Margaret McFadden, Provost and Dean of Faculty
The provost and dean of the faculty is the chief academic officer of the college, and is responsible for strategic planning to ensure the strength and vibrancy of the academic program and to provide the resources necessary to support faculty and staff in their teaching, scholarship and service.
Working with a team of associate provosts and other administrative staff, the provost oversees the work of Colby’s 36 academic departments and programs, the libraries, the Registrar’s Office, the Institutional Research Office, the Arts Office, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Center for Arts and Humanities, the Oak Institute for Human Rights, The Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs, and the Farnham Writer’s Center, as well as numerous external academic partnerships.
The Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculty supports the teaching, scholarship, and professional development of the faculty. For information on whom to contact for assistance, please click on the Faculty Support tab.
Russell R. Johnson
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Professor of Biology
Eustis 307
Phone: 207-859-4776
[email protected]
Carol A. Hurney
Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
Eustis 203-A
Phone: 207-859-4787
[email protected]
James M. Sloat
Associate Provost and Associate Dean of Faculty
Eustis 203-C
Phone: 207-859-4786
[email protected]
Melissa J. Glenn
Associate Provost for Academic Programs
Professor of Psychology
Eustis 203-B
Phone: 207-859-4788
[email protected]
Stephanie (Steph) H. Sylvester
Director of Academic Administration and Chief of Staff
Eustis 403
Phone: 207-859-4790
[email protected]
Rose Meunier
Executive Assistant to the Provost and Dean of Faculty
Eustis 306
Phone: 207-859-4772
[email protected]
Stephanie J. Frost
Assistant Director of Faculty Human Resources
Eustis 210D
Phone: 207-859-4784
[email protected]
Offices and Centers that Report to the Provost
Institutional Research
Rebecca Brodigan
Director of Institutional Research and Assessment
[email protected]
Phone: 207-859-4692
Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs
Kimberly Flowers, Executive Director
[email protected]
Phone: (207) 859-5318