Cornell’s vice provost for engagement and land-grant affairs is responsible for a broad range of relationships, programs and initiatives that further Cornell’s public engagement mission globally, locally and across New York state, where Cornell serves as the state’s land-grant university.
Katherine McComas has been the vice provost for engagement and land-grant affairs since July 2018. She is a professor of risk communication in the Department of Communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, where she previously served as department chair.