Academic Policies and Governance

The Office of Academic Policies and Governance advises the Provost on faculty-focused initiatives, as well as academic policies and procedures. It provides leadership for developing and implementing faculty policies and initiatives in accordance with the NYU Faculty Handbook and respective NYUAD guidelines.

The Office is the Provost’s liaison to faculty governance bodies and committees and ensures that all stakeholders are consulted and the principles of shared governance are upheld. It also facilitates the development and implementation of initiatives supporting faculty opportunities and connectivity in NYU’s global network in full consultation with the relevant deans and program heads.

Martin Klimke studied at the University of Göttingen, Amherst College, and the University of Heidelberg and taught at the University of Heidelberg, Georgetown University, Rutgers University, and Meiji University, Tokyo, before joining NYU Abu Dhabi.

He is an associated faculty member in the Department of History at NYU New York and an associated researcher at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies at the University of Heidelberg as well as in Transatlantic Cultural History at the University of Augsburg, Germany.

At NYUAD, Martin has served as the Program Head for History, Chair of the Faculty Council Steering Committee, Senator, Associate Dean of Humanities, as well as Co-Chair of the university-wide Faculty Advisory Committee on NYU’s Global Network.

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