Colleen Ryan

Vice Provost for Faculty

As vice provost for faculty, Colleen oversees the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty, which aims to support faculty at all stages of their careers by promoting a culture of faculty success, collaboration, and work-life balance. Colleen leads efforts in partnership with the schools to ensure the successful recruitment, retention, and development of faculty across the university.

A seasoned leader with a passion for mentorship and professional development, Colleen received a Ph.D. in 20th-century Italian literature/film studies from Indiana University, an M.A. in Italian language and literature from Middlebury College, and a B.A. in French and government from the University of Notre Dame.

In her latest role as an associate vice provost in the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington (IUB), Colleen led several initiatives, including the campus-level Tenure Advisory Committee and the Initiative for the Advancement of Women. She also oversaw, in collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Study, a mid-career faculty mentorship program. Most recently, she led university efforts to conceive and launch a conflict management and mediation services program.

At Tufts, she holds a tenured faculty appointment in the Department of Romance Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences. Her areas of expertise include Italian cinema and literature, gender and sexuality studies, curriculum development for foreign languages, and Italian American/Italian diaspora studies. She has received multiple teaching awards, published widely across her various research interests, and held numerous leadership/prominent roles in service to the university and the profession.