{"id":59,"date":"2020-09-23T15:51:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T15:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:34:10","slug":"academic-affairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/academic-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-8123\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/2025\/03\/Blue.UCEN_.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6cc302b67d939a44f2e41a052b5db440\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(31.152px, 1.947rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.863), 55px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Academic Affairs<\/span><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\n<button class=\"btn btn-section w-100 px-0 wp-menu-block-toggle mobile-nav-toggle d-none\" data-target=\"wp-menu-block-side-menu\">\n          <span class=\"h-100 mr-3 mt-1 d-block mobile-nav-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t  <\/span>\n          Office of the Provost<\/button><nav id=\"wp-menu-block-side-menu\" class=\"wp-menu-block sidebar-nav wp-block-umflint-menu-block\"><div class=\"nav-sidebar-title-container\">\n                <div class=\"nav-sidebar-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\">Office of the Provost<\/a><\/div>\n                <a class=\"nav-sidebar-title-close\" href=\"#\" data-target=\"side-menu\" aria-label=\"Close\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"50\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <title>close<\/title><path d=\"M19,6.41L17.59,5L12,10.59L6.41,5L5,6.41L10.59,12L5,17.59L6.41,19L12,13.41L17.59,19L19,17.59L13.41,12L19,6.41Z\" \/>\n                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n            <\/div><ul id=\"menu-side-menu\" class=\"menu nav nav-sidebar flex-column\"><li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-60\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-60 nav-item\"><a title=\"Academic Affairs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/academic-affairs\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Academic Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-1271\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1271 nav-item\"><a title=\"Leadership Searches\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/leadership-searches\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Leadership Searches<\/a><\/li>\n<li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-63\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63 nav-item\"><a title=\"Communications\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/communications\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Communications<\/a><\/li>\n<li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-1625\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1625 nav-item\"><a title=\"Current Newsletter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/newsletter\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Current Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-57\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-57 nav-item\"><a title=\"Faculty &amp; 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Academic Affairs includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-2 has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8d60d499b7f89c9fff0a4a8863bc53c7\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.834px, 1.052rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.716), 26px);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.umflint.edu\/library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frances Willson Thompson Library<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/registrar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Registrar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\">Office of Research<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College of Arts. Sciences &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umflint.edu\/chs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College of Health Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College of Innovation &amp; Technology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umflint.edu\/som\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umflint.edu\/nursing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Nursing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ac89ce94dc9e4144649dd7bb47dc7cf1\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/vice-provost-academic-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Vice Provost for Engaged Learning and Teaching Innovation <\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Global Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/honors\/honors-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honors Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cge\/igs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International and Global Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Online and Digital Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/tclt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thompson Center for Learning &amp;&nbsp;Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c4f9696c1d757fb1d5cbbdd46379c6fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/vice-provost-assessment\/\"><strong>Vice Provost for Academic Strategy &amp; Effectiveness<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/aodc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accelerated Online Degree Completion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General Education Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/analysis\/institutional-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institutional Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/k12\/k-12-partnerships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">K-12 Partnerships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-css-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background mt-5 mb-5\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3142f1d7665bf3d31ea76caf329502ed\">Abby Parrill-Baker Biography: An Academic Leader for UM-Flint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized inline-image-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/2025\/06\/Abby-Parrill-Baker-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"Abby Parrill-Baker, University of Michigan-Flint Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs\" class=\"wp-image-1705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/2025\/06\/Abby-Parrill-Baker-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/2025\/06\/Abby-Parrill-Baker.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Abby Parrill-Baker joined the University of Michigan-Flint in 2025 as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs with tenure in Green Chemistry and Biochemistry. She came to this role having most recently served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Memphis, which includes over 400 full-time faculty.&nbsp; In this role, she supported development of an expanded number of pathways into professional schools, secured over $5M in funding to support experiential learning fellowships, and led college-based initiatives that contributed to the 2021 classification of the University of Memphis as a Carnegie Very High Research Institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parrill-Baker previously served as the University of Memphis&#8217;s Interim Provost from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.\u00a0 In this role, she served on the steering committee for the full implementation of a Responsibility-Centered Management budget model, assembled teams that developed five earned-admission options for prospective students, and served on a Tennessee Higher Education Commission task force to improve the post-approval degree program monitoring process and metrics in the state.\u00a0 Prior administrative roles include Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 2014-2019, and Chair of the Department of Chemistry from 2010-2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parrill-Baker is a leading scholar in computational and medicinal chemistry.\u00a0 She has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, co-edited six books, and is a co-inventor on six issued patents. Her work has been cited over 5800 times and has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and the Elsa Pardee Foundation.\u00a0 This work involved trainees from high school students to postdoctoral fellows.\u00a0 She was recognized by the University of Memphis Alumni Foundation with the Willard R. 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