The Director coordinates closely with the Office of the Provost, Office of University Communications, Advancement Communications, and other offices, developing and maintaining relationships with University Human Resources colleagues from across the University to ensure effective, clear, and consistent messaging that advances the institution's priorities and cultivates a diverse and inclusive community. The DOF supports and oversees over 60 academic units (departments, centers, programs, and institutes); houses more than 800 faculty, 400 staff, and 1500 graduate students; delivers roughly three-quarters of the undergraduate instruction at Brown; and produces world-class research from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences.