Meet Our New Vice Provost for Academic Innovation

Dr. Figueroa earned a Master of Arts in TESOL and Bilingual Education from the University of Findlay and a Doctor of Philosophy in Professional Studies in Education from Capella University. Dr. Figueroa currently serves as the Vice Provost for Curriculum and Strategic Initiatives at Texas Woman’s University where he has led university-wide initiatives in curriculum development, program approval, accreditation compliance, and strategic academic innovation as well as carrying out a lead role in planning and executing the Provost’s key academic strategic initiatives. This experience will assist Dr. Figueroa as he will be responsible for ensuring the academic quality of all programs across the university, including programs for credit and noncredit in all modalities. He will promote and support the integration of academic innovation practices across the entire institution. The VPAI will also advance the goals of Texas State University by providing leadership for the following areas: curriculum and academic program development and approval, commencement, general education core curriculum and program accreditation and assessment.