{"id":678,"date":"2026-06-29T10:19:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/provost\/?page_id=678"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:10:00","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-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/themes\/flintblock\/assets\/images\/sidewalk-art.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 95%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 95%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim 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Academic Affairs includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul 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<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul 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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/vice-provost-academic-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vice Provost for Engaged Learning and Teaching Innovation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul 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; Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/vice-provost-assessment\/\">Vice Provost for Academic Strategy &amp; Effectiveness<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul 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\/ia\/\" 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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-brand-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-brand-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Abby Parrill-Baker Biography: An Academic Leader for UM-Flint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/06\/Abby-Parrill-Baker.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of a woman with brown hair and glasses in a dark blazer and blue top\" class=\"wp-image-20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/06\/Abby-Parrill-Baker.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/06\/Abby-Parrill-Baker-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parrill-Baker previously served as the University of Memphis\u2019s Interim Provost from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. 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. 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parrill-Baker is a leading scholar in computational and medicinal chemistry. 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. This work involved trainees from high school students to postdoctoral fellows. She was recognized by the University of Memphis Alumni Foundation with the Willard R. Sparks Eminent Faculty Award in 2017 and has been recognized for excellence in teaching by three different academic institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading the Academic Mission of UM-Flint Academic Affairs comprises several units led by the two colleges and three schools of the university. 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