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MARQUETTE -- Northern Michigan University has announced its new provost and vice president, Anne Dahlman.
With 27 years of higher education experience as a teacher, faculty scholar and administrator, Dahlman will become provost and vice president of Academic Affairs effective April 1. She most recently served as interim associate provost at Minnesota State University-Mankato, where she advanced through the faculty ranks and various leadership positions over the past 17 years.
"Northern is a special place with excellent faculty and academic programs, and I look forward to working with all campus members to offer extraordinary educational opportunities for students from all backgrounds," Dahlman said. "Together we can do great things, and I felt this sense of community when I visited the campus. I believe that Northern can become a model of academic excellence -- a North Star -- for other regional universities. I'm excited to be part of this work."
"Dr. Dahlman brings just the right mix of instructional, research and administrative experience to her role as our new provost," NMU President Brock Tessman said. "She also stood out during our selection process because of the energy, creativity and vision she will add to Academic Affairs and our leadership team at Northern Michigan University. In short, I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Dahlman to NMU and the Upper Peninsula."
Dahlman earned her first master's degree in Swedish-German education from the University of Joensuu in her home country of Finland, and her subsequent master's degrees in teaching English to speakers of other languages and German from Colorado State University. She completed her doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities in 2005 -- her dissertation research focused on second-language teachers' process of learning to teach.
As interim associate provost at Minnesota State University Mankato, Dahlman was responsible for strategic resource management, including a budget of $112 million. She also led strategic planning efforts for Academic Affairs as well as project leadership for a partnership between the university and Mayo Clinic System.
In her role as interim dean of global education, Dahlman helped Mankato achieve a national ranking of eighth among master's institutions in the number of international students in 2022, reporting 1,711 students from more than 100 countries. Through the creation of 20 international partnership agreements, she expanded Fulbright Scholar opportunities, faculty-led education-abroad experiences and collaborative teaching and research. She received a 2016 Fulbright Specialist Award and was a visiting scholar at the University of Turku in Finland.
Dahlman also served as Honors Program director at Mankato. Her efforts led to the largest and most diverse cohort of students in the program's history.