Provost & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

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The University of North Carolina Wilmington (“UNCW”) seeks an outstanding, visionary, collaborative, and experienced leader to serve as its next provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs (“provost”). Reporting to the chancellor, the provost is the university’s chief academic officer, responsible for the strategic direction, administration, and oversight of all academic programs and initiatives. The next leader will build upon UNCW’s strong academic foundation and reputation for excellence.

While ensuring excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship, the provost will be a champion for academic integrity, an advocate for student, faculty, and staff success, and a trusted colleague who leads with transparency and purpose. The provost will support UNCW’s mission through innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and operational excellence, while promoting a student-centered learning environment that integrates academic rigor with personal growth and wellbeing.

Together with faculty, staff, and community partners, the provost will shape strategies that strengthen retention and graduation outcomes, expand research and creative activity, and position UNCW as a high-impact institution committed to regional impact and global engagement.

About the University

Widely celebrated as the state’s coastal university, the University of North Carolina Wilmington was established in 1947 as Wilmington College and joined the University of North Carolina System in 1969. Today, the university is a top national institution with nearly 19,900 students, more than 2,500 faculty and staff, 171 buildings and an ever-growing alumni network of more than 111,000.

UNCW has built a national and global profile while strengthening ties to the state, region, and local community. As one of 17 institutions in the UNC System, UNCW is a nationally recognized large public doctoral university with a private feel. The university offers numerous bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs across its colleges and schools. Its main academic units are:
Cameron School of Business, College of Health and Human Services, College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts, College of Science and Engineering, and Watson College of Education. Each college is united with a focus on applied learning, with emphasis on internships, research, study abroad, community-based projects, and other high-impact experiences that grow critical thinking and hands‑on skills.

UNCW is consistently recognized for excellence in academics and affordability and earned the elevated designation of “Doctoral University:
High Research Activity” in recognition of efforts to advance research and scholarly activities. UNCW’s beautiful location on the Atlantic Ocean supports outstanding programs in coastal and marine sciences, including the new coastal engineering major — the only undergraduate program of its type in the U.S.

About the Team

Academic Affairs is the central division responsible for realizing the academic mission of the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Through strong leadership, strategic vision, and commitment to excellence, the division advances teaching, research, scholarship, creative activity, and community engagement across the university.

Academic Affairs includes five academic colleges -- Cameron School of Business;
College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts;
College of Science and Engineering;
College of Health and Human Services; and Watson College of Education -- and oversees eight functional areas -- Administration and Resource Management;
Global Partnerships and International Education;
Graduate, Continuing, and Lifelong Education;
Institutional Research and Planning;
Research and Innovation;
Student Engagement, Enrollment, and Retention;
Teaching, Learning, and Library Services; and Undergraduate Education and Faculty Affairs -- as well as the Center for Marine Science.

Together, these units foster…