The M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Linguistics are administered by a Graduate Group consisting of a Graduate Group Chair, the Department of Linguistics Faculty members who are Academic Senate members (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor) and Graduate Group Faculty from other departments, as listed in the People section of this site.

There are currently 34 members of the Graduate Group, with representation from the College of Letters and Science (L&S) and the School of Education:

• L&S, Division of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies: 3 in Spanish and Portuguese, 2 in French and Italian, 2 in East Asian Languages and Cultures, 1 in German, 1 in English, 1 in African and African American Studies, 1 in Native American Studies, 1 in Religious Studies;
• L&S, Division of Social Sciences: 10 in Linguistics, 2 in Anthropology, 2 in Psychology and 4 in Philosophy;
• School of Education: 4 members.
  

Our Graduate Group is fortunate to count among its members researchers who have been able to secure funding for our students through prestigious granting institutions such as NIH, NEH, NSF, the Spencer Foundation and the Department of Education, to mention just a few. We also have scholars in our group who have received awards and fellowships for research, teaching or mentoring excellence, have been elected as fellows of distinguished academies or societies, or appointed as chairs of international associations and boards.

There are two Graduate Group committees. The Executive Committee coordinates with the Chair in administering the program and oversees the modification of the program’s mentoring guidelines and bylaws and their application within the program, reviews new member applications and nominations, conducts periodic reviews of members, maintains a current list of members, and aids in the process of determining curricular changes and changes in program policies. This committee consists of the Graduate Group Chair, the Faculty Graduate Advisor, the Department of Linguistics Chair, the Chair of the Admissions Committee, one at-large member of the Group elected by the Group for a two-year term, a student representative, and the Staff Graduate Advisor.

The Admissions Committee, which reviews applications to the M.A. and Ph.D. programs and makes decisions about offers of admission and financial support, consists of a Chair appointed on a yearly basis by the Chair of the Graduate Group, the Chair of the Graduate Group, the Faculty Graduate Adviser and one at-large member from the Group elected for a one-year, renewable term by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee has established Guiding Principles for the Admissions Committee to follow in the annual determination of how funds are to be distributed to graduate students.