The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has named Andrea Stewart as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Stewart assumed the roles on an interim basis in August 2022. Prior to her interim position, she was the dean of the UAPB School of Arts & Sciences, where she oversaw 12 academic departments from 2013 to 2022. Past roles include coordinator/director of the university’s social work program, interim chair of the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences and president of UAPB’s Faculty and Staff Senate.
“With her extensive experience in academic administration, I look forward to the collaboration within academic affairs and across the university that will continue to build upon the tradition of excellence at UAPB,” Chancellor Laurence Alexander said in a news release.
Stewart holds a doctorate in social work from Howard University, a master’s in social work from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and a bachelor’s in sociology with a minor in psychology from UA Little Rock.
Her research interests and scholarship focus on teenage pregnancy, single parenthood, religiosity, assessment, and program evaluation.
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