Faculty Council

The Rockefeller Center Faculty Council is appointed by the Associate Dean for the Social Sciences and the Center's Director, Professor Jason Barabas.

COUNCIL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Reviewing and approving guidelines relating to the programmatic use of Center facilities.
  • Reviewing and approving research project applications, which are supported by the Center's faculty research fund.
  • Advising the Associate Dean and the Director of the Center on the desirability and feasibility of major programs to be sponsored and administered by the Center.
  • Assisting with liaison between the Center and faculty and students, and encouraging faculty and student participation in major programs sponsored by the Center.
  • Providing advice and counsel on new initiatives involving the use of the Center, or on any other matters that may be of concern to Council members, the Associate Dean or the Director.

MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL, 2023-2024

Ex officio Members

  • Ben Valentino, Associate Dean for the Social Sciences
  • Jason Barabas, Director of the Rockefeller Center
  • Herschel Nachlis, Associate Director of the Rockfeller Center
  • Anna Mahoney, Executive Director of the Rockefeller Center

Members with Term Limits

  • Elizabeth Cascio: Economics
  • Udi Greenberg: History
  • Brooke Harrington: Sociology
  • Dean Lacy: Government
  • Frank Magilligan: Geography
  • Janice McCabe: Sociology
  • Lucas Swaine: Government
  • Zaneta Thayer: Anthropolgy

--

For more information about the Faculty Council, contact:

Professor Herschel Nachlis, Associate Director and Senior Policy Fellow of the Rockefeller Center, Herschel.S.Nachlis@dartmouth.edu.