Michelle Brown

Dr. Michelle Brown serves as Director the Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes. She joined the University in May of 2013.

Dr. Brown came to Chapel Hill from Florida Atlantic University, bringing more than 15 years of experience in working with students as part of several academic support initiatives. Mostly recently, at FAU, she served as Associate Athletic Director for Academics and Student Services and Director of the Student-Athlete Center for Academic Excellence. Initially, she headed the academics for the football program and later assumed the director role. She first began working with student-athletes in her role as the Assistant Director of campus-wide advising and academic support services for first-year students. Dr. Brown is a former student-athlete and moving over to the Student-Athlete Center for Academic Excellence offered her the opportunity to use her varied skill set to support other student-athletes as they strive to achieve balance with their academic and athletic goals.

Dr. Brown earned her Bachelor's degree in International Studies and French with magna cum laude honors in 1992 at West Virginia University, where she was an All-Conference volleyball player. Between her sophomore and junior years, she earned a certificate in French at the Université de Paris, Sorbonne. While pursuing her Master's degree in French and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), she received a second certificate in French from the Université du Quebéc à Chicoutimi. She completed her Ed. D. in Educational Leadership: Higher Education Administration at Florida Atlantic University in 2002.