A provost is a senior official in charge of leadership and administration in a college or university. They help oversee and manage various academic and administrative activities within the institution. Full definition
We will be working with Evelynn Hammonds, the newly appointed senior vice provost of faculty development and diversity, to recruit a more diverse faculty. (gse.harvard.edu)
«We're looking for new blood and wondering where the next generation is going to come from,» says David Eaton, a toxicologist and associate vice provost for research at UW. (sciencemag.org)
He quickly worked his way up in the higher education field, becoming vice provost at UMBC at age 37. (gse.harvard.edu)