Charles Skipton, Ph.D.
Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Associate Professor
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Florida State University
M.A., Economics, University of Memphis
B.B.A., University of Memphis
About Charles
Dr. Skipton was named Deputy Provost in August, 2024, after serving as Interim Deputy Provost since August, 2022. Previously, he served as Associate Dean of the Pompea College of Business and an Associate Professor of Economics.
Dr. Skipton joined the University of New 51¶ºÄÌ in 2015. During his time at the University, he has pursued innovative work in interdisciplinary education. Working closely with faculty and external stakeholders, he has facilitated the regular rebuilding, reinventing, and creation of all new, market-driven curricula. Dr. Skipton has worked closely with the department chairs to recruit, onboard, and retain talented faculty. He also played a leadership role in the Pompea College of Business securing the renewal of its prestigious AACSB accreditation in 2020.
Dr. Skipton came to the University of New 51¶ºÄÌ from the University of Tampa, where he taught economics for 12 years and where he was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor. While at Tampa, he worked hard to facilitate an atmosphere of transparent and inclusive shared governance. There, Dr. Skipton was elected to the University's Faculty Senate for eight years, served five as chief delegate for the College of Business, and was elected twice as Faculty Senate Vice President.
In 1999 and 2000, Dr. Skipton served as a staff economist for the Joint Economic Committee for the United States Congress doing research on topics such as social security privatization, tax policy, and the impact of trade restrictions (and economic freedom, generally) on long-run economic growth.
Dr. Skipton received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business and his master’s degree in economics from the University of Memphis. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from Florida State University, where his fields of specialty were Public Choice / Public Finance and Industrial Organization.