Pearl Dowe Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

As senior vice provost for academic affairs, Pearl Dowe provides leadership, mentoring and transition support for the Office of the Provost, working closely with other senior leaders within the division and across the university to continue advancing important efforts in academic leadership recruitment and development, continually improving the faculty experience and furthering signature initiatives.

Dowe previously served as the vice provost for faculty affairs at Emory, where she was responsible for overseeing initiatives to enhance faculty development and academic excellence across the university.

Dowe is also the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Political Science and African American Studies with a joint appointment between the university’s Oxford College and Emory College of Arts and Sciences.  She is a distinguished scholar and leader whose work intersects the fields of political science, African American studies, and gender studies. Her most recent book, The Radical Imagination of Black Women: Ambition, Politics and Power (2023), has been widely recognized and awarded the Best Book Award from the American Political Science Association’s Race, Ethnicity and Politics section. Dowe is also the author of numerous articles and book chapters, and has been sought out to offer her expertise by media outlets such as the Washington Post, New York Times, Time Magazine and TheGrio.

Education

BS, Savannah State University
MA, Georgia Southern University
PhD, Howard University