Promoting Excellence in Research, Scholarship, Art-Making, Teaching,  Professional Service, and Community Engagement.

The Provost is the Chief Academic Officer of the University. Collaborating with the Deans of the Colleges and Schools, as well as with the Deans of Libraries and Students, and working with an office cadre comprising faculty and staff colleagues, the Provost oversees the appointment, advancement, and retention of faculty; the articulation and deployment of all academic and research programs; and the development of strategic plans to secure the University’s enduring excellence in scholarship, art-making, instruction and mentorship, professional service and leadership, and community engagement. Reporting directly to the President of the University, the Provost is also a member of the President’s Cabinet, joining with all the members of the senior leadership team in pursuit of broad-based institutional objectives and goals.

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