About the Commission
The Commission on the Future of Graduate Education in the United States is a joint initiative of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and Educational Testing Service (ETS). The 18-member commission includes university presidents and chancellors, graduate deans, provosts, industry leaders, and higher education scholars.
- Chair: William Russel, Dean, Graduate School, Princeton University
- Vice Chair: Suzanne Ortega, Executive Vice President and Provost, University of New Mexico
- Scott Bass, Provost, American University
- Gene Block, Chancellor, University of California, Los Angeles
- John Seely Brown, Visiting Scholar and Advisor to the Provost, University of Southern California
- Thomas Connelly Jr., Executive Vice President and CIO, E.I. DuPont and Co.
- Karen DePauw, Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education, Virginia Tech
- Roger Ferguson Jr., President and CEO, TIAA-CREF
- Jeffery Gibeling, Dean, Graduate Studies, University of California, Davis
- Stanley S. Litow, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs and President, IBM International Foundation
- Ronald Mason, President, Jackson State University
- Patrick Osmer, Vice Provost/Dean, Graduate School, The Ohio State University
- Richard J. Parsons, Executive Vice President, Global Staffing Executive, Bank of America
- Liora Schmelkin, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies, Hofstra University
- Susan Stites-Doe, Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor Management, The College at Brockport, State University of New York
- Ronald Townsend, Executive Vice President of Global Laboratory Operations, Battelle Memorial Institute
- John Wiley, Academic Program Director and Professor, Graduate School, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- James Wimbush, Dean, University Graduate School, Indiana University
Ex Officio Members
