Administrators can impersonate faculty members in order to troubleshoot issues, preview the platform from a faculty perspective, or assist with tasks on their behalf.
⚠️ Note: Impersonation should only be used for support and troubleshooting. Actions you take while impersonating will be recorded as if the faculty member performed them.
Who Can Impersonate Faculty
Institutional Administrators – can impersonate any faculty member in the institution.
Department Administrators – can impersonate only faculty members within their department(s).
How to Impersonate a Faculty Member
Open the Faculty Profile
You can do this by navigating through the Faculty Directory or by typing the faculty member’s name in the global Search Bar.
Confirm You’re on the Administrative Profile
Faculty profiles have two views:
Administrative Profile – available only to administrators (default view).
Scholarly Profile – the public-facing or faculty-facing view.
Ensure you are on the Administrative Profile before proceeding.
Start Impersonation
From the Administrative Profile, click Settings in the top-right corner.
Select Act as [Faculty Member].
Browse as the Faculty Member
Once impersonation begins, the top-right corner (where you normally see your own name) will display: “Acting as [Faculty Member]”.
You can now navigate the platform exactly as the faculty member would see it.
End Impersonation
To stop impersonating, click “Acting as [Faculty Member]” in the top-right corner.
Select Stop acting as [Faculty Member] to return to your own administrator view.