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As vice provost and dean for undergraduate education, Dr. Norman W. Jones leads the vision for challenging and transformative academic experiences for Ohio State undergraduate students on all our campuses.
Dr. Jones previously served as dean and director of Ohio State’s Mansfield campus, where he raised retention rates for underserved and historically underrepresented students, secured substantial philanthropic support for curricular innovation and student success, and helped create a new degree program at Ohio State to support advanced manufacturing. He also previously served as an associate dean and, prior to that, as the Department of English’s program coordinator for Mansfield. Above all, he is a skilled and passionate relationship-builder who has created partnerships across the state.
Dr. Jones is a professor in the Department of English who earned his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his BA from Yale University. He is the author of Provincializing the Bible: Faulkner and Postsecular American Literature (2018), The Bible and Literature: The Basics (2016), and Gay and Lesbian Historical Fiction: Sexual Mystery and Post-Secular Narrative (2007). He is also co-editor of The King James Bible after 400 Years: Literary, Linguistic, and Cultural Influences (2010).
As vice provost and dean for undergraduate education, Dr. Jones provides leadership to the Office of Undergraduate Education, which includes Academic Enrichment, Military and Veterans Services (ROTC), Student-Athlete Support Services Office (SASSO), Undergraduate Education, and Transition and Academic Growth. He is proud to serve Ohio State’s exceptionally talented staff who work across these areas to support students and provide them with transformative academic experiences.
Executive Assistant
Eddie Bowles
614-514-2800
bowles.104@osu.edu