OFFICE OF THE PROVOST

I am pleased to welcome you to the Division of Academic Affairs and Research at Texas Southern University. The Provost serves as the chief academic officer of the university reporting directly to the President.

The Provost also has administrative oversight for research/scholarly activities, Libraries/Museums, Student Success Services and Institutional Assessment, Planning and Effectiveness on campus. Academic programs are offered in ten colleges and schools: College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences, Jesse H. Jones School of Business, College of Education, College of Continuing Education, The Graduate School, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, School of Science and Technology, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs and the School of Communications.

Together, these colleges and schools offer 53 baccalaureate degree programs, 36 master’s degree programs, three Doctor of Philosophy degree programs and three professional doctoral degrees in education, law and pharmacy. The wide variety of academic program offerings gives our diverse student body an excellent opportunity to learn from over 500 full-time dedicated faculty.

You are welcome to explore our academic programs of study and to contact my office if the need arises. Thank you.

Dr. Ohia's Bio

Division of Academic Affairs and Research Organizational Chart

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research	Sunny E. Ohia	provost@tsu.edu	(713) 313-1134
Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs	Elizabeth Brown-Guillory	brown-guillorye@tsu.edu	(713) 313-1180
Interim Associate Provost / Associate Vice President for Research	Adebayo Oyekan	Oyekan_AO@tsu.edu	(713) 313-4341
Interim Associate Provost / Associate Vice President for Student Academic Enhancement Services	Betty Cox	Cox_BB@tsu.edu	(713) 313-4218
Assistant Provost for Online and Distance Learning Programs	Kingston Nyamapfene	NyamapfeneK@tsu.edu	(713) 313-4245
Interim Executive Director for Institutional Assessment, Planning & Effectiveness	Chander Mehta	mehta_cs@tsu.edu	(713) 313-4244
Executive Director of Provost Business Services	Charles Henry	henryce@tsu.edu	(713) 313-4343
Interim Executive Director of Libraries/Museums	Norma Bean	bean_np@tsu.edu	(713) 313-4420
Interim Director for Teaching and Learning Excellence Center	Kimberly McLeod	mcleodkr@tsu.edu	(713) 313-1857
Executive Assistant to the Provost	La Shanta Gill	gilllm@tsu.edu	(713) 313-1134
Director, Academic Retention Services & Special Assistant to the Provost	Lori LaBrie	labrie_la@tsu.edu	(713) 313-7040
University Testing Center Director	Karl Goode	Goode_ka@tsu.edu	(713) 313-7387