Academic Affairs
Office of the Provost
In many ways, the Office of the Provost is guardian of the College’s academic mission as a learning-centered institution. Academic Affairs at Albion College includes the following: faculty personnel and faculty development, academic programs, academic standards and skills, athletics, the libraries, career services, and international and off-campus programs. The Office of the Provost also has primary responsibility for the curriculum of the College.
Academic Affairs Staff 2020 – 2021
- Ron Mourad
Provost
Professor of Religious Studies - Thomas Wilch
Dean of Faculty Affairs
Professor of Geological Sciences - Heather Betz
Dean of Curricular Affairs
Associate Professor in Kinesiology
Academic Affairs Discussion Board
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Department Chairs & Program Directors
- Brad Chase, Anthropology & Sociology
- Michael Dixon, Art & Art History
- Kenneth Saville, Biology
- Kevin Metz, Chemistry
- Karen Erlandson, Communication Studies
- John Bedient, Economics & Management
- Kyle Shanton, Education
- Danit Brown, English
- Eric Hill, Ethnic Studies
- Carrie Menold, Geological Sciences
- Deborah Kanter, History
- Bindu Madhok, International Studies
- Heather Betz, Kinesiology
- Mark Bollman, Mathematics & Computer Science
- Emmanuel Yewah, Modern Languages & Cultures
- Sam McIlhagga, Music
- Jeremy Kirby, Philosophy
- Charles Moreau, Physics
- Carrie Walling, Political Science
- Mareike Wieth, Psychological Science
- Jocelyn McWhirter, Religious Studies
- Zach Fischer, Theatre
- Scott Melzer, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Scott Hendrix, Academic Skills Center
- Karla McCavit, Quantitative Skills Center
- Pamela Schwartz, Learning Support Services
- Barry Wolf, FYE Student Mentoring & Academic Success Program
- Laurel Draudt, Carl A. Gerstacker Institute for Business & Management
- Cristen Casey, Center for International Education
- Vanessa McCaffrey, Foundation for Undergraduate Reserach, Scholarship & Creative Activity (FURSCA)
- Karen Hoaglin, Liaison for the Fritz Shurmur Center for Teacher Development
- Patrick McLean, Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service
- E. Dale Kennedy, Prentiss M. Brown Honors Program
- Doug White, Center for Sustainability and the Environment (interim director)
- Brad Rabquer, Wilson Institute for Medicine
- Jason Raddatz, Whitehouse Nature Center
- Troy Kase, Career & Internship Center