Faculty Support Units : Office of the Provost : UMass Amherst

Center for Teaching and Learning

CTL supports faculty and provides resources focused on student-centered teaching, course and curriculum design, faculty mentoring, intercultural competency, scholarly writing, leadership, and more.

Faculty Development

The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) supports all faculty with services and programs that strengthen research, service, and professional growth. OFD helps faculty navigate career transitions, develop a mentor networks, strengthen leadership skills, enrich scholarly writing, and more.

Teaching at Mount Ida

The UMass Amherst Mount Ida Campus offers a wealth of opportunities for students as they engage in their academic pursuits and prepare for meaningful and rewarding careers.

New Academic Programs, Degrees and Certificates

The creation of a new degree program (e.g. BA, BS, MA, MS, PhD) requires multiple levels of review at the university, as well as at the UMass system level (by the UMass Board of Trustees), and at the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education). It usually takes at least 1.5 years from start to finish.

Michelle Budig

Executive Deputy Provost

Michelle J. Budig is Executive Deputy Provost and Professor of Sociology. Budig works with the provost in achieving the strategic academic goals and objectives of Academic Affairs, including leading strategic initiatives, integrating academic initiatives with other executive offices, and engaging with partners across the campus, the UMass system, and externally, to advance academic strategic initiatives. Michelle joined the UMass Amherst faculty in 2001 in the Department of Sociology and is widely recognized for her scholarship on gender, work, families, and social policy. Since 2015, she has served in several administrative roles on campus, including as vice provost for faculty development and senior vice provost for faculty and academic affairs. In the former role, she created and directed the Office of Faculty Development. As senior vice provost for faculty and academic affairs, Michelle has been a member of the Provost’s Leadership Team and held broad responsibilities throughout Academic Affairs, including oversight of departmental AQAD reviews and accreditation, academic program development on the Mount Ida campus, new degree program development, and faculty development.

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