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Office of the Provost

Promoting and Advancing Northwestern’s Academic Mission

Welcome to the Office of the Provost

The Office of the Provost provides the resources and infrastructure that empower Northwestern's community of scholars to pursue their greatest scholarly ambitions.

Provost Kathleen Hagerty

As Northwestern's chief academic officer, Provost Hagerty works with deans, directors and administrative units to set academic priorities and polices and coordinate initiatives to support graduate and undergraduate education, faculty appointments and promotion, and space and resource planning. She also has primary responsibility for preparing Northwestern’s annual budget.

Provost Hagerty is the First Chicago Professor of Finance in Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.

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For Faculty

The Office of the Provost oversees faculty policies and connects faculty with a wide range of career and work/life resources.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Our Commitment

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Through policy and practice, the Office of the Provost is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive environment for the entire Northwestern community.

Updates and Announcements

Upcoming Events

May
9
2023

Gender Inclusive Language Workshop - online

10:00 AM
OIDI and the Women's Center are hosting three all-campus workshops in alignment with the new Systems Update Project.  Pa...
May
10
2023

How to Create a Productive and Engaging Writing Practice

9:00 AM 2122 Sheridan Road
Maintaining a steady pattern of productive writing is challenging even for the most motivated writers. This workshop wil...
May
10
2023

Building Networks of Support for a Successful Academic Career

1:00 PM 2122 Sheridan Road
Successful researchers benefit from a robust network of connections in a variety of arenas inside and outside of academi...

Announcements

Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy named dean of School of Education and Social Policy

March 29, 2023
from Northwestern Now
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy (Lumbee) of Arizona State University (ASU) has been named dean of Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP), effective June 1.

Tania León awarded the 2023 Nemmers Prize in Music Composition

February 21, 2023
from Northwestern Now
Cuban American composer and conductor Tania León has been awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition from the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University.