Scott Ashmon is Senior Vice President and Provost of Concordia University Irvine and oversees the University's academic development and direction in accordance with the University's mission. Scott is Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew. He has been at Concordia since 2007. From 2009-2019, Scott helped create and then supervise Concordia's Enduring Questions & Ideas (Q&I) curriculum. From 2003-2007, he was Assistant Professor of Religion and Chair of the Religion Department at Concordia College in Bronxville, NY. Scott earned his B.A. from Concordia College in Portland, OR in 1992 and his M.Div. and S.T.M. from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO. He earned his Ph.D. from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2010, where he specialized in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East. He has published articles and books on topics related to the Old Testament and Christian higher education and served on the board of the Association for Core Texts and Courses.