Faculty councils serve as deliberative and advisory bodies for all matters of University policy, and are primary forums for faculty-administrative interaction in determining that policy. Faculty Code, Section 42-33.
FCREJ shall be responsible for all matters of policy relating to the interests of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) faculty. Faculty Code, Section 42-48.
Until June 2021, FCREJ was known as the Faculty Council on Multicultural Affairs (FCMA).
Chair: Monte Mills, law (2026)
Faculty Members Elected by Senate (Faculty Code Section 21-61 A)*:
- Alexandre Barchechat, STEM – UW Bothell (2028)
- Antonio Rueda, arts & sciences (2027)
- Caroline James, social work (2026)
- Garret Stuber, medicine (2028^)
- Geetha Thamilarasu, STEM – UW Bothell (2027)
- Grant Tietjen, social work & criminal justice – UW Tacoma (2027)
- Hamid Chalian, medicine (2026)
- James Pfeiffer, global health (2028)
- Ivana Thompson, medicine (2028)
- Maya Magarati, medicine (2027)
- Michael Spencer, social work (2028)
- Nicole Blaire, interdisciplinary arts & sciences – UW Tacoma (2028)
Ex-Officio Members (Faculty Code Section 21-61 B)*:
- ASUW
- ASUWB
- ASUWT
- GPSS
- Leyla Salmassi, PSO
- Maggie Mahoney, ALUW
- UWRA
Presidential Designee (Faculty Code Section 21-61 C): Chad Allen, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement (APF)
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*eligible to vote
^end of their second term
All dates in parenthesis refer to the end of a members term and correspond to the first day of Fall quarter in the given year.