October 2024 began the work of the first person at Texas A&M to take on the new role of Associate Provost of Faculty Advocacy.
Dr. Claire Katz shared her first eight months on the job at the June meeting of the A&M faculty senate.
Katz, who joined the A&M faculty in 2006, says she has visited with some of the university’s more than 4,000 faculty members. That includes visiting most of A&M remote campus locations.
Her general observations included assisting faculty members understand how the university works and supporting for and by deans, department heads, and other faculty administrators.
Katz also said she is not a lawyer, she is not a therapist, and she is not a magician who can solve all problems.
She also said she has had to tell faculty members to be careful about what they tell her. That’s because there are circumstances where is required to report those conversations for possible consequences.
Click below to hear Claire Katz’s comments at the June 9, 2025 Texas A&M faculty senate meeting.