Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Ilesanmi Adesida is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s chief academic officer. He oversees the campus’ academic programs, policies and priorities, which have been designed to ensure the quality of the educational experience for students and to sustain an environment that encourages and supports academic excellence.

As the chief academic officer, Provost Adesida works closely with the Chancellor, the other vice chancellors, the deans of academic colleges and other units, academic staff, the Faculty Senate, and various committees in setting overall academic priorities for the campus.

He received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. From 1979-84, he worked in various capacities at what is now known as the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility and the School of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. He was the head of the Electrical Engineering Department at Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria, from 1985-87.

See website: http://provost.illinois.edu/about/staff/adesida/index.html