Administrative Positions The Head of the Department of History is Kevin Jones. The Director of Graduate Studies is Jennifer Palmer. The Director of Undergraduate Studies is Ben Ehlers. Bylaws Promotion and Tenure Guidelines Guidelines for the Annual Evaluation of Faculty Committees Much of the work of the department is carried out by standing committees. Current committees and their membership include: Franklin Senate (3-year term; elected spring) Dan Rood (term expires April 2027) Peter Hoffer (term expires April 2025) Graduate Studies (3-year term; elected spring) Claudio Saunt (term expires May 2026) Susan Mattern (term expires May 2026) Cindy Hahamovitch (term expires May 2027) Jennifer Palmer (ex officio) Graduate Funding Committee (2-year term; elected fall) James Brooks (term expires August 2025) Oscar Chamosa (term expires August 2025) Tim Cleaveland (term expires August 2024) Personnel (2-year term; elected fall) Ari Levine (term expires August 2026) Reinaldo Román (term expires August 2026) Steve Berry (term expires August 2026) Policy (2-year term; elected spring) Claudio Saunt (term expires May 2025) Akela Reason (term expires May 2026) Joseph Kellner (term expires May 2026) Jake Short (term expires May 2026) Tim Yang (term expires May 2025) Jennifer Palmer (ex officio) Ben Ehlers (ex officio) Kevin Jones (ex officio) Undergraduate Studies (3-year term; elected spring) Michael Winship (term expires May 2027) Steve Soper (term expires May 2027) Brian Drake (term expires May 2025) Ben Ehlers (ex officio)
