To: All Faculty <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Richard Wheeler" <Provost@illinois.edu>
Reply-To: Provost@illinois.edu

 Subject: MASSMAIL - Review of Doctoral Programs on Campus

I write to inform you that I have charged an 18 member committee, chaired 
by Deba Dutta, Dean of the Graduate College, to conduct a review of all 
doctoral programs on campus.  The charge letter to the committee, 
available through this link, identifies committee members and outlines 
the process the review will follow: 
http://provost.illinois.edu/committees/reports/Charge%20letters%2010-
11/Assessing_Doctoral_Programs_Charge10-11.pdf. 

Doctoral education is an enormously important part of what we do at 
Illinois, and we have not looked comprehensively at our strengths and 
needs in this area for a very long time. This assessment of doctoral 
programs will address fundamental questions about the overall scope of 
doctoral education at Illinois. In addition to the size, quality, demand 
and effectiveness of individual doctoral programs, this assessment will 
take into account measures of success for each program (e.g., time to 
degree, completion rates, job placements, etc.). 

Your help with program information, as requested by the committee, will 
be most appreciated.

Richard Wheeler
Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

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