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Provost Organizational Chart (text only)

This organizational chart shows the various entities in the Office of the Provost and what positions and responsibilities report to what entity.

The chart depicts the Provost's organization as follows:

Top center of the page: Acting Provost and Chief Academic Officer (Vicky Wilkins).

Below and to the right, and connected by a solid line, is the Executive Assistant (Chasity Cooper).

Below and to the left, and connected by a solid line, is the Director, Strategic Initiatives and Communication (Sara Biggs).

Below and to the left of the Director, Strategic Initiatives and Communication, and connected by a solid line to the Provost, are the main units of the Provost Office (including the seven schools and colleges at American University and the University Library). From left to right, they are:

College of Arts & Sciences (Dean Linda Aldoory)
Kogod School of Business (Dean David Marchick)
School of Communication (Dean Marnel Niles Goins)
School of Education (Dean Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy)*
School of International Service (Dean Shannon Hader)
School of Public Affairs (Interim Dean Alison Jacknowitz)
Washington College of Law (Interim Dean Heather Hughes)
University Library (University Librarian Jeehyun Davis)

*Note: Dean Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy is on sabbatical for academic year 2023-2024 and Dr. Corbin Campbell and Dr. Rodney Hopson are serving as acting co-deans.

Below the main units are the nine main sub sections of the Provost Office. They are connected by solid lines to the Provost, the same solid line from which the above entities sprout off of. From left to right, they are:

Deputy Provost & Dean of Faculty (Monica Jackson)
Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost for Academic Student Services (Bridget Trogden)
Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies (Wendy Boland)
Vice Provost for Academic Administration (Prita Patel)
Vice Provost for Research and Innovation (Diana Burley)
Assistant Provost of Institutional Research and Assessment (Karen Froslid-Jones)
Executive Director, AU Abraod and Abroad at AU (Mark Hayes)

Reporting to the Deputy Provost & Dean of Faculty, and connected below it, are: Academic IntegrityCareer Center (including Merit Awards), and Center for Teaching, Research & Learning (CTRL). The Deputy Provost & Dean of Faculty also has the following responsibilities, which are connected by solid lines below it: Faculty Development/Leadership Development, Faculty Personnel & Contracts, Faculty Manual Policies, Misconduct & Investigations, and Faculty Competitions & Awards.

Reporting to the Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost for Academic Student Services, and connected below it, are: AU Core / General EducationAmerican University Experience (AUx)Honors and Scholars Programs, Learning Communities, Academic Support (students), Disability Support (students), Student-Athlete Support Program, First-Year Advising, Undergraduate Student Success and Retention. The Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost for Academic Student Services also has the following responsibilities, which are connected below it: Undergraduate Research and Undergraduate Academic Regulations.

Reporting to the Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, and connected below it, are: Graduate Studies, Professional Studies, Lifelong Learning/Executive Education, and Digital Learning and Strategy. The the Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies also has the following responsibilities, which are connected below it: Graduate Advising Council, Graduate Academic Regulations, GFA & Graduate Student Awards, Graduate Marketing Strategy, Graduate Data Analytics, and International Partnerships. 

Reporting to the Vice Provost for Academic Administration and connected below it, are: AU Central and the Registrar. The Vice Provost for Academic Administration also has the following responsibilities, which are connected below it: Budget, Administration, Staff & Personnel, and Academic Agreements.

Reporting to the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, and connected by below it, are: the Office of Sponsored Awards and Research Administration (OSARA)University-Wide Centers & Institutes, and Signature Research Initiatives. The Vice Provost for Research and Innovation also has the following responsibilities, which are connected below it: Intellectual Property Commercialization, Faculty Research Support Grants, and Research Compliance.

Reporting to the Assistant Provost of Institutional Research and Assessment,and connected below it, are: Data Analysis & Reports, Learning Assessment, Institutional Assessment, Middle States Accreditation Liaison, and SET Administration.

Reporting to the Executive Director, AU Abraod and Abroad at AU, and connected below it, are: AU Abroad and Abroad at AU