The mission of the Faculty Senate of the City College of New York is to serve as the authentic voice of the faculty. The Faculty Senate operates College-wide in three main areas:1) to advance student learning in all its forms, 2) to promote the interests and well-being of the faculty, and 3) to partner with the College administration in advancing the historic mission of City College.

The Senate considers a host of College-wide matters including curriculum questions, faculty affairs, allocation of resources, student affairs, College administration, new initiatives, approval of all student degrees, and the relationship between the College and the community.

64 Senators, who are elected for fixed terms by the many divisions and schools of the College, comprise the Senate. The day-to-day operations of the Senate are managed by a seven-member Executive Committee elected annually by the Senate. The Senate convenes a series of standing committees each year to consider specific areas of interest to the Faculty.

Plenary meetings of the Senate take place on the third Thursday of each month during the academic year. These meetings are open to the College community. I encourage members of the Faculty, Senators or not, to come and contribute to advancing the teaching and research mission of the College.

Faculty Senate Plenary:

Fall 2025

Thursday, September 18 (2PM to 4PM, SH-350)
Thursday, October 16 (2PM to 4PM, SH-350)
Thursday, November 20 (2PM to 4PM, SH-350)
Thursday, December 11 (2PM to 4PM, SH-350)

ZOOM link: https://ccny.zoom.us/j/81732875580
Meeting ID: 817 3287 5580
Passcode: 159060

 

Spring 2026

Thursday, February 19 (2PM to 4PM, SH-350)
Thursday, March 19 (2PM to 4PM, SH-350)
Thursday, April 16 (2PM to 4PM, SH-350)
Thursday, May 14 (2PM to 4PM, SH-350)

ZOOM link: https://ccny.zoom.us/j/81732875580
Meeting ID: 817 3287 5580
Passcode: 159060

Status of Membership 2025 – 2026

Department Authorized Seat Vacancies as of 11/20 Senators
Anthropology

2

0

Reilly (2028)
Silber (2027)

Architecture

3

0

Birignani (2027)
Bolhassani (2027)
Rickenbacker (2026)

Art

2

0

Handy (2026)
Kjaer (2026)

Biology

2

0

Emerson (2026)
Lohman (2026)


Black Studies

         1
 


0

Lachaud (2028)
 

CSOM-MCBS

 

2

2


 

CSOM-CHASM 1 1  

CSOM-Med-Ed

2

1

 

Biomedical Engineering

2

0
 

Fritton (2028)
Parra (2028)

Chemical Engineering

2

0
 

Biddinger (2026)
Chen (2026)

Chemistry & Biochemistry

2

0

Jeruzalmi (2028)
Stark (2028)

Civil Engineering

2

0

Pei (2028)
Tseg (2028)

Classical & Modern Languages & Lit

2

0

Riobo (2027)
Tinajero (2027)
 

Computer Science

2

0

Fazio (2028)
Zhang (2028)

Earth Sciences

2

0

Block (2028)
Padilla(2028)

Economics & Business

2

0

Hmaddi (2028)
Fox (2028)


EDU-Leadership & Human Development

2

0

Davis (2028)
Huang (2028)


EDU-Curriculum & Instruction

2

        2


 

Electrical Engineering

2

0

Habib (2028)
Saeed (2028)

English

3

0

Dekel (2026)
Higney (2027)
Wood (2026)

History

2

0

Blanton (2028)
Felber-Seligman (2028)

Interdisciplinary Studies (CWE)

2

0

Buffalo (2028)
Zach (2028)

Library

2

0

Crowley (2026)
Dineiro (2027)

Mathematics

3

0

John (2027)
Kucherenko (2028)
Li (2028)

Mechanical Engineering

2

1

Yu (2027)

Media & Communications Arts

2

0

Dalglish (2026)
Garcia (2027)

Music

2

0

Carter (2026)
Holober (2026)

Philosophy

1

1

 

Physics

3

0

Gunner (2027)
Koder (2028)
Shattuck  (2028)

Political Science

2

0

Greenwald (2028)
Khan (2028)

Psychology

3

1

Anglin (2026)
Yali (2028)

SEEK

1

0

Sant-Barket (2027)

Sociology

1

0

Poros (2026)

Theater and Speech

1

0

 

Notes:

Executive Committee of the CCNY Faculty Senate
(2026-2027)

David Jeruzalmi
Chair of the Faculty Senate
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Phone - 6062
dj@ccny.cuny.edu

John Blanton
History
Assistant Professor, History
Phone - 
jblanton@ccny.cuny.edu

Susannah Fritton
Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Phone - 5213
fritton@ccny.cuny.edu

Javier Garcia
Media & Communication Arts
Assistant Professor, Advertising & Public Relations
Phone - 
jgarcia1@ccny.cuny.edu


 

Irina Silber
Anthropology
Professor, Anthropology
Phone - 
isilber@ccny.cuny.edu

Ruth Stark
Chemistry & Biochemistry 
Professor, Biochemistry/Molecular Biophysics
Phone - 8916
rstark@ccny.cuny.edu

Jan Valle
Education
Professor, Childhood Education & Educational Theatre
Phone - 5186
jvalle@ccny.cuny.edu
 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Professor David Jeruzalmi
Chair
Shepard Hall
Room 150
Phone: 212.650.5365
Email: facultysenate@ccny.cuny.edu

Andrea Lawrence
Office Assistant
Shepard Hall Room 150
Phone: 212-650-5365/5366
Email: alawrence@ccny.cuny.edu