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Executive Vice President and Provost

About the Provost

John McCarthy, Ph.D. serves as the Interim Executive Vice President and Provost. Dr. McCarthy manages the academic deans and a variety of offices that foster academic quality and student success. He is a professor of communication disorders.
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  • Executive Vice President and Provost Search

    Ohio University has launched a national search for our next Executive Vice President and Provost, with the goal of naming the next executive vice president and provost before the start of the 2026-27 spring semester.

    EVPP Search & Leadership Profile

Advance Ohio Higher Education Act Implementation Work

To comply with the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act (AOHEA), the Ohio University Board of Trustees passed the required AOHEA policies at its October meeting. The AOHEA policies will take effect on December 24, 2025. Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Beth Quitslund is working with the college associate deans to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) that explain the processes that flow from the required AOHEA policies. 

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Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

We play a key role in ensuring that academic excellence and high professional standards are hallmarks of Ohio University. Responsibilities include processes for program and curricular changes; academic program review and assessment; faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure; student tuition appeals and more. The office provides valuable resources for new and established faculty; deans, chairs, and directors; and students.
 

Faculty & Academic Planning Resources

 

Accreditation at Ohio University

Ohio University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. While over 30 of the University’s academic programs are accredited by their own disciplinary accreditors, Ohio University as a whole is accredited by HLC; all of the University’s programs and units are covered by this institution-wide accreditation. HLC offers two different pathways to institutional accreditation. They are the Standard Pathway and the Open Pathway. Ohio University has been on the Open Pathway since 2019. The next HLC Comprehensive Evaluation and visit will occur during the 2034-35 academic year.
 

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Update on search for OHIO’s next executive vice president and provost

August 27, 2026

Ohio University is moving forward in the search for its next executive vice president and provost.
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Public course syllabus search now available for Ohio University undergraduate courses

August 21, 2026

As the Fall Semester begins, Ohio University has launched its new public Course Syllabus search.
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New American Civic Literacy requirement begins for Ohio University students

August 20, 2026

Beginning this fall, Ohio University undergraduate students will see a new American Civic Literacy (ACL) requirement reflected in their degree planning.