Dr. Ronald A. Gray, Assistant Provost for Student Success
Ronald A. Gray, Ph.D., is a senior higher education leader with more than twenty-five years of experience advancing student success, engagement, retention, and institutional effectiveness across Academic Affairs and Student Affairs. He believes deeply in the power of engaged students and in colleges' and universities' responsibility to create learning environments where students feel supported, challenged, and connected to purpose.
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Dr Ronald A. Gray
Assistant Provost for Student Success
Dr. Gray has held executive leadership roles, including Vice President for Student Life, Vice President for Student Affairs, and Dean of Students. Throughout his career, he has led broad, student-centered portfolios spanning academic support partnerships, student engagement and leadership development, residence life, counseling and wellness services, student conduct, Title IX coordination, crisis response, athletics, campus operations, and strategic planning. His leadership is grounded in collaboration, shared purpose, and the belief that diversity is a critical asset to teaching, learning, inquiry, and innovation.
Known for his steady, relational leadership, Dr. Gray has built strong partnerships with faculty, staff, senior administrators, and students to strengthen student success systems and improve institutional outcomes. His work has included developing retention initiatives, expanding student support structures, leading assessment-driven planning, and creating programs that foster belonging, leadership, and persistence. He has also helped institutions secure more than $3 million in grants and corporate funding to support leadership development, student internships, academic support, wellness initiatives, and equity-centered programming.
Among his accomplishments, Dr. Gray has created and supported programs focused on leadership development, student engagement, first-generation student success, career readiness, and innovation, including Falcons Create, which connects 3D printing, entrepreneurship, and experiential learning. In addition to his campus leadership, he is the co-founder of Gray Consultants, Educational Consulting, where he has partnered with presidents, provosts, and senior leadership teams on strategic planning, student success infrastructure, organizational effectiveness, and equity-centered program design.
Dr. Gray earned his Ph.D. in Social and Comparative Analysis in Education from the University of Pittsburgh, his M.S. in Student Personnel Administration from the State University of New York College at Buffalo, and his B.S. in Business Management from The Pennsylvania State University.