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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

Feb
13
2026

Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #4 Mentoring Across Differences

11:30 AM Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Feb
20
2026

Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #4 Mentoring Across Differences

1:00 PM 875 N Michigan Ave, Suite 3500
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Feb
25
2026

Advancing Mentoring Excellence Elective: How Coaching Can Help You Become a Better Mentor

2:00 PM Evanston Campus
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...

Announcements

Zachary Clopton named dean of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

January 29, 2026
from Northwestern Now
Daniel Hale Williams Professor of Law Zachary D. Clopton has been appointed dean of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, effective Feb. 1. Clopton succeeds Hari Osofsky as the permanent dean after six months in the interim role.

Libraries Dean Review Process

January 28, 2026
from Office of the Provost
In Winter and Spring 2026, Dean and Charles Deering McCormick University Librarian Xuemao Wang will undergo a dean review, a process by which Northwestern deans are evaluated to ensure that school and unit strategies are aligned with University priorities and designed and carried out to enhance the University’s prominence and impact.