The LSA is pleased to announce new leadership elected to its Executive Committee (EC) for terms beginning in January 2022, along with the results of other ballot issues. 

Officers:

Vice President/President-Elect: Anthony C. Woodbury (University of Texas at Austin)

Secretary-Treasurer: Frederick J. Newmeyer (University of Washington, University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University)

Executive Committee 2022-2024 (At-large seats):

Andrea Berez-Kroeker

(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)​

Carmen Jany

(California State University, San Bernardino)

Amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws

The outcome of the proposed Constitution and Bylaw amendment votes are as follows:

1. Members approved the changes proposed by the Executive Committee to expand student representation via a direct nomination and election process; and
2. Members rejected a proposed write-in campaign to change the eligibility criteria for the election of LSA Fellows.

With the approval of amendment 1, the Committee on Student Issues and Concerns (COSIAC) will soon issue a call for nominations for the student seat on the EC, to be elected by the members of the LSA via a special election that will be held off-cycle. Please see the links below for more details:

Amendments to LSA Constitution Regarding Student Representation

• Read text of the amendment and rationale

Amendments to LSA Bylaws Regarding Fellows

• Read text of the amendment and arguments pro and con