Dr. Nichole S. Prescott is Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas System. She is responsible for leading and supporting student success initiatives system wide. Her work addresses the student success continuum, PK-20 and into the workforce, with special focus on strategy, policy, data, and partnerships. Equity-minded in her work, she targets historic inequities and systemic racism, including opportunity and achievement gaps for minoritized student populations. In 2019, Dr. Prescott was awarded the Friend of Education Award from CSOTTE, the Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education. She is a proud citizen of the federally recognized Miami Nation of Oklahoma, and lives in Texas with her wife, two kids, two dogs, and four cats.