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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.

Updates and Announcements

Upcoming Events

Apr
28
2025

Reaffirmation of Accreditation Open Forum: HLC Criteria 1 and 2

9:15 AM Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive
Northwestern students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in this open forum as part of the University’s 10-y...
Apr
28
2025

Reaffirmation of Accreditation Open Forum: HLC Criteria 3 and 4

9:15 AM Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive
Northwestern students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in this open forum as part of the University’s 10-y...
Apr
28
2025

Reaffirmation of Accreditation Open Forum: Faculty

10:15 AM Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive
Northwestern faculty are invited to participate in this open forum as part of the University’s 10-year reaffirmation of ...

Announcements

Enabling Vital Research to Continue

April 17, 2025
from Leadership Notes
A letter from Peter Barris, chair of the Board of Trustees, and President Michael Schill states that to support the dedicated faculty, staff and students who are working tirelessly in Northwestern labs and classrooms in this period of uncertainty, the University, after consultation with the Board of Trustees, will fund research that is subject to stop-work orders or the federal funding freeze. This support is intended to keep these projects going until there is a better understanding of the funding landscape.

Invitation to Accreditation Open Forums: April 28 and 29

April 15, 2025
from Office of the Provost
Northwestern is currently undergoing its 10-year review for reaffirmation of accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The review will culminate in an on-site visit to the Evanston campus April 28 and 29 by a team of HLC peer reviewers. Faculty, students and staff are invited to meet with the peer review team during a series of open forums.