Congratulations to the faculty members selected to serve as Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) Faculty Fellows and Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program Fellows (BTAA)! Overall, 14 faculty were selected for the two programs (nine OAA, five BTAA).
Office of Academic Affairs Faculty Fellows
In our commitment to promote faculty academic leadership growth and to increase leaders prepared for succession planning, the Office of Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow program is a service-learning experience and cohort leadership development program.
2025-26 Fellows and Focus Areas
- Charles Anderson, Arts
- Ajit Chaudhari, Academic Governance
- Lisa Cravens-Brown, Committee on Academic Misconduct
- Michael Flierl, AI
- Hun Lee, Academic Leadership (beginning summer 2026)
- Allison MacKay, Academic Leadership
- Nikole Patson, Outreach and Engagement
- Mary Thomas, Outreach and Engagement
- Valarie Williams, Accreditation
Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program Fellows
The Academic Leadership Program is an intensive professional development experience designed to address the diverse and evolving landscape of higher education. The program empowers ALP Fellows to be effective academic leaders at all levels within research universities.