Provost

As the University’s senior academic officer, the Provost will provide visionary, exemplary, and innovative academic and administrative leadership consistent with the standards of excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship expected at a Carnegie-designated R1 institution. Broad and comprehensive responsibilities include: coordinating faculty, staff, and student activities in defining and implementing the University’s teaching, research, and service missions; leading efforts to support a faculty of renown and quality befitting the University through hiring, support, tenure, promotion, and appointments; pursuing and executing strategic academic planning including the direction, growth, and review of new and existing academic programs; developing academic policy; and managing the affairs of the academic enterprise in a context of shared governance. The Provost reports directly to the President and represents the President in many academic and institutional settings.