Academic Affairs & Provost

Greetings from Provost Hanson

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Karen Hanson is the University of Minnesota’s chief academic officer, with responsibility for managing the colleges and academic units, and the policies and practices that affect the academic life of the university. These include:

• Faculty affairs, including promotion and tenure;
• Undergraduate and graduate education and student well-being;
• Interdisciplinary collaboration among the sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and professional schools; and
• The collegiate compact process, which determines academic investments.

Announcements

• March 28, 2013: My Current Areas of Focus
• March 13, 2013: James Parente to Step Down as CLA Dean
• March 6, 2013: Keeping Our Faculty of Color Symposium
• February 20, 2013: The University of Minnesota Partners with Coursera
• December 18, 2012: Office of the Provost Staffing Changes
• November 6, 2012: What I've Learned,Where We're Going

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