Lincoln University has appointed Dr. Avila Hendricks as a provost fellow the Faculty Affairs unit in the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs through summer 2025.
The program is designed to provide senior faculty members experience in academic and university administrative leadership.
Hendricks, a professor in the School of Education with more than 20 years of service at Lincoln, will lead the unit and a second provost fellow will be selected to begin service in January 2025.
In her new role, Hendricks will focus on several initiatives including streamlining new faculty onboarding, developing the faculty mentoring program, refining adjunct faculty hiring and training, and leading faculty development through the Center for Teaching and Learning.