Office of the Provost

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June 13, 2022
The Office of the Provost has announced a new initiative that seeks to increase diversity in academia by exposing ϳԹ students with STEM aspirations to role models who share their racial, ethnic and/or gender identity.
The Departmental Diversity Seminar Series provides S...

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May 18, 2022
The Office of the Provost and the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs would like to make the campus community aware of a new listing of sabbatical and temporary housing options.
This list of rental properties is a courtesy service created to assist academic appointees with temporary housing nee...

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May 02, 2022
The Asian Faculty Association (AFA) will host an Academic Leadership workshop starting Saturday, May 7.
The five-part workshop, held on Saturdays, can only accommodate 25 people on a first-come, first-serve basis. Faculty members are encouraged to sign up for it at their earliest convenience.
To r...

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April 22, 2022
Though headlines may lament that “There is no case for the humanities” or “The humanities are in crisis,” the scene on many university campuses dispels this notion. What is sometimes missing, however, is people in leadership positions with humanities training and diversity among humanities practitio...

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April 11, 2022
Now in its second year, the ϳԹ STEM Faculty Recruitment and Retention Journal Club is focused on increasing recruitment and retention of historically disenfranchised populations in STEM disciplines.
The last meeting of the spring 2022 semester will take place Thursday, ...

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February 09, 2022
Provost Ben Vinson III invites the university community to submit nominations for the 2022 Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize.
This prize recognizes an active or emeritus faculty member whose exceptional achievements in teaching, research and scholarly service have benefited the community, the n...

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February 09, 2022
Now in its second year, the ϳԹ STEM Faculty Recruitment and Retention Journal Club is focused on increasing recruitment and retention of historically disenfranchised populations in STEM disciplines.
The second meeting of the spring 2022 semester will take place Thursday...

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January 26, 2022
President Eric W. Kaler and Provost Ben Vinson III invite members of the ϳԹ community to attend the 2022 Think Showcase. This virtual event will feature new research and discoveries in the field of healthcare and will begin on Feb. 1.
Think Showcase, now in its second y...

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January 18, 2022
Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III again invites ϳԹ students to take part in monthly office hours with the provost. Students may sign up for meetings in 10-minute increments to discuss topics of importance, seek advice, or gain clarity on any number of i...

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January 14, 2022
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza has experienced life in countries around the world—from the West Indies and Kenya to the United States and Canada. Throughout his travels, he’s worked in higher education in six countries on three continents.
“My birth family is transnational,” Zeleza shared. “All of my siblings...