Office of the Provost

Academic Leadership for Oregon

Provost Christopher P. Long

Christopher P. Long is the provost and senior vice president at the University of Oregon. Recognized for values-enacted leadership, Provost Long is committed to the transformative power of liberal arts research and teaching by enriching graduate and undergraduate education, recruiting and retaining world-class faculty, and creating new opportunities for leading-edge research.

Meet the Provost

Celebrating Faculty Success

Kelley Howarth: Serving Spanish heritage language students

In recognition of her work teaching and designing courses for Spanish heritage language students, Howarth received a Herman Award for Specialized Pedagogy in 2024.

Jon Bellona: Building up confidence through risk-taking

A 2023-2024 recipient of the Herman Award for Specialized Pedagogy, Jon Bellona challenges students in his technology of music classes.

Rebecca Lewis: Giving students tools to succeed in public policy

A 2023-2024 recipient of the Herman Award for Specialized Pedagogy, Rebecca Lewis uses current events to provide students with hands-on experiences to prepare them for the working world.

Meet other award-winning faculty members

1,992

UO Teaching and Research Faculty

$180M

Grants, Contracts, and Awards

1,045

Research Proposals Submitted

4

Areas of Signature Scholarship

Academic Excellence

An excellent faculty is fundamental to promoting and sustaining the highest standards of academic excellence across the university. Faculty success is also inextricably connected to student success and thus tied to the core of our academic mission. The Office of the Provost is committed to supporting faculty success in a culture of inclusive excellence grounded by teaching, leadership, scholarship, and mentorship.

Teaching

Creating an inclusive, engaged, and research-informed teaching culture that has the power to shape the experience of each and every student

Scholarship

Supporting faculty throughout their discovery and creative activity process, as well as technical support for grant development and submission

Mentorship

Helping faculty build mentorship networks and develop skills as a responsive, reciprocal and adaptive mentor, coach, sponsor, or advisor

Leadership

Developing faculty who feel empowered to address complex challenges and work collaboratively to cultivate more equitable environments

Awards and

Opportunities

The University of Oregon recognizes and celebrates the work of its faculty members through awards and honors for the excellence and distinction of their work. Annual awards are presented across the array of faculty endeavors that are essential to the mission.

Nominate, Apply, and Celebrate