Kim A. Wilcox

Kim A. Wilcox has served as Michigan State University's provost and vice president for academic affairs since August 1, 2005. He came to MSU from the University of Kansas, where he served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and vice provost for general education coordination from 2002 to 2005. Before that he served for three years as president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents. He spent one year as interim director of academic affairs for the Board of Regents before being appointed president and CEO.

As the chief academic officer for Michigan State University, Provost Wilcox provides leadership for matters that affect academic programs, research, and outreach involving faculty, students, and staff. He oversees the quality of instruction and research at the university through collaborative work with deans, departmental chairs, and other vice presidents, addressing issues such as effective planning, good management, and program reviews.

The provost helps ensure the quality of the faculty by administering and monitoring procedures and criteria for faculty appointments and promotions, working conditions, and tenure. He monitors the quality of student learning by overseeing the curriculum while encouraging and coordinating initiatives in undergraduate education. He also coordinates recruiting and admissions for undergraduate and graduate programs. Additionally, he is responsible for overseeing academic and budgetary planning and priorities.

Wilcox began his career on the faculty at the University of Missouri. He then spent 14 years on the faculty of the University of Kansas, including 10 as chair of the department of speech-language-hearing. In addition to previous service as special counsel to the chancellor at the University of Kansas, Wilcox is a past University of Kansas vice chancellor fellow and a fellow of the American Council on Education. In 1991 he initiated the Native American training program in speech-language pathology in collaboration with Haskell Indian Nations University. He has published extensively in the area of developmental speech acoustics, is the recipient of several teaching awards, and has directed teaching, research, and service projects funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education.

Born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Wilcox received his bachelor's degree in audiology and speech sciences from Michigan State University (1976) and his master's and doctorate from Purdue University (1978 and 1980), both in speech and hearing science.

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