UW Presidential Blog

MAY 17, 2023

It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Tricia Serio has accepted the role of Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Washington. As Provost at UMass Amherst, she launched and led initiatives to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for faculty, staff and students.

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UW Presidential Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

As we approach the start of the academic year next month, I’m writing to let you know 2022–23 will be Mark Richards’ last year as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Mark plans to step down as provost in summer 2023, after he completes his five-year term in the position.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

Working at ED gave me insight about how policy's actually made, and one thing I keep seeing is that higher ed doesn't advocate for itself the same way that other sectors do. I was able to advocate for workforce development and workforce programming, and we ended up spending half of the discretionary dollars on workforce programming.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

That goes for buildings and their surroundings, says Frater, dean of student services at Rochester General College of Health Careers. Whether it’s building something new or redesigning existing space, Frater also advocates for nimble spaces. “When there’s proper upkeep of our lawns, the aesthetic value rises.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Women have been making crucial contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics since long before STEM was an educational buzzword. Dr. Roberta Rincon, associate director of research for the Society of Women Engineers, agrees. People learn that through who they know, who they interact with,” she says.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

You have to look at processes in people because it's the people that help become the engine, you know, to assist with student success. So absolutely right, as Naomi mentioned, although we report to the president's office, of course we work very actively with the provost and with the deans. JG: Absolutely.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The court’s decision was widely criticized by those advocating for diversity in higher ed who voiced concerns over campus diversity and equity. Wutoh, Howard provost and chief academic officer in an announcement in April. In Memoriam Lauded legal theorist and civil rights advocate Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Dr. Theresa A.

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