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Office of the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic)
The OPVPA will ensure that university policies and practices, in both design and implementation, maximize institutional efficiency and local empowerment.
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Provost's Faculty Mentorship Network
The Provost’s Faculty Mentorship Network is an important source of guidance and support to all pre-tenure professors.
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Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Black Mentorship Program
The Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Black Mentorship program is designed to connect Black students (undergraduate and graduate) with Black alumni, faculty, and staff in valuable partnerships.
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The Dr. Kenneth Melville Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Black Faculty and Staff Caucus
Learn more about how the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Black Faculty and Staff Caucus cultivates a nurturing learning and working environment for Black faculty and staff.
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First Manuscript Project
The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) (OPVPA) is excited to launch a new initiative designed to support the scholarship of pre-tenured faculty researchers in ‘book fields’ who are in the final stages of manuscript production.
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Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Third Century Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (M3C)
This initiative would allow Æ»¹ûÒùÔº to make a pivotal contribution to developing a pipeline to the academy of emerging scholars who self-identify as members of underrepresented social groups.Â