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.
Division of Academic Affairs and Research Organizational Chart
Opening Faculty Meeting Archive
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs |
Kendall Harris, Ph.D. |
Kendall.Harris@tsu.edu | (713) 313-1137 |
Interim Associate Provost/Associate Vice President for Academic and Faculty Affairs |
Rasoul Saneifard, Ph.D. |
saneifard_rx@tsu.edu | (713) 313-7689 |
Associate Provost / Associate Vice President for Research |
Vacant |
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Executive Assistant to the Provost |
Cynthia Williams |
williamscs@tsu.edu | (713) 313-1136 |
Executive Director of Provost of Business Services |
Charles Henry |
henryce@tsu.edu | (713) 313-4343 |
Ombudsperson and Director of Academic Retention Services |
Lori LaBrie |
labrie_la@tsu.edu | (713) 313-7040 |
Faculty Ombudsperson |
Carlton Perkins, Ph.D |
perkinsc@tsu.edu | (713) 313-7187 |
Executive Director of Library Services |
Janice L. Peyton, Ph.D. |
Janice.Peyton@tsu.edu | (713) 313-7885 |
Executive Director of the Office of Continuing Education |
Melanie Lawson, Ph.D. |
Lawson_MW@TSU.EDU | (713) 313-7762 |
Director of Center for Online Education and Instructional Teaching |
Remi Ademola |
AdemolaRA@tsu.edu | (713) 313-4835 |
Acting Dean, Thurgood Marshall School of Law |
Gary Bledsoe, JD |
Gary.bledsoe2@tsu.edu | (713)-313-1071 |
Dean, Roderick E. Paige College of Education |
Lillian Poats, Ph.D. |
poats_LB@tsu.edu | (713)-313-7978 |
Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Behavioral Sciences |
Needha-Boutte Queen, Ph.D. |
Needha.Boutte-Queen@tsu.edu | (713)-313-7662 |
Interim Dean, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences |
Shirlette Milton, Ph.D. |
milton_sg@tsu.edu | (713)-313-7551 |
Interim Dean, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology |
Azime S. Saydam. Ph.D. |
azime.saydam@tsu.edu | (713)-313-7007 |
Interim Dean, Jesse H. Jones School of Business |
Claudius B. Claiborne, Ph.D. |
Claudius.Claiborne@tsu.edu | 7780 |
Dean, School of Communication |
Maurice Odine, Ph.D. |
m.odine@tsu.edu | (713)-313-7741 |
Interim Dean, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs |
Theophilus Herrington, Ph.D. |
Theo.herrington@tsu.edu | (713)-313-3326 |
Dean, The Graduate School |
Gregory H. Maddox, Ph.D. |
Maddox_GH@tsu.edu | (713)-313-7889 |
Dean, Thomas F. Freeman Honors College |
Dianne Jemison-Pollard, Ed.D., MFA |
Jemison-Pollard_DF@tsu.edu | (713)-313-7139 |
Assistant Provost
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Dr. Chantell Link, Ph.D. |
Chantell.link@tsu.edu | (713)-313-7602 |
