About
Vice provosts Sara Blair and Christopher Friese lead the Academic and Faculty Affairs group, which develops and strengthens policies and programs that support a diverse and excellent faculty.
Vice Provosts for Academic and Faculty Affairs Unit Portfolios
Sara Blair
- Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
- Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning
- School of Information
- College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- School of Music, Theatre & Dance
- Institute for Social Research
- ADVANCE Program
Arts and Humanities Portfolio
- Bentley Historical Library
- William L. Clements Library
- Museum of Art
- Arts Initiative
Christopher R. Friese
- College of Engineering
- College of Pharmacy
- Ross School of Business
- School of Dentistry
- Marsal Family School of Education
- School for Environment and Sustainability
- School of Kinesiology
- Law School
- Medical School
- School of Nursing
- School of Public Health
- Ford School of Public Policy
- School of Social Work
- Life Sciences Institute
Their responsibilities include oversight of a wide range of policies, practices, and programs, including:
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- Academic Human Resources
- The ADVANCE Program
- The Arts Initiative
- Dual Career Services Program
- Faculty Handbook
- Faculty Leadership Development, including:
- Provost’s Campus Leadership Program [PCLP]
- Big Ten Academic Alliance [BTAA] – Academic Leadership Program [ALP]; and Departmental Executive Officers Program [DEO]
- Faculty Recruitment, Hiring & Retention (Academic Human Resources information)
- Faculty Grievance Procedures (including Model Faculty Grievance Procedure) and Academic Human Resources grievance procedures information)
- Faculty Ombuds
- Faculty Personnel Issues
- Faculty Promotion and Tenure
- Faculty Resources (e.g., ADVANCE, Provost’s Faculty Initiatives Program [PFIP])
- Family-Friendly Faculty Resources (e.g., Paid Maternity [Childbirth] and Parental Leaves)
- Graduate Employees Organization (GEO)
- Lecturers’ Employee Organization (LEO)
- Conflicts of Interest and Commitment
- Salary equity
Staff
Academic and Faculty Affairs
Sara Blair, Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs, and Arts and Humanities
Christopher Friese, Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Jim Burkel, Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Nancy Calvin-Naylor, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Alicia Simon, Dual Career Coordinator (for all schools except Engineering, LSA, and Medicine)
Debbie Walls, Executive Assistant
Karen Steffes, Executive Assistant
Ashley Miller, Executive Assistant
Academic Human Resources
Sascha Matish, Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs and Senior Director, Academic Human Resources
Tammy Deane, Faculty Affairs Administrator
Organizational Chart
Note: staffing changes will not be reflected in the SPG-hosted org chart as quickly as in the list above.