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Academic Leadership
The Office of Academic Affairs oversees all schools, colleges and academic units other than those reporting to the V.P. - Division of Health Affairs.
| Kurt Hackemer | Provost and V.P. for Academic Affairs |
| Beth Freeburg | Associate Provost, Dean of the Graduate School |
| Daniel Palmer | Associate Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment |
| Michael Kruger | Dean, College of Arts and Sciences |
| Venky Venkatachalam | Dean of the Beacom School of Business |
| Bruce Kelley | Interim Dean of the College of Fine Arts |
| Neil Fulton | Dean of the School of Law |
| Daniel Daily | Dean of University Libraries |
| Amy Schweinle | Interim Dean of the School of Education |
| Steve Ward | Director of Academic & Career Planning Center |
| Scott Breuninger | Director of Honors Program |
| Colleen Evans | Director for Student-Athlete Academic Success |
| Virginija Wilcox | Director of the Gallagher Center for Experiential Learning & Education Abroad |
| Jennifer Thompson | Registrar |
| Eric Mosterd | Interim Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning |