Weinberger appointed to the University Graduate Council

Dr. Morris Weinberger

Dr. Morris Weinberger, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in Health Policy and Management in the Gillings School of Global Public Health has been appointed by President Erskine Bowles to serve on the University Graduate Council.

The University Graduate Council is made up of 16 graduate faculty members who represent various academic disciplines. It also includes the dean of the graduate schools or the chief academic officers from the baccalaureate institutions. The Council advises the president’s office on matters of policy “pertaining to graduate education generally, and particularly to assist in the evaluation of proposed new graduate programs.” “It is an honor to serve on this board,” said Weinberger.

The appointment begins immediately and runs through June 30, 2011.