John McCarthy has been appointed Acting Provost of our University! Congratulations John from all of us! See below for John’s recent e-mail on the subject, and follow this link for the campus news release.

Dear Colleagues,

As you may have seen on the campus’s homepage, Chancellor Subbaswamy has appointed me to be Acting (later Interim) Provost. I am very grateful to the Chancellor for the trust he has placed in me to lead Academic Affairs during this important time in our campus’s history.

Having joined the faculty in 1985, I have spent nearly my entire academic career and well over half my life as a member of our community. During that time, I have witnessed much change, but I have never been as hopeful about the future of our institution as I am now. Chancellor Subbaswamy’s leadership has put us on a path to excellence in teaching, research, service to the Commonwealth, inclusiveness, and climate. I am committed to the goals he has set for us.

My journey into academic administration went by way of the Faculty Senate, which I first joined in 1989. This experience has given me a deep appreciation for shared governance. We are, collectively, collaborators in leading Academic Affairs, a responsibility that we share with the staff and students as well. I welcome your thoughts on where we are doing well and where we can improve. Feel free to speak to me as I travel around campus, or email me at jmccarthy@provost.umass.edu.

Over the next few weeks, I will be working closely with Provost Newman on the transition. I am very grateful to her for this support and for her leadership over the past three years.

John McCarthy
Acting Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Distinguished Professor