Kale Robinson is the Associate Vice President, Regulatory Affairs at Yorkville University. With experiences spanning provincial agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private post-secondary institutions, Kale brings extensive expertise in higher education regulatory affairs, policy development, and academic quality assurance. Kale leads national regulatory affairs, overseeing program quality assurance, consent renewals, institutional responses to expert panel reviews, and implementation of a system for tracking regulatory conditions and commitments.
Prior to joining Yorkville, Kale held senior roles at the University of Fredericton, as Director of Compliance, and the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC). At the MPHEC, he led quality assurance processes for degree-granting institutions and conducted assessments of over 100 public and private university programs across the Maritimes. His work has consistently focused on aligning academic programming with regulatory standards, improving institutional transparency, and fostering collaborative relationships with ministries and quality assurance bodies.
Kale holds a Master of Arts in English from Carleton University, a Bachelor of Arts with an Honours in English and Major in Criminology and Criminal Justice from St. Thomas University, and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification. His work is grounded in a commitment to academic integrity, continuous improvement, and regulatory excellence.
