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Western Michigan University Provost Heilig Steps Down After Two Years of Record-Breaking Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"Serving as Provost at Western Michigan University has been one of the greatest honors of my career," Heilig said, noting a personal connection to the institution as his mother's alma mater. His announcement emphasized his ongoing commitment to ethical leadership and community engagement.

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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Western Michigan University Provost Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Lori Gottschling For Vasquez Heilig—a prominent public policy researcher who has carved out a national reputation both in and outside academic circles for his scholarship on equity and innovation—the pendulum at WMU is swinging in the right direction.

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