Vincent L. Stephens, Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Success
Vincent L. Stephens (he/him/his) serves as the Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Success and leads BU Faculty Development. Stephens is a seasoned leader and academic administrator who served as the Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Arts & Sciences (2021–25). In this role he advanced CAS’s strategic priorities through launching faculty development initiatives related to mentoring, inclusive pedagogy, and curricular advancement, coordinating professional development for staff and providing student engagement opportunities. Stephens completed his PhD in American Studies at the University of Maryland College Park and is the author of 2025’s Broads, Sisters, Exes: Feminist Millennial Television (Wayne State University Press) and 2019’s Rocking the Closet: How Little Richard, Johnnie Ray, Liberace, and Johnny Mathis Queered Pop Music (University of Illinois Press), and co-editor of 2017’s Post Racial America? An Interdisciplinary Study (Bucknell University Press). His essays on popular culture have appeared in various peer-reviewed journals, anthologies, and encyclopedias. He has also written about inclusive pedagogy (Encyclopedia of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Spirituality), peer mentoring (The Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching), and high impact educational practices (National Forensic Journal). Previously the Director of the Popel Shaw Center for Race and Ethnicity at Dickinson College (2015–21) and Director of Multicultural Student Services (2011–15) at Bucknell University, he has presented at national conferences hosted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), National Conference on Race & Ethnicity (NCORE), and Peer Mentoring Institute. Previously, he held leadership roles in the Pennsylvania Association of Liaisons and Officers of Multicultural Affairs (PALOMA) and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education (PA-NAME). He is a Lecturer in the College of Fine Arts (CFA), and has also taught at multiple institutions, most recently as a Contributing Faculty member in the Department of Music at Dickinson College (Fall 2018–Fall 2020).
Naveen Inim, Senior Digital Communications Manager
Naveen Inim (she/her/hers) is the Senior Digital Communications Manager for the Office of the Provost. She previously worked as the Senior Communications Manager for BU Diversity & Inclusion, supporting communications efforts at all the units under Community & Inclusion. As a former student at BU, Naveen worked on communications teams for Boston University Libraries and The Newbury Center. Naveen returned to BU in Spring 2024 after working as the Social Media Content Specialist on the central administration communications team at the University of Southern California. Naveen received a BA in Psychology and BS in Film & Television as well as a MFA in Film & Television Studies from Boston University.