“I remain highly impressed by the depth of knowledge, analytical rigor, and good faith of the deliberative process. A subsidiary benefit is how, through participation as internal reviewers and members of the Council, faculty acquire a better understanding of other areas of the University and its functioning and values as an institution.”

- Robert Hariman, Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Former PRC Chair

Program Review Council

The Program Review Council is a group of senior faculty and administrators that oversees the Program Review process who have been nominated from across the University. Many of the Program Review Council members have served on an internal review team for a unit undergoing review.

The role of the Program Review Council is to review all reports and guide the development of actionable implementation agreements. Once reports are received, the Program Review Council reviews the reports and meets with the internal reviewers to have a more in-depth discussion and presentation of the report. The Program Review Council is responsible for drafting the implementation agreement that follows the discussion.

Counil Members serve a three-year term on the Council. The Council is currently Chaired by Kevin Boyle, William Smith Mason Professor of American History in the Department of History. For questions about the Program Review Council, please reach out to megan.blackwelder@northwestern.edu.

2021-2022 Members

This table provides a list of current members of the Program Review Council.
	Kevin Boyle Chair, Program Review Council William Smith Mason Professor of American History Department of History, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
	Megan Blackwelder Vice Chair, Program Review Council Associate Vice President of Program Review
	Marilyn McCoy Ex Officio, Program Review Council Vice President of Administration and Planning
	Linda J. Broadbelt Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Associate Dean for Research, McCormick School of Engineering
	Serdar Bulun Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Feinberg School of Medicine
	Greg Carpenter James Farley/Booz Allen Hamilton Professor of Marketing Strategy Director, Center for Market Leadership Faculty Director, Kellogg Markets and Customers Initiative Kellogg School of Management
	Sumit Dhar Associate Provost for Faculty Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders School of Communication
	Natasha DiPrima Senior Associate Vice President Alumni Relations and Development
	Mark Francis Associate Provost for Operations and Facilities Office of the Provost
	Priya J Harjani Associate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
	Seema Jayachandran Breen Family Professor of Economics Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
	Lincoln Lauhon Professor of Materials Science and Engineering McCormick School of Engineering
	Beth McNally Director, Center for Genetic Medicine Elizabeth J. Ward Professor of Genetic Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine
	Jide Nzelibe Professor of Law Pritzker School of Law
	Sue Quaggin Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension) Feinberg School of Medicine
	David E. Tolchinsky Professor of Radio/Television/Film School of Communication
	Catherine Woolley Associate Dean for Research William Deering Professor of Biological Sciences Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences