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Welcome to the Office of the Provost

The Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost serves as the chief academic officer with responsibility for academic and senior-level internal leadership.

We at Illinois State University work as a diverse community of scholars with a commitment to fostering a small-college atmosphere with large-university opportunities. We promote the highest academic standards in our teaching, scholarship, public service and the connections we build among them. We devote all of our resources and energies to creating the most supportive and productive community possible to serve the citizens of Illinois and beyond.

Illinois State University Mission Statement, Adopted by the Academic Senate May 7, 2008.

News in Academic Affairs

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Make a lasting impact by mentoring a Redbird studentCareer Services invites you to join the Alumni Mentor Network, where your experience becomes a powerful tool for student success.
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Creatively critical tech virtual fall 2025 speaker seriesThis fall, the Creatively Critical Tech: Research + Practice + Design virtual speaker series will host four leading scholars whose work advances innovative and inclusive research, art, design, and practice with emerging technologies and media. 
Group photo of the Science IS-U Scholars at the Summer of Inquiry Research Symposium. The scholars, who are identified in the caption, are lined up in three rows on the staircase in the SLB atrium.
Summer bridge program for first-year Science IS-U ScholarsThis summer, first-year STEM students in the Science IS-U Scholars Program came to the Illinois State campus for a 6-week bridge program designed to support their transition to ISU and their STEM majors, build a STEM cohort community, and lay the foundation for their role as civically engaged [...]
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Bridging the digital divideIn 2019, nearly one in four Illinois residents lacked access to broadband internet, creating inequities in education, jobs, and healthcare. During Digital Inclusion Week, Illinois State University’s Office of Research highlights its third year of advancing digital literacy, equity, and access.

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