Senior Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
rsantos@illinois.edu
(217) 244-3558
Assistant:
Marita Osuorah
mchughes@illinois.edu
As Senior Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Rosa Milagros Santos provides campuswide leadership for faculty recruitment, retention, development, and success. Her portfolio includes mentoring and onboarding; tenure and promotion; specialized faculty affairs; leadership development; awards and recognition; dual-career support; public engagement; and related faculty policies and processes.
Dr. Santos holds a B.S. from the University of the Philippines, an M.S. from Emporia State University, and a Ph.D. from Utah State University. A member of the Department of Special Education since 1997, she is a leading scholar whose research has advanced knowledge and practice in special education, early intervention, early childhood special education, family-professional partnerships, culturally and linguistically affirming practices, and leadership preparation.
Dr. Santos has served in several leadership roles, including Acting Executive Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (2022–2023), interim head of the Department of Special Education (2016–2017), and Provost Fellow (2015–2016).