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Committee Assignments

Management of the Department is led by the Department chair, the chair of the graduate program, and the chair of the undergraduate program.

Chair of the Department: Nevzat Soguk
Chair of the Undergraduate Program: Noenoe Silva
Chair of the Graduate Program: Debora Halbert

Admissions: Selects new graduate students; manages the application process. Also selects the two incoming Teaching Apprentices and assigns Tuition Waivers allocated for new students.

Chair: Debora Halbert
Faculty Member: Ehito Kimura
Faculty Member: Jon Goldberg-Hiller
Student Member: Patrick Johnston
Student Member: John Friend
Student Member: Soo Young Hwang
(Alternate Student Member: Kylee Kim)

Advising:

Graduate Chair: Debora Halbert
Undergraduate Chair: Noenoe Silva

Assessment:

Chair: Jon Goldberg-Hiller
Faculty Member: Hokulani Aikau
Faculty Member: Neal Milner (Spring)

Colloquium Coordinator:

Chair: Manfred Henningsen
Faculty Member: George Kent
Student Member: Hye Won Um
Student Member: Sami Raza
Student Member: Heather Frey

Focus Group Chairs:

Political Theory: Michael Shapiro
Global Studies: Jungmin Seo
Indigenous Politics: Noenoe Silva, Hokulani Aikau, Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua
Alternative Futures: James Dator
Political Governance: Neal Milner
Global Politics:

Grants And Awards Committee : Selects teaching assistants and winners of various awards; assigns Tuition Waivers allocated for current students; and manages the associated processes.

Chair: Jungmin Seo
Faculty Member: Sankaran Krishna
Faculty Member: Manfred Henningsen
Student Member: Rohan Kalyan
Student Member: Bettina Brown
Student Member:John Sweeny
(Alternate Student Member: Elise Akazawa)

Hiring Committee:

Chair: Michael Shapiro
Faculty Member: Noenoe Silva
Faculty Member: Katharina Heyer
Student Member: Summer Starr
Student Member: Rollie Ortiz
Student Member: Elizabeth Urbanczyk
(Alternate Student Member: Megaumi Chibana)

Policy Committee:

Chair: Kathy Ferguson
Faculty Member: Katharina Heyer
Faculty Member: James Dator
Student Member: Sharain Naylor
Student Member: William Kramer
Student Member: Alvin Lim

Honors Committee:

Chair: Neal Milner

GSO Committee:

Sharain Naylor
Alternate: Ponipate Rokolekutu

Curriculum Committee:

Faculty Member: Kathy Ferguson
Faculty Member: George Kent
Faculty Member: Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua
Faculty Member: Neal Milner
Faculty Member: Richard Chadwick
Faculty Member: Carolyn Stephenson
Faculty Member: Kate Zhou
Faculty Member: John Wilson