Dr. Steve O. Michael
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Steve O. Michael's energy and enthusiasm and his experience with both internationalization and diversity will help to advance Arcadia University's leadership in global education, and his knowledge about university organization and management will allow the University to move forward with deliberate speed. Arcadia's new undergraduate curriculum lets students explore the globe as they make intellectual connections across disciplines and cultures and between theory and real-world applications. Arcadia also has one of the oldest and largest campus-based study abroad operations in the country, serving more than 3,000 students a year from 350 colleges and universities.
Dr. Michael has served as Vice Provost at Kent State University for six years and earned the rank of Professor of Higher Education Administration. His research interest includes the application of business strategies to institutional management. He is known nationally for his work on institutional diversity and is widely published on higher education fi nance, strategic planning, marketing, accreditation, internationalization and academic entrepreneurship. He is the 1st Vice President and President-elect for the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, an organization sponsored by the American Council on Education. Dr. Michael earned a Ph.D. in Administration of Higher Education from the University of Alberta, Canada. He earned a master's degree in Business Education and obtained first class honors in his bachelor's degree at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria. Dr. Michael was a British Commonwealth Scholar and an ACE Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University. He spent part of his fellowship year at the University of Bath and the City University of London, both in England. He is the recipient of the first Sheffield Award for the best article published in the Canadian Journal of Higher Education.
At Kent State University, Dr. Michael was instrumental in the establishment of Kent State operations in Asia and also supervised International Affairs; the Faculty Professional Development Center; KSU Florence, Italy; KSU Geneva, Switzerland; KSU China; and the Chief Diversity Office. Dr. Michael received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Danubius University in Romania for his special projects in the Black Sea countries.
