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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

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Announcements

Security Procedures for Graduation Weekend

June 5, 2024
from Leadership Notes
Vice President of Student Affairs Susan Davis and Provost Kathleen Hagerty outlined the robust security and operations plan that Northwestern put in place to ensure the focus remains on graduates throughout Graduation Weekend activities.

Northwestern announces 2024 Nemmers Prize winners

May 31, 2024
from Northwestern Now
This year’s Nemmers Prize recipients are Barbara Sherwood Lollar for Earth sciences, Michael Woodford for economics and Luigi Ambrosio for mathematics. Each will receive $300,000 and will interact with Northwestern faculty and students through lectures, conferences or seminars.