Department Chairs
Under construction (8/16/2021)
UAF Department Chair Policy — The following is a complete copy of the policy defining the role and duties of the department chair and establishing the procedures for the election of department chairs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks as passed by the UAF Faculty Senate at Meeting #21 (October 15, 1990) and #23 (December 17, 1990) and modified by the Chancellor. Further modifications were made by the UAF Faculty Senate at Meeting #71 (April 14, 1997) and approved by the Chancellor. Changes were made by the UAF Faculty Senate at Meeting #93 (March 6, 2000) and modified by the Chancellor on April 24, 2000. Finally, the latest changes were made at Meeting #205 on March 2, 2015. Read full policy here: Department Chair Policy
Department Chairs for AY 2023-2024
Anthropology Dept.: Robin Shoaps
Arctic & Northern Studies Program (ACNS):
Director: Brandon Boylan
Co-Director: Philip Wight
Art Dept.: Da-ka-xeen Mehner
Communication Dept. - Amy May
Journalism Dept. - Charles Mason
English: Dept. Chris Coffman
Foreign Languages & Literatures: Dept. David Henry
History: Tyler Kirk
Justice: Mike Daku
Linguistics Program Coordinator: Patrick Marlow
Music Dept.: Jaunelle Celaire
Philosophy & Humanities Program Coordinator: Eduardo Wilner
Political Science Dept.: Jeremy Speight
Psychology Dept.: Jennifer Peterson
Social Work Dept.: LaVerne Demientieff
Theatre & Film Dept.: Maya Salganek
Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Program Coordinator: Seth Jones
Honor's College Director: Alexander Hirsch