Constance Wright
Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education
Constance Wright joined the Office of the Provost in August, 2025. She leads efforts related to the operations of the Office of Undergraduate Education that address emerging challenges and shape the future of undergraduate education, conceptualizing, managing and executing initiatives that support and enhance the undergraduate experience.
Constance comes to the Office of the Provost from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, where she served as Assistant Dean for Academic Standing and Student Success Initiatives since 2014. In this role, Constance led across a broad array of undergraduate student issues involving academic standing, policy and process, and first-generation and low-income (FGLI) student support.
Among her accomplishments in Weinberg, Constance led a redesign of the academic discipline processes to prioritize student wellness and development, and to provide thoughtful interventions to support students through their academic challenges.
Constance began her career as a law clerk for Justice Joy V. Cunningham in the Appellate Court of the State of Illinois before transitioning to higher education. She worked as Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services and then Director of Contract Administration and Compliance in Academic Affairs at Chicago State University from 2009 through 2014 before transitioning to Â鶹´«Ã½.
Constance has a teaching appointment at University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law, routinely teaching a first-year academic acclimation course. She also taught the Professional Identity Formation course at Loyola University Chicago School of Law for many years.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from North Carolina State University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law (formerly the John Marshall Law School), and a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration from Loyola University Chicago.