Academic Freedom Committee

9 Members (2026-2027)

The Committee on Academic Freedom and Professional Ethics (six elected members and three members appointed by the Steering Committee) will have multiple responsibilities, including to: 1) be an institutional repository of information about academic freedom and professional ethics, building knowledge and benchmarking UVA policies and practices in this domain; 2) periodically hold convenings with faculty and department chairs to discuss relevant developments, and answer questions; 3) review and refine recommendations for Arts & Sciences processes to address complaints about faculty conduct pertaining to academic freedom and professional ethics; and 4) serve as a resource to the Dean concerning such complaints. The Committee will not consider conduct that is covered under other existing policies and procedures, such as those governing research integrity, respect, and discriminatory harassment.

Members:

Jun Wang, East Asian Lang, Lit, and Cultures (2027)

Bethany Teachman, Psychology (2027)

Ruby Tapia, American Studies (2027)

Esra Sarioglu, Sociology (2028)

Thomas Koberda, Mathematics (2028)

Bonnie Gordon, Music (2028) -CHAIR

Laura Goldblatt, Global Studies (2029)

Francesca Fiorani, Art (2029)

Lauren Miller, Environmental Sciences (2029)