Division of Academic Affairs
The responsibility of the Provost is to provide academic vision and leadership. The Office of the Provost oversees academic programming including curriculum management; divisional budgets; and faculty and staff personnel matters including recruitment, promotion, and tenure. The Provost works closely with the deans of the academic schools, the Libraries, the Honors College, and the Graduate School. In addition, numerous other functions, including Registrar, Academic Experience, International Programs, Undergraduate Research, Institutional Research, Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning, and Academic Assessment report under the Academic Affairs Division. Under our shared governance model, the Provost also works collaboratively with the Speaker of the Faculty and the Faculty Senate, the primary legislative body of the faculty. In summary, the Office of the Provost provides leadership for and supports the efforts of the faculty and staff who work to ensure that the mission of academic excellence is achieved.
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Suzanne Austin
Academic and International Programs
Mark P. Del Mastro, Associate Provost
Faculty Affairs
Deanna Caveny, Associate Provost
Student Success
Christopher Korey, Associate Provost
Academic Schools
The College of Charleston is organized seven academic schools and several administrative programs and centers that report to the Provost. Please view the listings below for each area in the Academic Affairs Division.
School of the Arts
Edward Hart, Dean
School of Business
Paul H. Schwager, Dean
School of Education
Frances C. Welch, Dean
School of Health Sciences
Wes Dudgeon, Dean
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
H. Gibbs Knotts, Dean
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs
Timothy Johnson, Dean
School of Sciences and Mathematics
Sebastian van Delden, Dean
College of Charleston Libraries
John White, Dean
Honors College
Beth Meyer-Bernstein, Dean
Graduate School
Kameelah Martin, Dean
Faculty & Academic Affairs Staff
All faculty and staff contact information may be found in the College of Charleston directory. Use the filter feature to sort by department, school, name, or title. To download an official faculty roster, please submit a request through the Office of Institutional Research.
Faculty Governance
At the heart of the collegial governance system at the College of Charleston, the Faculty Senate is the primary legislative body of College faculty. The senate makes recommendations on any matter under its purview to the president of the College.
Faculty Senate
William R. Veal, Speaker of the Faculty
Academic Centers, Offices, and Institutes
The College of Charleston provides provides students with educationally purposeful opportunities that lead to deep learning, integrated social and intellectual development, and engagement with local and global communities. We are also proud to be a catalyst for innovation, economic development and cultural understanding in the region. Much of our work is accomplished through specialized academic offices, interdisciplinary institutes, and research centers.
Academic Offices & Programs
- Academic Experience (AEX)
- Commencement
- General Education
- International Education
- Institutional Assessment
- Institutional Effectiveness
- Institutional Research
- Maymester/Summer Sessions
- Nationally Competitive Awards (NCA)
- Online Education
- Registrar
- Research and Grants Administration (ORGA)
- South Carolina Space Grant Consortium
- Undergraduate Research and Creative Activites (URCA)
Specialized Offices & Programs
- Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture (Avery)
- Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models)
- Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World (CLAW)
- Critical Conversations at the College of Charleston
- Grice Marine Laboratory
- Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
- Lowcountry Hall of Science and Math
- Office of Economic Analysis
- Office of Professional Development in Education
- Office of Tourism Analysis
- Stono Preserve
Centers & Institutes
- Center for Creative Retirement and Retired Faculty and Staff Council
- Carter Real Estate Center
- Center for Coastal Environmental and Human Health
- Center for Disability Services/Students Needing Access Parity (SNAP)
- Center for Excellence in Peer Education (CEPE)
- Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
- Center for Entrepeneurship
- Center for Global Alliance South Carolina (GASC Center)
- Center for Historical Landscapes (CHiL)
- Center for International Education (CIE)
- Center for Partnerships to Improve Education
- Center for Public Choice and Market Process
- Center for Social Science Research (CSSR)
- Center for Student Learning (CSL)
- Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston (CSSC)
- Center for Sustainable Development (fka Center for Sustainability)
- Computer Science Student Innovation Center
- English Language Institute (ELI)
- Eddie Ganaway Diversity Learning Center
- Gender and Sexuality Equity Center (GSEC)
- Global Business Resource Center
- Hidgon Student Leadership Center, including The LeaderShape® Institute
- Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Technology (ICAT)
- Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Center for Livable Communities
- Lowcountry Hazards Center
- N.E. Miles Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC)
- Santee Cooper Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (SCGIS)
- South Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation (SCAMP)
- Sustainability Literacy Institute (SLI)
† denotes interim
