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About Me

Dr. Andrae Marak is the provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at ²Ø¾«¸ó. An established academic leader, he brings over 17 years of higher education experience to his role as chief academic officer.

Dr. Marak sets and achieves the academic vision for the university as a key member of the executive leadership team. He oversees the five college deans and the vice provosts for student success and faculty research and success.

As the first in his family to earn a college degree, Dr. Marak understands firsthand that underrepresented students face many roadblocks in their higher education journey. Dr. Marak has prioritized creating clear pathways for student success both within and across institutions and programs. He plans to work across the University to actively engage nontraditional and disadvantaged students, ensuring they have the support to reach their educational goals.

Dr. Marak brings a collaborative approach to leadership and is deeply committed to shared governance. He is a champion for faculty professional development that focuses on student-centered pedagogy, meeting students where they are, and discovering effective interventions and supports.

In recent years, Dr. Marak has collaborated with others to build university relationships in the community with corporate and nonprofit partners. He aims to promote experiential learning, prior learning assessment and competency-based education opportunities.

Dr. Marak is a borderlands scholar who examines transnational flows of licit and illicit goods and migration as well as indigenous history in the North American West.