Academic Affairs
Mark J. SchenkerDean of Academic Affairs Role: The Dean of Academic Affairs oversees all aspects of the academic regulations, trains and supervises the residential college deans, and works closely with them in their interactions with the faculty, the FAS Registrar's Office, and other offices of the College. He also chairs the Committee on Honors and Academic Standing, a standing committee of Yale College, which oversees the award of academic honors and prizes, and the review and disposition of petitions concerning the academic regulations. |
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Background:
Mark J. Schenker holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University in English and Comparative Literature; he came to Yale in 1990 as the residential college dean of Branford College. Since then he has served as director of the Yale Summer Session and as master of its residential program. When his schedule permits, he teaches an introductory course in the Department of English and, several times each academic year, he holds a Listening and Notetaking Workshop that is designed for first-year college students but is open to all Yale undergraduates.
