The Office of Academic Affairs serves as the home of the College's academic offices, departments, and schools.
About Academic Affairs
Provost
The Provost of Emerson College provides leadership for academic planning, program development at the undergraduate and graduate levels, assessment, advancement of scholarship, research and creative work, excellence in teaching, global engagement initiatives, and academic innovation including online learning.
Strategic Planning
The Office of Academic Affairs coordinates the strategic planning process with department chairs and school deans, beginning in the fall semester and culminating in prioritized initiatives in the spring semester to be implemented the following academic year. The resulting goals, initiatives, and plans are developed with significant faculty input to reflect the academic mission of the College.
Consultative Groups
The Provost seeks consultation and feedback on academic and administrative matters from many sources, including the consultative groups listed here.
Alliance with Marlboro College
Emerson and Marlboro Colleges are exploring an alliance that will involve Marlboro moving its academic programs to Emerson beginning in Fall 2020, at which time Marlboro undergraduates will be invited to matriculate and tenure-track faculty may choose to teach at Emerson.
Academic Schools and Offices
The School of Communication, School of the Arts, Marlboro Institute of Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, Office of Graduate Studies, and Professional Studies fall under the domain of Academic Affairs.