A Best National University
U.S. News & World Report names Quinnipiac among the best national universities in the nation.
About Quinnipiac
About Quinnipiac
The Office of the Provost oversees the implementation of policies and practices that define our approach to academics at Quinnipiac University. Under the guidance of Provost Debra Liebowitz, the Office of the Provost fosters collaboration and innovation among faculty and staff across our eight professional schools and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Debra Liebowitz is an innovative leader with an impactful record of creating partnerships and launching initiatives that enable university growth, promote diversity, strengthen shared governance and foster immersive learning opportunities. She oversees all academic programs at Quinnipiac, the university’s eight schools and the College of Arts and Sciences and all other academic units and centers. She is also a professor of political science at Quinnipiac.
Since joining Quinnipiac in 2020, Liebowitz has played a key role in earning Board of Trustees support for unprecedented investments in academic facilities and faculty hiring at the university. These initiatives include a new School of Business, an innovation, science and technology building and a strategic faculty hiring initiative to build distinctive academic offerings, promote interdisciplinary collaborations, advance the recruitment, retention and success of underrepresented faculty and students.
Quinnipiac is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. Quinnipiac is accredited by the Board of Education of the state of Connecticut and is authorized by the General Assembly of the state to confer such degrees and grant such diplomas as are authorized by the board.
The deans of our College of Arts and Sciences and eight professional schools lead the charge in creating the type of learning environment that is purposely designed to produce extraordinarily well-prepared professionals.