Leadership positions focused on teaching and learning and on faculty affairs are part of a restructuring announced this week by the Office of the Provost.
The reorganization comes as Steven Lerman prepares to mark his first anniversary as GW’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs on July 1.
“We are clearly a university on the move with many new ideas and initiatives taking shape,” said Dr. Lerman. “I believe this plan, created after consultation with many colleagues, will help GW to realize its goals.”
The plan reorganizes many of the provost office functions around five positions that report directly to Dr. Lerman, including:
- Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Planning: Forrest Maltzman. Currently chair of the Department of Political Science, Dr. Maltzman will serve as chief deputy to Dr. Lerman and have a wide portfolio of responsibilities, including those related to the use of academic facilities, graduate enrollment and support, and international programs.
- Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning: Stephen Ehrmann. Dr. Ehrmann, now vice president of the nonprofit Teaching Learning and Technology Group, will fill a newly created position. His responsibilities will include oversight of Academic Technologies, the University Honors Program and teaching awards. He will also hold an appointment as professor of educational leadership in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
- Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs: Dianne Martin. Currently the associate vice president for graduate studies and academic affairs and longstanding School of Engineering and Applied Sciences faculty member, Dr. Martin will assume responsibility for issues pertaining to the recruitment, orientation and recognition of current and emeriti faculty.
- Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion: Terri Reed. Formerly the vice provost for institutional equity and diversity at Princeton University, Dr. Reed joined GW last month to lead the university’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, focusing first on increasing the diversity of the candidate pool for faculty positions and on practices to increase retention of diverse faculty.
- Vice Provost for Budget and Finance. The university expects to launch a national search this summer to fill this position. The vice provost for budget and finance will be charged with strategic management of the provost's budget and will focus on using the funds to advance academic excellence.
Also as part of the new structure, Craig Linebaugh will transition from his position as chief academic officer at the Virginia Science and Technology Campus to senior associate provost for academic operations.
Jeff Lenn, who has served as associate vice president for academic operations since 2008, has asked to return to his role as a member of the faculty of the School of Business. He will serve as a special adviser to Dr. Lerman this summer to help with the transition to the new structure.
The deans of the schools; Robert Chernak, senior vice provost and senior vice president for Student Academic and Support Services; and Jack Siggins, the university librarian, will continue to report directly to Dr. Lerman.
“I am enthusiastic about the potential for improving the services in our office and aligning our work with the university’s strategic directions embodied in this new office organization plan,” said Dr. Lerman.