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NRC Survey of U.S. Research Doctoral Programs

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How can a faculty member obtain his/her userid and password for logging on to the Faculty Questionnaire?

Send an email to the NRC Help Desk: NRC-Assessment@mathematica-mpr.com

NRC has not provided The Graduate School with individual faculty userids and passwords.

2. How should departments submit corrections for the Faculty and Student Lists to the Graduate School?

Corrections to the Faculty and Student Lists are no longer being accepted by the NRC.

2. Our department, chair, or DGS has specific questions regarding inclusion/exclusion of faculty on our lists, number of committees, etc. To whom do we direct our questions?

Questions concerning which faculty to include/exclude and numbers of committee assignments should be directed to the Dean of the Graduate School, Jeannine Blackwell. Please review NRC's definitions (below) and NRC's FAQs prior to contacting the dean.

NRC's Definition of Core, New, and Associated Faculty

Core program faculty:
These are faculty members who have served as a chair or member of a program dissertation committee in the past 5 academic years (2001-2002 through 2005-2006) or who are serving as a member of the graduate admissions or curriculum committee. The faculty member must be currently and formally designated as faculty in the program and may not be an outside reader who reads the dissertation but does not contribute substantially to its development. Emeritus faculty should not to be included except if they have either chaired a dissertation committee or have been the primary instructor for a regular doctoral course within the last three years.

New program faculty:
These are faculty members who are not listed as core faculty members, have been hired in tenured or tenure-track positions in the past 3 academic years (2003-2004 through 2005-2006), and who are expected to become involved in the graduate program.

Associated faculty:
Faculty who have chaired or served on program dissertation committees in the past five years (2001-2002 through 2005-2006), have a current faculty appointment at your institution, but who are not designated faculty in the program. They should not be outside readers, or faculty currently employed at other universities. Include emeritus faculty only if the faculty member has, within the past three years, either chaired a dissertation committee or been the primary instructor for a regular PhD course.