Leadership

Provost's Office leadership team

Guided by an experienced team of academic leaders and administrators, the Provost's Office provides a broad range of support to campus.

Leadership

Provost's Office leadership team

Guided by an experienced team of academic leaders and administrators, the Provost's Office provides a broad range of support to campus.

Leadership team

Guided by an experienced team of academic leaders and administrators, the Provost's Office provides a broad range of support to campus.

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Rachel Davis Mersey

Interim Executive Vice President and Provost

Rachel Davis Mersey began her appointment as interim executive vice president and provost on September 1, 2024. Previously, she served as the dean of Moody College of Communication.

Tasha Beretvas

Tasha Beretvas

Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

Professor, Educational Psychology

Tasha Beretvas ensures the integrity, quality, and transparency of policies and procedures related to faculty. Her portfolio manages faculty issues including promotion and tenure, advancement, professional development, and family matters.

Art Markman

Art Markman

Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

As the inaugural Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Art Markman leads the coordination of UT Austin’s credit-bearing programs and non-credit open-enrollment, certificate, and custom programs aimed at non-traditional students

Dan Jaffe

Daniel Jaffe

Vice President for Research

Professor, Department of Astronomy

As the Vice President for Research, Daniel Jaffe, Ph.D., and his office support President Hartzell’s priorities of expanding the University’s research capabilities and creating new opportunities for collaboration around campus. Jaffe has supervised the creation of three cross-campus interdisciplinary initiatives that bring together more than 150 researchers from 52 specialties and departments.

Sarah Ades

Sarah Ades

Senior Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Dean of the Graduate School

Sarah Ades leads the Graduate School as Dean while also serving as the SVP for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. She works together with graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty and staff to chart the future of graduate education at the University.

Rich Reddick

Richard J. Reddick

Senior Vice Provost and Dean of the Undergraduate College

Professor in the Program in Higher Education Leadership

In this inaugural role, Reddick will help shape the undergraduate experience and ensure that the university's admissions, curriculum, student support and career exploration efforts align in ways that best position all students to succeed.

Miguel Wasielewski

Miguel Wasielewski

Interim Senior Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management

As Interim Interim Senior Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management, Dr. Miguel Wasielewski's leads the University's enrollment management team, championing student success at all stages of the educational journey. Miguel is a first-generation college student from the Rio Grande Valley who has earned three degrees from UT Austin and has spent his career serving the university.

Headshot photo for the Head of UT Austin's Global Engagement Office, Sonia Feigenbaum.

Sonia Feigenbaum

Senior Vice Provost for Global Engagement

Chief International Officer

Sonia Feigenbaum provides institutional leadership for advancing international strategy and global engagement that advance the profile, reputation, and mission of UT Austin. She leads strategic partnerships, collaborations, and oversees global services supporting students and faculty.

Larry Singell

Larry Singell

Senior Vice Provost for Resource Management

Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs

Larry Singell oversees development of academic budgets, strategic planning, academic facility and space utilization, renovations, and support for all capital projects. He is responsible for accreditation, enrollment analytics, assessment, and the Office of Institutional Reporting, Research, and Information Systems.

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Brian Dixon

Vice Provost for Enrollment Management

Brian Dixon is the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management. Brian joined UT in 2021, bringing more than 20 years of higher education experience in financial aid, enrollment, and campus operations.

Juan Dominguez

Juan Dominguez

Vice Provost for Academics and Curriculum

Professor, Department of Psychology

Dr. Juan Dominguez is the Vice Provost for Academics and Curriculum. In addition to his role as Vice Provost, he is an award-winning professor of psychology, pharmacology, and neuroscience and a highly published and highly cited research scientist.

Janet Dukerich

Janet Dukerich

Vice Provost for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution

Professor in the Department of Management

Janet Dukerich helps support faculty through advocacy and conflict resolution. Her research and teaching interests include organizational identification, reputation management, issue interpretation, and ethical decision making.

Jen Moon, Ph.D.

Jen Moon

Vice Provost for Professional-Track Faculty

Professor of Instruction, Biology Instruction Office

Jen Moon is the Vice Provost for Professional-Track Faculty.  As Vice Provost, Dr. Moon focuses on professional-track faculty initiatives, programs, and resources for faculty across their career cycle—from hiring through pre-retirement—and supports the multiple facets of the workload and job experiences of professional-track faculty.

Alison Preston

Alison Preston

Vice Provost for Faculty Development

Professor, Neuroscience and Psychology

Alison Preston is the inaugural Vice Provost for Faculty Development. As Vice Provost, Dr. Preston oversees strategy and development of initiatives, programs, and resources to support the successful careers and visibility of UT faculty of all ranks. She works together with key stakeholders to create a culture of effective faculty mentorship and leadership development at the university.

Brian Roberts

Brian Roberts

Vice Provost for Data to Insights

Professor, Department of Government Business, Department of Business, Government, and Society, and Department of Economics

As the Vice Provost for Data to Insights, Roberts oversees the mission of the unit to integrate modern cloud-scale technologies and analytics in support The University of Texas at Austin's larger mission. As a professor, Roberts' fields of interest are American Political Institutions, Interest Groups, and Positive Political Economy, with a focus on politics and financial markets, corporate political participation, and distributive politics. He has published papers in the fields of political science, economics and finance.

Tessa Green

Tessa Green

Interim Chief of Staff

Tessa Green, who began her tenure at The University of Texas at Austin in 2005, brings a wealth of experience in higher education as interim Chief of Staff. Known for her expertise in change management, cross-boundary collaboration, and relationship building, she has supported significant initiatives like the Bridging Barriers Research Grand Challenges, UT System Quantum Leaps, City of Austin Colab, and GOM^2. Tessa holds a Master of Fine Arts from Brooklyn College and a Bachelor of Arts from Winthrop University.

Mayda Perez

Mayda Perez

Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Provost

Mayda Perez is the assistant to the executive vice president and provost, providing executive-level administrative support in the day-to-day management of the provost. She also provides support to the university’s Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Transition Campus Engagement Committee.

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Campus Collections & Initiatives

The Provost’s Office also oversees a wide variety of other units, including various administrative offices addressing student needs, as well as the Libraries, University of Texas Press, the Blanton Museum of Art and the Harry Ransom Center.

Don E. Carleton, Executive Director

Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Simone Wicha, Director

Blanton Museum of Art

Stephen Ennis, Director

Harry Ransom Center

Edmund T Gordon, Executive Director

Contextualization & Commemoration Initiatives