Office of the Provost
The Office of the Provost plays a leading role in sustaining an environment of academic excellence at the University of Connecticut. UConn is a top 25 public university and the State of Connecticut’s flagship higher education institution and sole public research university. The Provost’s Office supports these distinctions through strategic focus on the academic success of our faculty, students, and staff.
The Provost oversees UConn’s 14 schools and colleges, as well as its four regional campuses. The Provost’s Office also leads University strategic planning, academic policies and procedures, academic program planning and implementation, program assessment, student success initiatives, graduate education, global affairs, institutional research, university libraries, university information technology systems and services, and academic personnel management (including appointments and reappointments of faculty and staff, tenure and promotion, and annual evaluations).
In all our efforts, we are guided by values of diversity, equity and inclusion; responsible stewardship of resources; and transparent communication and collaborative decision-making.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Carl Lejuez
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Executive Assistant: Alexis Cassan
Key Areas:
- Academic vision, strategy and reporting
- Oversight of schools, colleges, library, regional campuses, interdisciplinary research centers and institutes
- Strategic planning and implementation
- Primary governance liaison
- Capital planning and resource allocation and development

Kristi Henderson
Chief of Staff and Assistant Vice Provost for Strategic Communications
Executive Assistant: Alexis Cassan
Key Areas:
- Senior advisor and liaison to Provost
- Communications, messaging and external relations
- Academic executive searches, onboarding and reviews
- Staff supervision
- Crisis and emergency management

Key Areas:
- Scheduling, other support for Provost and Chief of Staff
- Initial point of contact for Provost's Office inquiries
- Office management
- Student employee supervision
Academic Affairs, Development, and Policy

Jeffrey Shoulson
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Administrative support: Kristi Napolitano
Key Areas:
- Promotion, Tenure, and Reappointment
- Academic program development, review, and accreditation
- Academic curricular standards and appeals
- Academic engagement and outreach
- Entrepreneurial and interdisciplinary program development

Michael Bradford
Vice Provost for Faculty, Staff and Student Development
Administrative support: Amanda Pitts
Key Areas:
- Faculty recruitment, retention and onboarding
- Faculty and academic staff professional development and recognition
- Faculty and staff equity and access
- Student success initiatives
- Student equity initiatives

Sarah Croucher
Director of Academic Policy and Faculty Affairs
Administrative support: Rachel Wice
Key Areas:
- Academic Policy, Guidance and Procedures
- Academic Travel
- Accreditation
- Consulting »
- Audit and Compliance

Amanda Pitts
Academic Engagement Coordinator
Key Areas:
- Faculty development initiatives
- Academic and curricular processes
- Academic programming and events
- Awards administration
- Life Transformative Education coordination
- Scheduling, other support for VP for Faculty, Staff and Student Development
Budget and Institutional Planning

Lloyd Blanchard
Associate Vice President for Budget, Management and Institutional Research
Executive Assistant: Natalka Tuczkewycz
Key Areas:
- Operating and capital budgets
- Long-range financial planning and modeling
- Administrative management and operations
- Revenue and cost management
- External reporting of university data and performance
- Data analytics of performance and costs

Bridget Inzirillo
Director of Academic Finance and Planning
Key Areas:
- Academic budget management
- Provost’s operating and capital resources
- Academic personnel compensation
- Business policies and practices related to budget/finance
- Fiscal officer for Provost's Office and reporting units
Academic Administrative Units

Kent Holsinger
Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Dean, The Graduate School
Executive Assistant: Martha Marroni
Key Areas:
- Graduate student recruitment
- Graduate admissions and degree requirements
- Development and revision of graduate programs
- Graduate fellowships
- Graduate student and postdoctoral scholar development
- Interpretation and implementation of graduate assistant and postdoctoral research assistant contracts

Michael Mundrane
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Administrative Assistant: Kristy Hughes
Key Areas:
- Campus and Academic Technologies
- Connecticut Education Network
- Enterprise Applications
- Enterprise Systems
- High Performance Computing
- Information Security
- Telecommunications and Networking

Franklin Tuitt
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
Executive Assistant: Jennifer Newman
Key Areas:
- Diversity and Inclusion visioning and planning
- Diversity and inclusion programs, policies, and practices
- Diversity and inclusion curriculum and pedagogy development
- Access, equity, and success initiatives for historically marginalized communities
- Faculty, staff, and student affinity-based programming and development

Daniel Weiner
Vice President for Global Affairs
Administrative Assistant: Carrie Stevens
Key Areas:
- Global Partnerships and Business Engagement
- International Students and Scholars
- Experiential Global Learning
- Human Rights Programming
- Entrepreneurial International Programs
- Fundraising for Global Affairs
