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Carrying U-M's academic vision into the future

The Office of the Provost is responsible for both academic and budgetary affairs at the University of Michigan. This approach ensures that U-M's academic priorities are supported by budgetary decisions — enabling us to maintain and serve our mission as one of the world's top public universities.

Meet the Provost

News & Communications

Messages from the provost and other announcements by the Office of the Provost.

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Teaching Innovation Prizes honor five faculty projects »

Five faculty projects that involve innovative approaches to improving student learning will be honored next month with Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prizes. The winning projects were chosen from 40 nominations from students, faculty and staff. Innovations were encouraged from two focus areas: anti-racist teaching and innovations to disrupt patterns of educational disenfranchisement, and strategies that help students understand the potential uses and limitations of generative artificial intelligence tools.

University addresses potential commencement protests »

With the approach of Spring Commencement, two top University of Michigan administrators have emailed the Ann Arbor campus community and the families of prospective graduates to address the possibility of protests at this year’s graduation ceremonies. Provost Laurie K. McCauley and Martino Harmon, vice president for student life, sent the messages April 26 saying the university seeks to ensure that “graduates are able to experience the joyous and celebratory event they deserve,” while also respecting everyone’s right to free speech and expression.

Vice Provost Areas

Vice provosts serve as senior academic administrators. They direct the development and implementation of university academic plans and policies. Vice provosts work closely with the provost, deans, and other academic leaders to guide and support the work of faculties, departments, institutes, and research centers.

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Academic and Budgetary Affairs

Thomas Finholt, vice provost, and his team work collaboratively with the provost in setting and implementing policy pertaining to academic and budgetary issues, and serve as a liaison to deans and directors in many areas of academic and budgetary affairs.

Academic and Budgetary Affairs
Academic and Faculty Affairs

Vice provosts Sara Blair and Lori Pierce lead the effort to develop and strengthen policies and programs that support a diverse and excellent faculty.

Academic and Faculty Affairs
Academic Affairs – Graduate Studies

Vice provost and Rackham dean Michael Solomon promotes excellence in graduate education by cultivating a vibrant and diverse student community that will impact the public good through the scholarship and discoveries of its students and degree recipients; additionally, promoting coordination between campus museums and collections.

Academic Affairs–Graduate Studies
Biosciences Initiative

Vice provost Roger Cone heads this initiative with a focus on funding cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, expert faculty hires, collaboration, and postgraduate education across the biological sciences at U-M.

Biosciences Initiative
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Vice provost Tabbye Chavous leads and supports university-wide initiatives focused on the recruitment of a diverse faculty, staff, and student body, while fostering an inclusive and equitable community at the U-M.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Engaged Learning

Vice provost Valeria Bertacco leads efforts to maximize the ability of the university to create richly engaged learning experiences for our students, staff, and faculty, both domestically and abroad by discovering new ideas and creating new outcomes that positively impact the people of Michigan and the world.

Engaged Learning
Enrollment Management

Vice provost Adele C. Brumfield manages U-M’s enrollment functions to efficiently optimize students’ experiences throughout their engagement, from prospect to alumni. The division collaborates with campus partners in support of the university's mission and commitment to academic quality, accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Enrollment Management
Undergraduate Education

Vice provost Angela Dillard plays a pivotal role in overseeing and advancing continuous enhancements in the university’s educational mission for a diverse community of undergraduate students.

Undergraduate Education

Faculty Resources

The Office of the Provost places importance on providing the policies, procedures, and other resources so faculty can focus their time and energy on their scholarly, research, or creative pursuits; their teaching; their clinical work; and their service.

All faculty resources
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Recruitment, Hiring, & Retention »

Details about the process for making appointments to the instructional, clinical instructional, and research faculty ranks, and information about efforts to recruit and retain faculty.

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Promotion, Tenure, & Review »

The awarding of tenure to a member of the faculty is one of the most important decisions that the university makes. This section provides important information regarding policies that govern the timing of tenure, as well as guiding principles for tenure reviews. It also includes current faculty promotion guidelines.

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Honors & Awards »

The Office of the Provost administers awards to recognize and celebrate the achievements of faculty members in research, teaching, service, and effort promoting a diverse and equitable campus.

Initiatives

Explore the ongoing initiatives within the Office of the Provost, which work across the university to discover, integrate, connect, and engage, and which reflect our commitment to our strategic priorities.

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