Interim Provost Jay Howard
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President
Jay Howard, Professor of Sociology, served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences before being named Interim Provost. In 21017-2019, he simultaneously served as Acting Dean of the College of Communication and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Before joining Butler in 2010, Dr. Howard was with Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus, serving as Interim Vice Chancellor and Dean (2007-2009), Assistant Dean for Budget and Planning (1999-2002), Head of the Division of Liberal Arts, and Professor of Sociology.
Dr. Howard earned a bachelor’s in Sociology from Indiana University South Bend (1988), and a master’s (1990) and doctorate (1992) in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame.
Dr. Howard’s research interests range from the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to religion and popular culture. His most recent book, Discussion in the College Classroom: Getting Your Students Engaged and Participating in Person and Online, was published by Jossey-Bass (2015).
Dr. Howard served as Deputy Editor of the American Sociological Association journal, Teaching Sociology (2003-2009). He is a Fellow of the P.A. Mack Center at Indiana University for Inquiry on Teaching and Learning. He served as the 2006-2007 President of the North Central Sociological Association and as an elected member of the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation Board of Trustees (2004-2010). He was recently recognized with the North Central Sociological Association’s J. Milton Yinger Lifetime Award for a Distinguished Career in Sociology.