WELCOME TO THE OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

We believe that great faculty are at the core of a great university. Our office provides supportive infrastructure and programming to recruit, appoint, retain, and support our faculty members and to help them achieve their full potential during their time at Georgia State University.

UNIVERSITY FACTS

We’re ranked No. 2 in the nation, only behind Princeton, for our commitment to teaching.

$319 million economic impact generated by research in fiscal year 2018.

R1 Georgia State ranks among the nation’s top 115 R1 universities in the Carnegie Foundation’s elite category of Highest Research Activity.

$122.7 million total research awards in fiscal year 2018.

The Office of Faculty Affairs provides support in the following areas:

Faculty-related policies and procedures such as those related to appointment, leaves, and promotion and tenure.

Faculty development programs, workshops, and fellowships, many of which are offered through our outstanding Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Leadership programming for university administrators and department chairs and management of GSU’s awards process to recognize outstanding faculty through a range of university-wide and system-wide awards.

Whether you are a prospective faculty member considering a future at Georgia State or a current faculty member – tenure-track, non-tenure-track, or part-time – we hope you will spend some time browsing the resources on our site. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if we can be of any help.

Faculty Highlights & News

Georgia State Recognizes Faculty Excellence through Distinguished University Professorships and University Awards

Provost Nicolle Parsons-Pollard has announced the appointment and reappointment of university faculty to its highest institutional-level faculty rank, the Distinguished University Professorship. This rank reflects a sustained and outstanding record in scholarship and instruction.

Additionally, winners of the 2025 GSU Faculty Awards were announced. Click on the headline of this article to learn more.

Thaddeus Johnson, Departrment of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Thaddeus Johnson Receives Prestigious W.E.B. Du Bois Award

The Western Society of Criminology (WSC) recently honored Thaddeus Johnson (Ph.D. ’20), an assistant professor in Georgia State University’s Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, with the 2025 W.E.B. Du Bois Award. The prestigious recognition was presented during the WSC’s annual conference held in Seattle Feb. 7.

With over two decades of experience, Johnson brings a unique perspective to his academic work, combining scholarly research with practical insights gained during his time as a police commander in Memphis, Tenn. Learn more here.

Robert Howard Honored by Southern Political Science Association

Newly-emeritus Professor Robert Howard of the Department of Political Science at the Georgia State University College of Arts & Sciences was recently honored by the Southern Political Science Association, Inc. for his accomplishments.

In recognition of his work and his service to the discipline and organization, the association’s Best Conference Paper Award was renamed in his honor. Dr. Howard served as the organization’s executive director from 2013 to 2024.

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