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Colin McGill

Vice Provost for Faculty Success & Director of CAFE

Academic Affairs

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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Anchorage (Â鶹´«Ã½A) appointed Colin McGill as the new vice provost of faculty success following a national search. A faculty member since 2011, McGill most recently served as interim vice provost for faculty success beginning in January 2024. He holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology and an M.S. in chemistry from the Â鶹´«Ã½ Fairbanks, as well as a postdoctoral fellowship with Â鶹´«Ã½A’s WWAMI School of Medical Education.

As vice provost, McGill will lead the Office of Faculty Success, overseeing the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence, the Center for Community Engagement and Learning (CCEL), Instructional Design and Academic Technologies, and Faculty Services. He will also collaborate with Student Success, Academic Affairs, Institutional Effectiveness and Â鶹´«Ã½A’s deans to support faculty development, enhance student learning and foster academic excellence.

Additionally, he’ll continue expanding his work with CCEL and collaborate with them on Â鶹´«Ã½A’s reclassification for the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.