PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Prairie View A&M University officials have announced that Dr. Aashir Nasim has been named Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Dr. Nasim is a seasoned administrator with a proven track record in faculty development, research and curricular innovation, and a commitment to student success, enrollment and retention efforts.
Over the past 15 years, Dr. Nasim served in progressively senior leadership positions at Virginia Commonwealth University. A full professor of psychology and African American Studies, Dr. Nasim served as department chair of African American Studies and held executive administrative positions, including senior vice provost for faculty affairs and vice president for institutional equity, effectiveness and success. Most recently, he served as vice president and senior advisor to the president where he was instrumental in partnering with other vice presidents in designing and fostering initiatives and programs focused on faculty and undergraduate student retention and success.
Additionally, Dr. Nasim founded VCU’s Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry & Innovation (iCubed), a faculty cluster hire program committed to advancing progressive research thematic areas. During his time as department chair for African American Studies, he led curriculum transformation efforts that produced record increases in student enrollment, retention and success among majors. He has also served as lead program evaluator on several National Science Foundation (NSF) awards to the Washington-Baltimore Hampton Roads Alliance for Minority Participation in STEM. Dr. Nasim is a respected teacher and scholar in his own right, with about $20M secured in extramural research awards and more than 75 peer-reviewed publications. His research has informed the creation of youth tobacco use prevention programs in Virginia and national policy development on flavored tobacco products.
Dr. Nasim began his career at James Madison University (JMU) as an assistant professor of Psychology. Prior to that appointment, he was an Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Fellow.
He is an alumnus of Howard University, earning a Master’s and Ph.D. in Child Developmental Psychology. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Biology from Augusta University, and he is also a veteran of the Gulf War.
Source: Prairie View A&M University
