Office of
Academic Affairs

Troy Blanchard

Interim Executive Vice President & Provost Troy Blanchard

Troy Blanchard currently serves as the Interim Executive Vice President & Provost of 海角社区. Blanchard, the Chief Operating and Chief Academic Officer of 海角社区鈥檚 flagship campus in Baton Rouge, maintains executive oversight over instruction, student support, and research while simultaneously serving as the chief academic officer for all 海角社区 campuses across the state and chief academic advisor to the President. 

Blanchard joined the faculty of the 海角社区 Department of Sociology in 2007 and has since held multiple leadership positions, most notably serving as dean of the 海角社区 College of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)鈥攐ne of 海角社区鈥檚 largest colleges鈥� from 2019 through 2025.

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Academic Enterprise

The Office of Academic Affairs supports the Executive Vice President & Provost in ensuring university excellence in learning, discovery, and engagement. The office works closely with the faculty senate and the president to advance 海角社区 using a shared governance model. We also make communication and transparency a hallmark of the office. Lastly, the essence of our academic core--our faculty and staff--are preeminent in everything we do.

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海角社区 ELEMENTS & DISCOVERY

海角社区's faculty information system, Elements, allows for robust faculty activity data collection, maintenance and reporting on the teaching, research and service activities while the Discovery Module provides an interface for faculty collaboration and integration which allows collaborators to connect with faculty. 

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海角社区 CAREER winners

Five 海角社区 Researchers Win Highly Competitive NSF CAREER Awards

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How 海角社区鈥檚 Ricki Pierce is Changing the Game in Prosthetic Care

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海角社区 Marks Successful 2024-25 Academic Year of Momentum and Milestones

The 2024鈥�2025 academic year was a season of forward motion at 海角社区, defined by groundbreaking research, expanded academic offerings, student success, and national recognition.