The Provost’s Office supports the core academic mission of The Graduate Center. It aims to sustain The Graduate Center in its commitment to diversity and to opportunity for people in New York and around the world in pursuing advanced research and disseminating it for the public good. The Graduate Center, with its more than 30 doctoral programs and 16 master’s programs, is known for its innovative interdisciplinary research. Located in the heart of midtown Manhattan, it draws inspiration from the many and varied cultural currents surrounding it.
In addition to its own responsibilities, the Provost’s Office works closely with the President’s Office in academic planning and in support of the initiatives of the president.
The Provost’s Office supervises degree programs and centers and institutes; research endeavors; faculty hiring and promotion; the provision of courses and academic instruction; the Registrar’s Office; the development of new degree programs; the recruitment of students; fellowships, financial aid, and student employment; the provision of NYSHIP, subsidized health insurance for doctoral students employed in certain CUNY job titles; and the provision of services for students with disabilities and of psychological counseling. The Provost’s Office also oversees services for international students.
These services and responsibilities are carried out by leaders in many different offices within the broad rubric of the Provost’s Office. These leaders and their colleagues share a commitment to making The Graduate Center a responsive institution that is a stimulating and rewarding place to study and to work.
Meet the Provost's Office
Steve Everett brings three decades of academic leadership experience at public and private research universities to his role as Provost and Senior Vice President of the Graduate Center.
His area of academic research is music. Among his recent projects, Everett collaborated on an interdisciplinary study of the impact of sound and ultrasound on epilepsy. He received a D.M.A. in Music Composition from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, following two master’s degrees in music theory and trumpet performance and a BA in Music History and Literature from Florida State University.
Prior to joining the Graduate Center in August 2021, Everett served as Provost and Executive Vice President, as well as Professor of Music at Adelphi University. From 2013 to 2018, Everett was Dean of the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts and Professor of Music, with a courtesy appointment in Neurology, at the University of Illinois at Chicago. There, he led four schools, with over 200 faculty in architecture, art, theatre, music, and design as well as a museum, contemporary art gallery, and an innovation center.
From 1991 to 2013, Everett served in a range of leadership roles at Emory University, including President of the University Senate and Chair of the Faculty Council. He concurrently directed the Provost’s Center for Faculty Development and Excellence, overseeing faculty professional development, including teaching and learning workshops for faculty and seminars that engaged faculty and graduate students in exploring innovative research.
Everett has received numerous grants and awards from agencies such as the National Science Foundation and NASA and held composition residencies at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center and Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities. He has performed and conducted at venues in the U.S. and abroad, and his many interactive computer music compositions, including scores for opera and gamelan, have debuted at leading stages around the world.
Email: severett@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: (212) 817-7200
Reporting to the Provost and serving as deputy, the Associate Provost and Dean for Academic Affairs assists in supervising a variety of administrative and fiscal areas, including all doctoral and master’s programs, interdisciplinary studies, the certificate programs, students’ professional development, the Graduate Assistant Programs, annual dissertation awards competition, oversight of the CUNY Performance Management Process (PMP) annual reports for GC goals and outcomes, and the Language Reading Program. The Associate Provost and Dean for Academic affairs also plays a key leadership role in the Humanities, Social Science and Science Discipline clusters, and is a significant partner in the implementation of the Graduate Center’s Strategic Plan.
Email: dolan@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: (212) 817-7205
Reporting to the Provost, the Dean for the Sciences oversees all of the science doctoral programs (including the health science programs). The Dean for the Sciences also monitors admissions and the 5-year student fellowship packages offered by the joint doctoral degree programs in the bench sciences, and plays a leadership role in the Science Discipline cluster.
Email: jbrumberg@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: (212) 817-7215
Brian Peterson is the interim senior vice president of administration and finance and the dean for academic initiatives and strategic innovation at The Graduate Center.
As interim senior vice president, Peterson is responsible for overseeing and managing the finances and support services of The Graduate Center. As dean for academic initiatives, his priorities include leading new academic programming opportunities, such as certificates, hybrid and online courses, and non-degree offerings; advancing and strengthening global partnerships; raising the profile of the CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies; and supporting The Graduate Center’s strategic planning and implementation.
