Faculty Affairs

Faculty Affairs

Faculty Affairs assists the schools in...
faculty recruitment and retention, promotion and tenure, professional and leadership development, and faculty diversity. The Vice Provost maintains all faculty policies; handles faculty actions; and analyzes faculty satisfaction data to develop and revise policies and programs as needed. Faculty Affairs designs and offers programs that advance faculty success in every stage of their career, enhance the teaching abilities of all instructors at the University, and maximize recruiting opportunities through creative and successful recruitment strategies.
Professional Development
Promotion & Tenure
Faculty Recruitment & Retention
Faculty Affairs
Faculty Affairs
Faculty Development

Jennie S. Knight

Jennie S. Knight, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development
Jennie S. Knight, Ph. D.  serves as Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development, where she develops, leads, and oversees faculty development programs to empower faculty from across UVA to thrive at all stages of their careers.

New Faculty and Candidate Resources

Affectionately dubbed "C'ville" by its residents, Charlottesville is consistently proclaimed to be one of the most livable cities in the country. Located in the rolling foothills of the historic Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville offers the ambience and friendliness of a small town with many of the cultural, educational, and professional advantages of a much larger metropolitan area. ​

Diversity Resources by Schools

Architecture
UVA School of Architecture is committed to the ongoing project of democracy as both a right and a responsibility. We understand that universities play a fundamental role in guiding the formation of informed, respectful, collaborative, empathetic, and engaged planetary citizens. As a public university, we are committed to expanding access to education and professional development.

Karen Dabney

Karen Dabney, Artistic Director and Program Manager - UVA Acts
Artistic Director and Program Manager - UVA Acts
Karen M. Dabney comes to UVA Acts from the world of higher education, having taught as a full-time Tenure-Track or Visiting Assistant Professor from 2015-2021. She holds a Ph.D. in Theatre at the University of Colorado–Boulder, an MFA in Directing at the New School for Drama in New York City, and a B.A. in Women’s Studies with a minor in American Racial and Multicultural Studies at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. 
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