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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

Jan
13
2026

Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #3 Assessing, Understanding and Cultivating Ethical Behavior

9:00 AM 875 N Michigan Ave, Suite 3500
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Jan
16
2026

Last day to request academic accommodations for religious observance in Winter Quarter

All Day
Last day to request academic accommodations for religious observance in Winter Quarter
Jan
19
2026

No classes- Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day
No classes- Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Announcements

Erik Luijten named new Northwestern provost

January 7, 2026
from Northwestern Now
Luijten, Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Education in Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering, has been named the University’s next provost, Interim President Henry Bienen announced. Luijten has spent more than a decade in academic leadership roles at Northwestern.

Update on restoration of federal research funding

December 9, 2025
from Office of the Provost
Mandy Distel, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Eric Perreault, Vice President for Research, share encouraging news about research funding following the November 28 announcement about Northwestern’s agreement with the federal government.