Vice Provost of Academic Affairs

Position Title:

Vice Provost of Academic Affairs

Rhode Island College invites applications for two strategic and collaborative Vice Provosts for Academic Affairs. Reporting to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, these senior academic leaders play a central role in advancing the College’s academic mission, strengthening academic quality, and supporting institutional effectiveness.

The Vice Provost provides leadership for key academic initiatives, including institutional and programmatic accreditation, student learning assessment, and strategic academic planning. Working closely with deans, department chairs, and campus partners, the Vice Provost promotes a culture of continuous improvement, inclusive excellence, and data‑informed decision‑making.

This role supports faculty onboarding and professional development, advances innovative and alternative teaching and learning modalities, and represents Academic Affairs on essential campus committees and institution‑wide initiatives. The Vice Provost also collaborates across divisions to support compliance with regulatory requirements, advance grants and special projects, and identify academic and operational efficiencies.

Reporting to the Provost and Vice President, the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs plans, leads, and implements key academic initiatives across the college. The Vice Provost provides direction and oversight for academic units/program assessment, student learning assessment, and strategic academic initiatives. The Vice Provost will actively promote a culture that values continuous quality improvement and utilizes data in decision making.

• Lead key academic initiatives and implement strategic plans for the Office of the Provost.
• Lead the onboarding, orientation, and professional development initiatives of faculty and department chairs in coordination with the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion, and the academic deans.
• Manage and track implementation of academic initiatives related to accreditation compliance.
• Support the Office of the Provost with planning and organization of administrative, budgetary, and operational activities.
• Coordinate with Professional Studies and Continuing Education to develop, promote, and make recommendations for future planning of summer sessions and provide administrative oversight of contracts for summer faculty and department administration, and create a manual for standard operating procedures.
• Act as point of contact between the provost and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Act as liaison to key committees as assigned by the provost.
• Assist the Provost with oversight of Institutional Accreditation, Assessment, and State and Local Licensure to ensure the institution’s alignment with all applicable standards and requirements.
• Collaborate with IRP, academic leadership, and other campus partners to identify and maintain metrics important to the college’s mission and goals.
• Facilitate academic reviews and annual reports – assure feedback and follow up based on outcomes and recommendations.
• Lead academic‑affairs related regional accreditation compliance reports (NECHE) and support Deans with programmatic‑specific accreditation.
• Foster compliance with regulations and regulatory agencies such as NC‑SARA and Rhode Island Office of the Post‑Secondary Commissioner (RIOPC).
• Serve as the Academic Affairs representative in institutional‑wide grants; work in collaboration with the Office of Sponsored Projects to promote and support development of faculty‑led grants, strategic initiatives to support and advance special projects.
• Work collaboratively with units across the campus to identify and implement budgetary efficiencies.
• Advance quality alternate teaching learning modalities such as online, hyflex, prior learning assessment.

Occasional Duties:
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs.

• Demonstrated knowledge of academic programs and operations.
• Demonstrated leadership of assessment and related projects.
• Demonstrated…