About
Angela Dillard, vice provost for undergraduate education, plays a pivotal role in overseeing and advancing continuous enhancements in the university’s educational mission for a diverse community of over 32,000 undergraduate students. In collaboration with schools and colleges dedicated to undergraduate education, Vice Provost Dillard orchestrates strategic initiatives that enrich the academic experience.
At the leading edge of her responsibilities is the coordination among those at the forefront of undergraduate education, including faculty, advisors, data analysts, administrators, professional staff members – and students themselves – in order to promote academic success. Incorporating cutting-edge research and new technologies, her office explores and seeks to implement a range of collaborative innovations and initiatives, which span a spectrum of support services, more centralized resources, and best practices culled from our own institution and from others.
The Vice Provost also takes the lead in the Higher Learning Commission central accreditation process, championing excellence and compliance in academic standards for the university. Additionally, she leads the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education which collaborates with units across schools and colleges, Student Life, and Academic Innovation to promote the holistic well-being of students, demonstrating a commitment to fostering a supportive and nurturing learning environment. The Office also supports the work of the Advising Council at the University of Michigan as well as the UmichVotes Coalition and the Year of Democracy, Civic Empowerment, and Global Engagement.
Leadership Team
Angela Dillard, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; Richard A. Meisler Collegiate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies and History in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. She also holds a courtesy appointment in LSA’s Residential College.
Kerri Wakefield, Assistant Vice Provost for Advising Strategy & Student Success
Kaylee Weiland, Executive Assistant
Reporting Units
Analytics for Student Success and Equity Transformation (ASSET)
ASSET is a group of researchers, faculty, staff, and administrators from several colleges, schools, and offices at the University of Michigan investigating questions related to equity and student success. The aim of ASSET is to serve the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor community by providing analysis that informs decisions about policies and practices that impact equitable student success, as well as to highlight issues that warrant attention.
Center for the Education of Women+ (CEW+)
CEW+ empowers women+ and underserved individuals in the University of Michigan and surrounding communities by serving as an advocate and providing resources to help individuals reach their academic, financial, and professional potential. Women+ and underserved students are CEW+’s primary constituency, but all students are welcome. The Center also serves those who encounter education and career obstacles based on their non-linear paths to, and experiences within, the University community.
Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT)
CRLT promotes excellence, equity, and innovation in teaching in all 19 schools and colleges at the University of Michigan. The Center is dedicated to the support and advancement of evidence-based learning and teaching practices and the professional development of all members of the campus teaching community. CRLT partners with faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and administrators to develop and sustain a university culture that values and rewards teaching, respects and supports individual differences among learners, and creates learning environments in which diverse students and instructors can excel.