{"id":242230,"date":"2026-10-16T10:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=242230"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:48:26","slug":"lyons-vp-academic-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/lyons-vp-academic-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura E. Lyons selected as 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa vice provost for academic excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Laura E. Lyons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Laura E. Lyons has been selected as the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa<\/span><\/a> vice provost for academic excellence (VPAE<\/abbr>), with her appointment effective October 22, 2026, following notice at the next 糖心视频<\/abbr> Board of Regents<\/a> meeting.<\/p>\n

Lyons has served as interim VPAE<\/abbr> since August 2021. She originally joined 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/span> in 1993 as an assistant professor in the Department of English, eventually advancing to a professor in 2011. She has held a variety of leadership roles at 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/span>, including interim associate vice chancellor for academic affairs (2019–21) and interim dean of the College of Languages, Linguistics & Literature (2016–20).<\/p>\n

“Dr. Lyons brings an extraordinary depth of institutional knowledge and administrative leadership to the role,” 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/span> Interim Provost Denise Eby Konan said. “Throughout her more than 30 years, she has demonstrated integrity and kuleana as a dedicated professor and campus administrator. While serving as interim VPAE<\/abbr>, she navigated 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/span> faculty and academic programs through significant times of change.”<\/p>\n

As the deputy academic officer and senior policy advisor to the provost, Lyons will continue to provide leadership for academic planning, program development and cross-campus academic initiatives. She will also continue to work closely with the deans and directors to ensure that 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/span> attracts and retains excellent faculty and its offerings remain high-quality, interdisciplinary, and responsive to campus and state needs.<\/p>\n

“It is an honor and privilege to serve in this role, and I look forward to working with the chancellor and provost to continue to deepen academic excellence at 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/span> while also responding to the challenging and complex landscape of higher education,” Lyons said.<\/p>\n

Units under the VPAE<\/abbr> include the Office of General Education, Honors, Interdisciplinary Studies, ROTC<\/abbr> programs, Academic Personnel, and Faculty Development and Support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lyons will continue to provide leadership for academic planning, program development and cross-campus academic initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":242227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-242230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t