1.0Provost & Vice-President Academic/unit/pvpaakolade/unit/pvpa/author/akolade/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lrEaMOxvhY"><a href="/unit/pvpa/about/about-the-provost/">About the Provost</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/unit/pvpa/about/about-the-provost/embed/#?secret=lrEaMOxvhY" width="600" height="338" title="“About the Provost” — Provost & Vice-President Academic" data-secret="lrEaMOxvhY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/unit/pvpa/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Laina Ya-Hui Bay-Cheng is a scholar and administrator who joined York in 2022 to establish the university’s office of Faculty Affairs. Her move to York followed 17 years on faculty at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, including serving as PhD Program Director and Associate Dean for Faculty Development. In January 2024, she […]/unit/pvpa/wp-content/uploads/sites/275/2026/01/Laina-Bay-Cheng-35-cropped-scaled.jpg23132560