Academy for New Provosts

ANP is tailored to the distinctive needs of provosts who lead state colleges and universities. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with your peers in a learning environment tailored to the specific challenges that a first-time provost is likely to face.

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Sepehr Eskandari chats with other cohort members of ANP 2022.
Sepehr Eskandari chats with other cohort members of ANP 2022.
2022 ANP Cohort.
2021 ANP Cohort.

ANP supports first-time provosts with the tools and community needed to succeed. 

Join ANP to be connected to a community of colleagues. The program includes in-person and virtual workshops as well as mentoring from an experienced provost. 

Who Should Participate

  • Provosts in their first year at AASCU member institutions. Non-members will be permitted if space allows. 

How You’ll Benefit

  • Connect with national experts and accomplished provosts on topics of relevance to provosts at AASCU institutions.
  • Engage in a mentoring partnership with an experienced provost. 
  • Develop a supportive community of provosts who are also beginning their roles. 
  • Acquire core knowledge and learn strategies that will help you succeed as a new provost. 
  • Strengthen your leadership skills. 
  • Assess and reflect on your leadership strengths and define areas for growth. 
What to Expect
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion discussions integrated throughout.
  • Tailored to the distinctive needs of provosts and chief academic officers who lead state colleges and universities. 
  • Supportive, engaging, and customized learning environment to meet the specific challenges of a first-time provost. 
  • Strong relational component—commitment to create and support trust, encourage peer-to-peer learning, confidentiality, and safety among the cohort.
  • Understand principles of exemplary academic leadership, change management, and university finance and budget. 
  • Build trust through effective communication.
  • Manage key relationships for success.
  • Use data effectively to create a culture of evidence and inform decisions.
  • Integrate academic planning with budget, facility, and IT planning.
  • Navigate between the president’s vision and the expectations of the faculty.
  • Strengthen psychological and physical resilience.
  • Foster inclusive cultures that prioritize equity, inclusion and belonging.

The 2024 Academy for New Provosts (ANP) will be delivered in a blended format beginning with an in-person gathering in Washington, DC in fall 2024 followed by monthly virtual learning and networking sessions through May 2025. The cohort will come back together in person at AASCU’s Summer Meeting for Academic and Student Affairs Leaders in July 2025. 

The program will feature:   

  • Three-day, in-person gathering in Washington, D.C. (October 22 – October 24, 2024) 
  • Monthly, two-hour, interactive cohort gatherings held over six months (November–May) 
  • A closing gathering scheduled in conjunction with the AASCU 2025 Summer Meeting (July 2025)
  • Optional small group reflection and discussion sessions 
  • Asynchronous learning modules (pre-reads) 
  • Formal mentoring with ANP faculty and experienced AASCU provosts 

 In-person programming will not be livestreamed or otherwise recorded. 

  • The Role of the Provost
  • Exemplary Academic Leadership
  • Building Psychological and Physical Resilience
  • Tips and Traps
  • Partnerships for Success
  • Leadership Challenge Case Studies
  • Courageous Leadership (based on the work of Brené Brown)
  • Integrated Academic Program Planning
  • Equity and Student Success
  • Budgeting
  • The 2024 academy is open to first-time AASCU member and non-member provosts in their first year.
  • Exceptions may be made for provosts who began prior to July 2023 if space permits.
  • All eligible members will be admitted as space allows.
  • Nonmembers who are eligible will be allowed to register if space is available.

The registration link for the 2024 cohort will be posted in July.

All eligible members will be admitted as space allows. Nonmembers who are first-time provosts in their first year will be allowed to register if space is available.

2024 Registration Fees
  • Participants from AASCU member institutions: $4,750 
  • Participants from non-member institutions: $6,650 
  • The registration fee covers program administration, meals during the in-person intensive, and all materials. The registration fee also includes participation in AASCU’s 2025 Summer Meeting for Academic and Student Affairs Leaders. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation.
Scholarships
  • Limited scholarships are available to accepted applicants from AASCU member institutions.

 

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The Stories

This was an amazing experience! I am confident that I have made connections that will blossom into trusting lasting relationships. The content was outstanding, and the presenters were engaging. 

2022 ANP Participant

Meet the 2023-2024 Cohort

Margaret J.

Ball

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Harald

Barkhoff

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

University of Hawaii at West Oahu

Jose

Coll

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

Western Oregon University

Laurie

Couch

Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs

Salisbury University (MD)

Margaret

Doell

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Adams State University (CO)

Suzan J.

Harkness

Provost

State University of New York at Morrisville

Dimetri

Horner

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

Harris-Stowe State University (MO)

Keiki

Kawai’ae’a

Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

University of Hawai’i at Hilo

Andrew

Lawson

Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

California State University Monterey Bay

Gary

Liguori

Provost/Senior Vice President

University of West Florida

Ed

Martini

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh

Kimberly

McLeod

Provost / Vice President of Academic Affairs

Clayton State University (GA)

Darcy

Medica

Provost and VP for Academic Affairs

State University of New York Cobleskill

Enrique

Morales-Diaz

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

State University of New York at Oneonta

Carlos

Nevarez

Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

California State University Sacramento

Sharleen

Santos-Bamba

Interim Senior Vice President and Provost

University of Guam

Brandon Schwab

Brandon

Schwab

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost

University of Illinois Springfield

Doria “Kathy”

Stitts

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (interim)

Winston-Salem State University (NC)

Bethany M

Usher

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Radford University (VA)

Julian

Vasquez Heilig

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

Western Michigan University

Catherine

Whelan

Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

East Georgia State College

Luria

Young

Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Southern University and A&M College (LA)

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Application Details

The registration period for ANP is now closed. Registration for 2023 will open in Summer 2023. All eligible members will be admitted as space allows. Nonmembers who are first-time provosts in their first year will be allowed to register if space is available. 

Application Requirements

  • No formal application is required.
  • Registration is open to first-time provosts from AASCU member institutions who were appointed starting in July 2022. Non-members will be permitted if space allows. 

 

Important Dates

  • Registration is closed.
  • 2023 Program dates:
    • October 24 – October 26, 2023: in-person gathering in Washington, D.C.
    • Monthly virtual sessions November 2023 – May 2024
    • July 17 – 19, 2024 in-person gathering in conjunction with 2024 Academic Affairs Summer Meeting, Denver, CO

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