Leadership
The Provost's senior leadership team supports the initiatives and objectives of the Office of the Provost, helping to further enhance GW’s academic programs. Through these administrative and academic leaders, the Provost is able to develop an ever more diverse and inclusive community, one in which the student experience is enhanced, teaching excellence is supported, and faculty members and students find many opportunities to develop their scholarly interests.
Leadership Team
Cheryl Beil
Senior Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Assessment
Contact:
Gabrielle Wingate | [email protected] | 202-994-0933
[email protected] | 202-994-6712
[email protected]
The Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Assessment is responsible for meeting the University's growing need for accurate and timely institutional data for federal reporting, to support university decision-makers, and to respond to external requests for information; providing guidelines and methods to evaluate and assess students learning experiences; undertaking major survey research about students, faculty, and staff and by coordinating the development, distribution, and analysis of these results; and for the annual production of the university Bulletin.
Support Offices
- Office of Institutional Research and Planning
- Office of Survey Research and Analysis
- Office of the Academic Editor
- Office of Assessment
Jeffrey Brand
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and Special Programs
Contact:
[email protected] | 202-994-2114
The Associate Provost oversees specific Provost programs as well as other central initiatives that promote improvements in undergraduate education.
Support Offices
Colette Coleman
Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Contact:
Jay Jones, Special Assistant | [email protected] | (202) 994-6555
[email protected]
The Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students works on providing a holistic, world-class student experience that focuses on student success, both in and out of the classroom. The Dean provides leadership over areas including student conduct, student health and well-being, campus living and residential education, fraternity and sorority life, student organizations and leadership development, military and veteran student support, and on-campus student programming.
Support Offices
Jay Goff
Vice Provost for Enrollment and Student Success
Contact:
[email protected]
The Vice Provost for Enrollment and Student Success oversees GW’s efforts to recruit and retain diverse and academically talented undergraduate and graduate students.
Support Offices
- Center for Career Services
- Graduate Enrollment
- Office for Student Success
- Office of Student Financial Assistance
- Office of Student Systems, Services, and Analytics
- Undergraduate Admissions
Emily Hammond
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Contact:
[email protected] | 202-994-6783
The Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs is responsible for all matters related to the life cycle of a GW faculty member, including recruitment and hiring, orientation of new faculty and department chairs, promotion and tenure criteria, and part-time faculty support and development.
Support Offices
Geneva Henry
Dean of Libraries and Academic Innovation
Vice Provost for Libraries and Information Technology
Contact:
Tyler Cundiff, Special Assistant | [email protected] | 202-994-1069
The Dean of Libraries and Academic Innovation and Vice Provost for Libraries and Information Technology is responsible for enriching the academic experience of scholars at GW both through maintaining excellence in library services and collections and providing access to cutting-edge technology. Geneva also leads GWIT and oversees the transition of GW’s IT infrastructure, working to align IT more closely with the university’s research, education, and clinical services. The dean contributes to the success of the university's strategic plan by generating, making accessible, and preserving new knowledge.
Support Offices
Libraries and Academic Innovation
- Library Operations and Technical Services
- Research Services and Scholarly Technology
- Specialized Collections and Archives
- Undergraduate Fellowships and Research
- Instructional Core
- Student Success Services
Information Technology
- Enterprise Systems and Development
- Cyberinfrastructure and Research Services
- Academic Technology and Customer Experience
- Digital Transformation
Caroline Laguerre-Brown
Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement
Contact:
[email protected] | 202-994-7297
Vice Provost Laguerre-Brown's Bio
The Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement supports the university’s vision for excellence through diversity initiatives and programming. These tools enable the university to transform itself and higher education by attracting, retaining and leveraging the talents of diverse individuals to facilitate first-rate teaching, learning, scholarship and service in a climate that is welcoming and inclusive.
The Vice Provost works with senior leadership, administrators, faculty, staff and students to advance the university’s commitment to building a more diverse and inclusive community. Other responsibilities include providing leadership to the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement, which consists of centers and offices that cultivate and leverage the benefits of diversity within the GW community and the Washington metropolitan area.
Support Offices
Terry Murphy
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Contact:
[email protected]
Senior Vice Provost Murphy's Bio
The Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs is responsible for academic planning across all of the schools and academic units and related matters.
Support Offices
Pamela Norris
Vice Provost for Research
Contact:
Caroline James, Executive Administrator | [email protected] | 202-994-7315
Vice Provost Norris's Bio
The Vice Provost for Research works in tandem with faculty to facilitate all phases of the external and internal funding processes and provides support for faculty and student research initiatives.
Support Offices
Suresh Subramaniam
Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs
Contact:
[email protected] | 202-994-4743
Vice Provost Subramaniam's Bio
The Vice Provost provides strategic leadership in advancing our graduate and postdoctoral programs and strengthening the graduate and postdoctoral student experience.
Support Offices
- Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships
- Office of Postdoctoral Training
