Finley Graves
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
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The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is responsible for UNT’s academic mission, including teaching and service. The provost’s office provides leadership in the development and supervision of the university’s academic programs and curriculum in conjunction with the deans and faculty representatives. And it collaborates with the Office of Research and Economic Development in promoting faculty and student scholarship.
Bio Information
Finley Graves began serving as UNT’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in March 2015, leading the academic units of one of the nation’s largest universities. Before becoming provost, he served as Dean of UNT’s College of Business from 2007-2015 and as the Chair of the Department of Accounting from 2002-2007. Prior to joining UNT in 2002, Dr. Graves was Head of the Department of Accounting at Kansas State University from 1997 to 2002. From 1983 through 1997, he was a member of the faculty of the School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi. Prior to that, Dr. Graves was a faculty member in the Department of German and Russian at the University of Alabama from 1973 to 1981, and served chair of that department in 1980-81. Dr. Graves is currently a member of the Accounting Accreditation Committee of AACSB International, the organization that accredits business and accounting programs worldwide.
Education:
- Ph.D. in accountancy, University of Alabama
- Ph.D. in Germanic languages and literatures, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- M.A. in accountancy, University of Alabama
- M.A. in modern Germanic literature, Rice University
- B.A. in modern foreign languages, University of Mississippi
- Licensed CPA (Mississippi)