Professor of Biological Chemistry and oversees initiatives related to graduate study in the biological, biomedical and health sciences at the University, working closely with Ph.D. and master's degree granting multidisciplinary and graduate programs in the Biological and Health Sciences.
Associate Dean June Howard
June Howard serves as the primary liaison between the Graduate School and academic units in humanities and the arts. She works closely with these programs to assess and promote good practices in graduate education and achieve student success.
Associate Dean Nancy Love
Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives
Dr. Nancy Love is a professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University Michigan. In September 2011, she will become Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives in the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan.
Associate Dean Abigail J. Stewart
Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives
Dean Stewart is the primary liaison between the Graduate School and the Social and Behavioral Sciences. She works closely with these graduate programs on all matters that influence the quality of graduate education. Issues of interest include strategic planning, student recruitment, program visibility, resource allocation, student fellowships and awards, cross-disciplinary partnerships, and climate and culture as they affect graduate students.
Assistant Dean Shelly Conner
Assistant Dean for Academic Planning and Policy
Shelly Conner, Ph.D. is an Assistant Dean at the Rackham Graduate School where she provides analytical support of budgets, policies, and procedures for the Dean. She serves as the Graduate School liaison to graduate programs about program quality; institutional research; services for students; student funding; and the recently revised registration policy. Dr. Conner also contributes to multiple university-wide initiatives, such as child care for graduate student parents and benefits for doctoral students.
Assistant Dean John Godfrey
Assistant Dean for International Education
Dean Godfrey’s responsibilities include international issues of graduate education, oversight of the Graduate School’s support for research training grants, academic policy, and developing initiatives that respond to changing needs of graduate education.
