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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
6
2026

Sustainability Faculty Lunch – At the Intersection of the Environment and Health

12:00 PM Deering Library, 1937 Sheridan Road
Faculty from across the University are invited to a short series of sustainability-themed interdisciplinary networking l...
Apr
9
2026

Advancing Mentoring Excellence Elective: Communicating Feedback Effectively

9:00 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 ...
Apr
10
2026

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

All Day
Last day to request academic accommodations for religious observance in Spring Quarter

Announcements

Northwestern Network for Collaborative Intelligence announces strategic leaders

April 1, 2026
from Northwestern Now
Experts will focus on three pillars of AI and data science: Research, Education and Infrastructure. The Education Pillar will be co-led by Jeremy Gilbert (Medill) and Sara Owsley Sood (McCormick). The Research Pillar will be co‑led by Scott Budinger (Feinberg) and Chris Wolverton (McCormick). The Infrastructure Pillar will be guided by Joseph Paris (Northwestern IT).

Instructor reminders in preparation for Spring Quarter

March 11, 2026
from Office of the Provost
A message containing important information about Spring Quarter was sent to instructors. Separate messages containing related reminders and resources also were sent to undergraduate and graduate students. Topics included the Spring Quarter schedule, the Undergraduate Policy on In-Person Arrival and Course Engagement, and the Policy on Academic Accommodations for Religious Observance.