Santa Clara University

The Provost's Fellow position is a short-term appointment for emerging professionals to gain experience working in central academic administration. Reporting to the Provost or the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, the Provost's Fellow assists the Provost's Office by conducting research and analyses, preparing reports, drafting policies, developing proposals, and implementing programs related to faculty affairs, academic affairs, research initiatives, and program review. The position involves consultation and collaboration with a broad range of academic and administrative areas, including the College and Schools, Centers of Distinction and administrative offices.

Provost's Fellow Lisa Millora is returning to the University after leaving in 2007 to pursue a Ph.D. in the Higher Education and Organizational Change Program at UCLA. During her time at Santa Clara, she served as an assistant dean in the Office of Student Life where she worked on a variety of initiatives to educate and support students, including a two-year project funded by the U.S. Department of Justice to prevent and reduce violent crimes against women.

Her current research focuses on intersections among higher education, civic engagement, and social change, and she has a keen interest in how the politics of race, religion, and gender affect those relationships. Her dissertation (Institutional Diversity in the U.S.: A Study of How a Women's College, Historically Black College, and Christian College Contribute to the Social, Political, and Economic Fabric of a Diverse Democracy) is an in-depth examination of three education institutions and the contributions or detractions that diverse institutional types make to a diverse democracy. Lisa also holds a M.A. in Higher Education Administration and a B.A. in Political Science from Boston College.

Lisa has presented and published research on a variety of topics, including the influence of college students' international education experiences on global engagement, students' understanding of race and national identity, and differences in students' psychological well-being among different racial groups.

(408) 551-7161
mmillora@scu.edu