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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

Sep
3
2025

New Faculty Welcome

8:30 AM Scott Hall, 601 University Place
The Office of the Provost New Faculty Welcome features University Leaders, experienced faculty, and current students who...

Announcements

Mathematician Bryna Kra receives 2025 Walder Award

August 6, 2025
from Northwestern Now
Bryna Kra, the Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor of Mathematics in Northwestern’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, has received the 2025 Martin E. and Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence, conferred by the Provost.

Stephanie Edgerly and Sergio Rebelo awarded Ver Steeg Fellowship

August 6, 2025
from Northwestern Now
The Ver Steeg Fellowship, awarded by the Provost, supports the research of a tenured Northwestern faculty member whose work enhances the reputation of Northwestern nationally and internationally.