Academic Affairs

The Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs provides leadership to ensure academic excellence throughout the University.  The Senior Vice Provost has responsibility for leading undergraduate curriculum development for the Global Network University, particularly for NYU Shanghai, as well as NYU Madrid, and for University-wide educational initiatives that include teaching technology, cross-school curricula, and multi-school programs.  At Washington Square, the Senior Vice Provost chairs the Undergraduate Curriculum Advisory Committee, the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee, and the Faculty Fellows in Residence Committee, and he convenes regular meetings of the Undergraduate Deans.

The Vice Provost for Academic, Faculty, and Research Affairs oversees the office of Academic Program Review, coordinates the University's academic assessment plan, and provides leadership for university-wide graduate research programs and issues.  She oversees University Professorships, the Curricular Development Challenge Fund, the Distinguished Teaching Awards program, and the Postdoctoral and Transition Program for Academic Diversity.  The Vice Provost also oversees a number of provostial institutes, including the Institute for Public Knowledge, Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue, and the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, as well as the Center for Dialogues: Islamic World-U.S.-The West.