Associate Provosts & Vice Presidents
The Office of the Provost is divided into several major functional areas, with an associate provost leading the initiatives of each. In addition, while Notre Dame Research and the Enrollment Division are administratively distinct from the provost’s office, the provost oversees the activities of both.
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Vice President and Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Maura A. Ryan, John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C., Associate Professor of Christian Ethics
Maura Ryan is the vice president and associate provost for faculty affairs. Her major responsibilities include overseeing new faculty orientation and faculty training; the evaluation of teaching; faculty development; reappointment and promotion for TPAC, research, and library faculty; faculty leaves; the Office of Academic Mission Support; and the University’s processes for responding to faculty appeals and grievances, and to allegations of faculty misconduct. Ryan also acts as the point person with the University’s regional accrediting body, fills a staffing role for the Academic Council, and provides leadership for academic program reviews, the Dual Career Assistance Program, and academic diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
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Interim Vice President and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School
Thomas Fuja, professor of electrical engineering
Thomas Fuja is interim vice president and associate provost for graduate studies and interim dean of the Graduate School. As interim dean, he oversees the master’s and doctoral programs within engineering, global affairs, the humanities, the sciences, business (doctoral), and the social sciences; is responsible for graduate policies and procedures; and provides services, support, and resources for graduate students in the areas of recruitment and admissions, professional development, wellness, community, financial support, and degree completion. He also oversees the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Moreau Faculty Development Program, and works closely with the vice president for research and the associate deans for graduate education from the University’s colleges and schools.
Interim Vice President and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School
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Interim Vice President and Associate Provost for Innovation
Kelley Rich
Kelley Rich is the interim vice president and associate provost for innovation. Leading the University’s IDEA (Innovation, De-Risking, and Enterprise Acceleration) Center, she works closely with deans, alumni, faculty, and students to promote a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization. Her major responsibilities as interim head of the IDEA Center include directing the University’s technology transfer enterprise as well as Innovation Park at Notre Dame.
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Vice President and Associate Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., Associate Professor of Political Science
Father Bob Dowd is the vice president and associate provost for interdisciplinary initiatives. He oversees the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, iNDustry Labs, the Institute for Educational Initiatives, the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society, the McGrath Institute for Church Life, the Notre Dame Technology Ethics Center, the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs, the ROTC programs, and the Snite Museum of Art. He also directs the approval and review process of institutes and centers more generally.
Vice President and Associate Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives
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Vice President and Associate Provost for Internationalization
Michael E. Pippenger
Michael Pippenger is the vice president and associate provost for internationalization. His major responsibilities include advising University leadership on global strategies and overseeing Notre Dame International, which leads efforts to broaden Notre Dame’s international culture, programs, reach, and reputation through study abroad, expanded international research, international collaborative projects, and strategic relationships with global partners. Pippenger also directs the ongoing academic and operational development of Notre Dame’s Global Gateways.
Vice President and Associate Provost for Internationalization
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Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C., Associate Professor of Theology and Global Affairs
Father Dan Groody is the vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education. His major responsibilities include advancing undergraduate teaching, research, and outreach as well as overseeing Academic Services for Student-Athletes, the Center for University Advising, the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, the Moreau First Year Experience course, and the work of the Core Curriculum Committee. He also provides leadership for the student accommodations process and chairs the Advisory Committee on the Academic Code and Policy (ACACP), the University Committee on the Honor Code (UCHC), and the Valedictorian and Salutatorian Selection Committee.
Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
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Associate Provost and Chief Academic Digital Officer
Elliott Visconsi, Associate Professor of English
Elliott Visconsi is associate provost and chief academic digital officer. In this role, he leverages the resources of Notre Dame Learning (composed of the Office of Digital Learning and the Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence) to lead the University’s approach to innovative learning strategies. Starting in March 2020, Visconsi chaired the Faculty Task Force on Instructional Continuity, guiding the University-wide pivot to emergency remote teaching and learning in response to the pandemic, and he has continued to play a lead role in adapting these technologies and strategies to support on-campus instruction.
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Vice President for Research
Robert J. Bernhard, Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Bob Bernhard is the vice president for research. In this capacity, he leads the University’s research infrastructure and support programs for all disciplines of research and scholarship. He is also responsible for stewardship of the University’s strategic research initiatives.
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Vice President for Undergraduate Enrollment
Micki L. Kidder
Micki Kidder is the associate vice president for undergraduate enrollment. She leads the University’s Enrollment Division, which houses several units that serve students from the beginning of their college search to their final year on campus. These include the Offices of Pre-College Programs, Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and Student Shared Services.
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Associate Vice President for Academic Finance and Administration
Joanna McNulty
Joanna McNulty is associate vice president for academic finance and administration, providing strategic leadership for academic budgeting, finance and planning and serving as the provost’s primary adviser on the financial plan for Notre Dame’s academic core. She manages a team of professionals in developing the annual academic budget, conducting multi-year financial planning and analysis and overseeing faculty payroll. Her responsibilities also include working closely with the deans, associate provosts and academic business offices and serving as principal liaison to the Finance Division, in particular the Office of Budget and Planning and the Office of the Controller.
Associate Vice President for Academic Finance and Administration