The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost oversees the Offices of Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, Student Affairs, and Research. These offices set forth and implement policies and programs in service to the University’s mission of equity, inclusion, and continued student success. Accordingly, the offices craft structures that reinforce innovative pedagogy, modernized workforce preparation, and student health and well-being, as well as academic continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Office of Academic Affairs along with the Office of Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost proudly play a meaningful part in the journeys to self-actualization of over 500,000 enrolled students, each year. These offices also play an indispensable role in fulfilling the University’s most essential responsibilities as an institution of higher education, and as our country’s most powerful engine of social mobility.
Alicia Alvero
Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost
Select initiatives of the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost
- CUNY Online
- CUNY Reconnect
- Student success initiatives such as , , and SEEK
- Transfer Initiative
Staff of the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost
Luz Jiménez
Chief of Staff
Luz.Jimenez@cuny.edu
646-664-8076
Gina R. Fini, Esq.
University Executive Senior Advisor for Strategic Academic Initiatives
Gina.Fini@cuny.edu
646-664-9124
Mitch Abramson
Senior Advisor for Messaging and Strategic Outreach, Office of Academic Affairs
Mitchell.Abramson@cuny.edu
646-664-9311
Alice Wong
Communications Assistant
Alice.Wong@cuny.edu
646-664-3005
Diana Santiago
Administrative Executive Assistant
Diana.Santiago@cuny.edu
646-664-8078
Richard Cardenas
Confidential Executive Associate
Richard.Cardenas@cuny.edu
646-664-2602