Kaiser Named Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
July 11, 2022
The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce that Professor DJ Kaiser has
been named assistant vice president (AVP) for Academic Affairs at Webster, effective
July 1. In this role, Kaiser will assume responsibility for projects related to HLC
and specialized accreditations (including Webster’s upcoming HLC quality initiative);
assist in international initiatives aimed at expanding Webster’s academic programs
globally; and provide guidance and support for external grants, including opportunities
for funding for global projects.
“DJ’s experience and demonstrated success in accreditation, program launch and growth
in the U.S. and internationally and collaborative grant work in the School of Education
and the MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program are
significant,” said Vice President for Academic Affairs Nancy Hellerud. “We look forward
to him joining the Office of Academic Affairs and bringing those skills to projects
that impact all six schools and colleges and span the global network.”
Kaiser will join Academic Affairs in Loretto Hall on July 1. While serving as AVP
for Academic Affairs, Kaiser will continue to direct the MA in TESOL program and serve
as project director for the National Professional Development Grant, a $2.7 million
grant awarded in 2017 for a multi-year project to prepare St. Louis-area teachers
to meet the needs of English learners through coursework at Webster.
Kaiser joined Webster University in 2011. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Linguistics
and Spanish from the University of Illinois; a master’s in Teaching English as a Second
Language also from the University of Illinois; a master’s in Drama from Washington
University in St. Louis; and a doctorate in Comparative Literature and graduate certificate
in Translation Studies, also from Washington University.