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Joel Christensen
Senior Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Professor of Classical Studies
781-736-2185 Gryzmish, 75-103
Office Hours: 8:30-4:30
Pronouns: he/him
  • Faculty careers: hiring, reappointment, tenure, and promotion
  • Faculty Mentoring Program
  • Shared governance, policies, and strategic planning

To schedule a meeting with Joel, contact Kayla Whitehurst.

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Lorna Laurent
Assistant Provost, Faculty Affairs Administration
781-736-2108 Gryzmish, 75-104A
Pronouns: she/her

Responsibilities: 

  • Endowed chair and emeriti matters
  • Faculty policies, procedures and processes
  • Faculty retirement

Kelly Forde
Assistant Provost, Faculty Affairs
781-736-7149
Pronouns: she/her

Supports:

  • Rabb School of Continuing Studies/Graduate Professional Studies
  • University per-course hires
  • Union faculty
Alicia Hyland
Assistant Provost, Faculty Affairs
781-736-7797 Bernstein-Marcus 73-022
Pronouns: she/her

Supports full-time and renewable faculty in:

  • Arts & Sciences: Division of Science
  • The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Heather Young
Assistant Provost, Faculty Affairs
781-736-3440 Bernstein-Marcus 73-021
Pronouns: she/her

Supports full-time and renewable faculty in:

  • Arts & Sciences: Division of Creative Arts, Division of Humanities, Division of Social Sciences
  • Brandeis International Business School (BIBS)
Mitchell Albury
Faculty Appointment and Data Manager
781-736-4407 Bernstein-Marcus Administration Center, 137
Pronouns: he/him

Responsibilities:

  • Analysis and reporting of faculty data
  • Oversight of faculty information in Workday and related business processes
  • Administration of course evaluations and reports
Traci Walkup
Faculty Budget and Data Manager
781-736-4652 Bernstein-Marcus Administration Center, 73-018
Pronouns: she/her

Responsibilities:

  • Data entry and record maintenance for tenure and renewable faculty hiring
  • Data entry and record maintenance for faculty salary, terminations & retirements
  • Coordination of annual faculty salary review
Kayla Whitehurst
Department Administrator
781-736-3454 Gryzmish, 75-104
Pronouns: she/her

Responsibilities: 

  • Executive Assistant to Sr. Associate Provost, Joel Christensen
  • Maintenance of Faculty Affairs communications, documentation, and faculty policies
  • Maintenance of university-wide faculty data