provost
noun
, ˈprä-vəst, ˈprō-vəst, especially before another noun ˌprō-(ˌ)vō\
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Thomas Katsouleas, the provost and executive vice president of the University of Virginia, was appointed Tuesday as the next president of UConn. — Pat Eaton-r0bb, The Seattle Times, "New UConn president says he’s committed to football, AAC," 5 Feb. 2019 Andrew Workman, provost of Roger Williams, remembered him as a mentor and close friend who was intimately connected with the life of the 5,000-student private university. — Max Cohen, Philly.com, "Dr. Donald J. Farish, 75, former president of Rowan University," 6 July 2018 Karman listed the following jobs as major vacancies Bendapudi plans to address: Provost: The university has lacked a permanent provost, who is essentially its chief academic officer, since Shirley Willihnganz resigned in June 2015. — Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, "New U of L president's first challenges: Fill vacant, high-level jobs," 2 July 2018 Brown, a former Suffolk University provost and real estate attorney, reversed many of the downward trends. — Laura Krantz, BostonGlobe.com, "Mount Ida projected an image of success right until it folded," 22 Apr. 2018 Last year, one third of students who applied to American University either visited its Washington, D.C., campus or attended an information session about the school, said Andrea Felder, assistant vice provost for undergraduate admissions. — Douglas Belkin, WSJ, "The Data Colleges Collect on Applicants," 26 Jan. 2019 Whittaker discussed another staffing change in his email: Thad Seymour, Jr., previously the vice provost for the upcoming downtown campus, is now the vice president for partnerships and chief innovation officer. — Annie Martin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "New UCF president: Soon, more than half of students will come from underrepresented groups," 9 July 2018 Locke was vice provost for academic affairs, assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and dean of the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, "Hubert Locke, author of 1967 Detroit riot book and academic, dies at 84," 9 June 2018 Tom Matthews, executive director of the university's Career Center since 2004, will lead the program as interim associate provost for student success. — Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, "Case Western Reserve University commits $1 million to new student success program," 8 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'provost.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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