The Inter-Departmental Governance Board safeguards the Cluster’s institutional integration within Freie Universität Berlin. The board members examine and evaluate the Cluster’s activities based on the Cluster’s official reports and give recommendations concerning core activities.

• Prof. Dr. Georg Bertram, Dean, Department of Philosophy and Humanities
• Sonja Schneller, Managing Director, Department of Philosophy and Humanities
• Prof. Dr. Oliver Janz, Dean, Department of History and Cultural Studies
• Dr. Michael Vallo, Managing Director, Department of History and Cultural Studies
• Prof. Dr. Matthias Warstat, Director, Dahlem Humanities Center
• Prof. Dr. Jutta Müller-Tamm, Director, Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies
• Prof. Dr. Frank Kelleter, Director, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies