Graduate Council

Graduate Education Governance at CU Denver

The Graduate Council reviews and recommends campuswide policies, procedures, and strategic priorities related to graduate studies at CU Denver. It consists of voting graduate faculty members representing each school and college as well as the library, and is joined by non-voting members in select administrative roles.

Following a comprehensive review of graduate studies across CU Denver in 2025–26, the Graduate Council will spend the 2026-27 updating its scope, responsibilities, priorities, and membership in alignment with a new university-wide graduate studies framework, for implementation in fall 2027. 

Members

  • Nina Buchanan, clinical associate professor, SEHD
  • Troy Butler, professor, CLAS (ex officio)
  • Franci Crepeau-Hobson, professor, SEHD
  • Catalin Grigoras, associate professor, CAM
  • Tanya Heikkila, professor, SPA
  • Robert Hobbins, associate teaching professor, BUS
  • Jamie Hodgkins, associate professor, CLAS
  • Martin Huber, professor, CLAS
  • Meredith Husk, registrar (ex officio)
  • Heather Johnson, professor, SEHD
  • Arunprakash Karunanithi, associate professor, CEDC
  • Joern Langhorst, associate professor, CAP
  • Tim Lei, associate professor, CEDC
  • Gregory Simon, professor, CLAS
  • Karen Sobel, professor, Auraria Library
  • David Tracer, professor, CLAS
  • Mike Wunder, Executive Director for Graduate Studies (ex officio)

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