Before joining The Graduate Center in 2018, Peterson was associate dean of student and community affairs at the CUNY School of Professional Studies. He led the teams that established the CUNY School of Professional Studies in 2003 and launched CUNY’s first online degree program in 2006. During his tenure at the CUNY School of Professional Studies, he supported the development of new academic programs, collaborated in developing responsive workforce development initiatives, raised scholarship funds for students, and collaborated with faculty and staff to support and promote student success.
Peterson has more than 25 years of experience in planning, leading, and administering higher education programs and initiatives. He has spearheaded large-scale workforce development programs for CUNY, and before that, for Jobs for Youth, Inc. and the National Community AIDS Partnership. A Minnesota native, he earned his B.S. in communications from St. Cloud State University and his MPA from Baruch College.
Email: bpeterson@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: (212) 817-7252
Yun Xiang, the associate dean for institutional effectiveness at The Graduate Center, aims to design and implement a holistic data strategy so that information can transcend data silos to inform strategic planning and decision-making.
She is responsible for assessing student learning, organizational effectiveness, and the implementation of The Graduate Center’s 2017–2022 strategic plan. Her office coordinates assessment, accreditation, and evaluation efforts. All the data centered on these efforts will be collected, organized, analyzed, and disseminated to support good decision-making at various levels at The Graduate Center.
Xiang joined The Graduate Center in 2018 after serving as director of institutional research and assessment at the University of New Hampshire. In that position, she elevated the role of data in critical institutional areas, including academic affairs, enrollment management, and student affairs.
A published scholar, Xiang focuses her research and writing in the field of educational research and data analytics. Her recent presentations include “Strategic Enrollment Management and In-House Predictive Analytics” and “Building Storyboards for Enrollment Management” for the Association of Institutional Research (2016 and 2017).
She received her Ph.D. in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation from Boston College and her master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Boston University.
Email: yxiang@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: (212) 817-7209
Banchik, Rebecca
Director of the Human Research Protection Program
Rm 3300.28
(212) 817-7525
Bazan, Margarita
Associate Director for Academic Operations
Rm 8113.07
(212) 817-7238
Brumberg, Joshua
Dean for the Sciences
Rm 8111.03
(212) 817-7215
Doneger, Myra
CUNY Administrative Assistant
Rm 8111
(212) 817-7288
Ellis, Anne
Director of Graduate Assistant Programs/
Special Assistant to the
Associate Provost and Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences
Rm 8113.09
(212) 817-7284
Steve Everett
Provost and Senior Vice President
Rm 8113.03
(212) 817-7200
Fish, Barbara L.
Director of Faculty Administration and Academic Information Systems
Rm 8113.06
(212) 817-7228
Kinger, Mansha
CUNY Office Assistant
Rm 8113
(212) 817-7237
Maldonado, Rosa A.
Academic Operations Specialist
Rm 8111.05
212-817-7287
Modica, Stacy
Assistant to the Provost
Rm 8113.15
(212) 817-7229
Myatt, Patti
Executive Director of Academic Affairs
Rm. 8113.04
(212) 817-7227
Olan, David
Associate Provost and Dean for Academic Affairs
Rm 8113.11
(212) 817-7205
Peterson, Brian
Interim Vice President for Finance and Administration
Dean for Academic Initiatives and Strategic Innovation
Rm 8309.03
(212) 817-7252
Sponzo, Rachel
Associate Director of Student Research Fellowships
Rm 8113.14
(212) 817-7282
Teora, Francesca
Assessment Specialist
Rm 8111.05
(212) 817-7240
Xiang, Yun
Associate Dean for Institutional Effectiveness
Rm. 7209
(212) 817-7209
Wang, Ying
Associate Director for Institutional Effectiveness
Rm 8111.01
(212) 817-7226
Wong, Steven
Assistant Director of Faculty Administration and Academic Information Systems
Rm 8110
(212) 817-7286
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Provost's Office
The Graduate Center, CUNY
Room 8113