President Brooke Barnett announced today the appointment of Alicia Slater as Rollins’ new vice president for academic affairs and provost. Slater will begin her tenure on July 1.

Slater brings more than two decades of experience in higher-education leadership to Rollins. She currently serves as senior associate provost, dean of science, and professor of biology at Marist University in Poughkeepsie, New York, where she has served since 2018, following 16 years at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. She holds a PhD and MS in biology from Virginia Tech and a BS in biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is also a graduate of the American Academic Leadership Institute’s Senior Leadership Academy, a selective national program requiring provost or presidential sponsorship.

“We selected Dr. Slater to lead the College’s academic enterprise strategically, collaboratively, and with a unifying vision that will advance the academic mission of Rollins College,” says President Barnett. “We are confident that she will be a transparent and visionary leader who is committed to the well-being and success of the campus community.”

Read more in the original announcement on the Rollins website here.