26 Higher Ed Leaders Selected for the 2025 Academy for New Provosts

Contact: Kellee Edmonds (202) 478-4662 [email protected]

Washington, October 28, 2025 - The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has selected 26 outstanding higher education leaders to participate in its 2025 Academy for New Provosts (ANP), a leadership development program designed for the specific needs of new provosts at state colleges and universities. The program, which is in its sixth year, gives cohort members the opportunity to connect with their peers as they learn strategies for tackling the distinctive challenges they will face in their role.

The 2025 Academy for New Provosts will meet in Washington, D.C., Oct. 28-31 for their first in-person gathering. The group will also participate in virtual sessions. ANP is made possible in part by generous support from AASCU strategic partners Ad Astra and EAB.

"The provost is one of the most important members of the president's cabinet, with responsibilities that are ever-expanding and more complex than ever," said AASCU Vice President for Academic Innovation and Transformation Terry Brown. "AASCU's Academy for New Provosts provides timely and relevant content, tailored guidance, and a supportive community to help provosts succeed in a challenging environment for higher education."

ANP will prepare new provosts to build trust through effective communication; strengthen their psychological and physical resilience; navigate between the president's vision and the expectations of faculty members; integrate academic planning with budget, facility, and IT planning; manage key relationships for success; and understand principles of exemplary academic leadership, change management, and university finance and budget.

2025- 2026 ANP cohort and faculty.

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The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is a Washington, D.C.-based higher education association that represents the sector of over 500 regional public colleges, universities, and systems whose members share a learning- and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underrepresented student populations, and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions' economic progress and cultural development. These are institutions delivering America's promise.