Associate Provost, Global Affairs

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Position Details

Position Information Position Type Faculty Faculty Track Position Title Associate Provost, Global Affairs Employment Status Full Time Months 12 Campus Both ME Campuses Description The Associate Provost for Global Affairs leads institutional efforts to develop and deliver a variety of global programs and oversees all aspects of international student services.
The Office of Global Affairs directs UNE’s innovative , while overseeing the university’s several other , its trailblazing faculty-led , and all other aspects of UNE’s international student services. The Office collaborates with administrators and faculty from across all six UNE colleges to engage undergraduate and graduate students in experiences that expand their horizons and broaden their perspectives. Through English language courses in the sciences, humanities, business, and the arts, as well as language study in Arabic, Spanish, and French, UNE’s programs empower students to become global citizens.
While all UNE Global programs offer transformational experiences, the Tangier Campus stands alone as a one-of-a-kind facility. The first American university campus built in Morocco, it connects students from the U.S. with the people and cultures of North Africa, Europe, and points beyond, while offering the state-of-the-art labs and courses in the sciences students need to stay on-track in their majors.
With UNE’s commitment to providing “opportunities for collaboration among people, organizations, and communities worldwide” expressed as one of the six pillars of its recently updated , the Office of Global Affairs enjoys strong institutional support and is positioned to expand its impact beyond its already impressive footprint.
About the University of New England With roots dating to 1831, the University of New England (UNE ) has evolved to become the largest private university in Maine. UNE has established itself as a leading comprehensive university with particular strengths in the health sciences and marine sciences and a wide range of academic programs offered both onsite and online to nearly 6,500 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. UNE is guided by the core values of student-centeredness, diversity, inclusion, relentless inquiry, interdisciplinary collaboration, learning everywhere, progressive change, and stewardship of our planet.
UNE’s more than 70 undergraduate, graduate, professional, and online degree programs are offered through six colleges – the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Dental Medicine, the Westbrook College of Health Professions, the College of Osteopathic Medicine, the College of Professional Studies, and a recently-established College of Business. UNE is home to Maine’s only medical school and only physician assistant program and to northern New England’s only dental school. UNE’s robust research agenda garners more NIH funding in biomedical research than any other college or university in Maine. UNE is located on two beautiful campuses in Maine – the coastal Biddeford Campus and suburban Portland Campus for the Health Sciences – and also has a unique study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco. UNE is regionally accredited by the New England Commission on Higher Education.
During a tumultuous time for higher education, UNE has bucked the trends, emerging from a global pandemic with robust enrolment numbers, a bold plan to move its medical college from Biddeford to Portland in order to create a unique, interprofessional health sciences campus there, and a host of new academic programs and student support initiatives designed to meet the workplace needs of an ever-changing economy. While many other institutions were content to merely keep their doors open during the pandemic, UNE’s dedicated faculty and professional staff were determined to seize every opportunity during a time of much change and realignment for the industry. And guided by the recently refreshed , UNE has done just that. As a result, the University’s credit rating has recently been upgraded to and .
UNE emphasizes inclusion, diversity, and meeting the needs of first-generation students while consciously immersing students in an environment that prioritizes viewpoint diversity. Indeed, one of UNE’s distinguishing characteristics is its commitment to fostering a robust marketplace of ideas so that students may develop the respect for opposing viewpoints and intellectual curiosity needed to be productive participants in our increasingly polarized society. The University invites to campus guest speakers whose ideas span various ideological spectra and, through an array of interrelated programs, exposes students to multiple views on important topics, both inside and outside the classroom.
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, and others, UNE prides itself on its excellent student outcomes. It has recently been ranked first in Maine for value added by Brookings and first in Maine for job placement by Zippia. Meanwhile, UNE students enjoy an exceptionally low student-loan default rate of just 0.6% compared to 2.3% nationally. UNE’s clinical programs also boast exceptional board pass rates, while the aspiring doctors in UNE’s College of Osteopathic Medicine earn a residency choice match rate that is among the ten best in the country. For more information about these and other accolades, visit
About UNE President James D. Herbert President James D. Herbert is the sixth president of the University of New England, serving since July 2017. Under President Herbert’s leadership, UNE has redoubled its commitment to collaborative, team-based clinical education; launched a slate of new undergraduate and graduate academic programs; expanded marine programs and several health profession programs; reorganized student support services to be more student-centric; expanded physical facilities on both campuses, including new athletic facilities and a new home for Maine’s only medical school; significantly increased fundraising, including securing the largest gift in the University’s history; bolstered DEI structures and programming; greatly improved financial footing, as reflected by significant credit upgrades; and implemented and renewed UNE’s strategic plan As a champion of the academy as the ultimate marketplace of ideas, President Herbert founded a number of programs to encourage viewpoint diversity and civil, robust discourse on campus, including “The President’s Forum,” a moderated discussion series that facilitates discussion of timely topics to promote a deeper understanding of critical issues facing society.
Herbert arrived at UNE via Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he held several senior administrative positions, including interim provost and executive vice provost and dean of the Graduate College. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. His research interests include cognitive behavior therapy—including newer mindfulness and psychological acceptance-based models of behavior therapy, anxiety, mood, and eating disorders, remote Internet-based treatment, and the promotion of evidence-based practice in mental health.
About UNE Provost Gwendolyn Mahon Provost Gwendolyn Mahon joined UNE in November 2022, bringing to campus her passion for higher education and extensive leadership in the field. As a first-generation college graduate, Provost Mahon is passionate about helping others access the opportunities that higher education has provided her and has a keen understanding of the importance of a student-centered philosophy and a community-engaged approach in higher education.
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