A commitment to faculty success

The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs strives to create an environment where faculty at Indiana University Bloomington can flourish.

We provide a wide range of resources for faculty—from recruitment to retirement—with the aim of developing faculty careers, enhancing productivity, and cultivating academic leadership. We also define faculty rights and responsibilities on the IU Bloomington campus, and work to foster a nurturing campus climate.

Celebration of Distinguished Teaching dinner
Attendees stand and applaud at a Faculty Council meeting

Spring 2021-2022 Start of Semester

Welcome back for the start of the spring semester 2021-2022.  Find vital information to assist you prepare for the upcoming semester with our  Start of Semester memo.

Announcements

Herman B Wells Professorship

Congratulations to Asma Afsaruddin, recipient of the 1950 Herman B Wells Professorship.

Sonneborn, Provost Professors and Burgan Award recipients

Congratulations to our 2022 Tracy M. Sonneborn Award recipient Sanya Carley; to our 2022 Provost Professor recipients: Amanda Diekman, Betsi Grabe, and John Salzer; and to our 2022 Mary Burgan Distinguished Service Award recipient: Liese van Zee.

New Associate Vice Provost Named

Welcome to Judah Cohen, our new Associate Vice Provost starting July 1. Thank you to Associate Vice Provost Beth Gazley who will be leaving our office after serving the VPFAA office with such expertise.

Congratulations to our 2021-2022 OJFA Recipients

Congratulations to Liza Black, Cathy Cheng, Ore Koren, Molly Rosenberg and Jennifer Silva, winners of the Outstanding Junior Faculty Award.

Initiative for the Advancement of Women Faculty

VPFAA launches Initiative for the Advancement of Women Faculty. Click here to find out more.

Employment Accommodation Requests

The VPFAA office works with faculty, student academic appointees, and other academics needing assistance with a reasonable workplace accommodation. You can request an accommodation by filling out the Confidential Accommodation Request Form (linked here). If you would like to discuss an accommodation or need assistance with a request, please email vpfaa@indiana.edu.

Spring 2022: External Reviewer Invitation Template

When contacting external reviewers for any promotion or tenure case, it is important to make sure that campus policies are reflected in the request letter. The original template for the invitation letter can be found on the last pages of the Guidelines for Tenure and Promotion Reviews at IUB and the Guidelines for Promotion Reviews for Research, Teaching and Clinical Ranks at IUB. We have provided a version of these letters with the mandatory language updates regarding clock extensions and COVID impact; one for tenure-track and one for non-tenure-track.

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