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provost

[proh-vohst, prov-uhst, proh-voh] / ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst, ˈproʊ voʊ /


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Late in his tenure as provost, campus protests broke out following the Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Guzman, a former law school dean who became provost in 2023, faced similar tests over protests and free speech.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Her academic leadership roles at the university have included those of interim associate dean, associate vice president for Student Success, and associate provost for Student Success, Equity and Innovation, the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

“A lot of them are essentially independent contractors, so it’s a slightly different trajectory than someone who goes to an engineering program,” said Michael Bryant, interim provost at CalArts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“You are the wife of Kostas Vilkas, provost at the university?” asked a man in a suit sitting down from us.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

This forces department chairs, deans, provosts and research vice presidents to own the veracity of every proposed publication.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

We, the authors, served as three of the five permanent or interim provosts and chief academic officers at WSU from 2008-20.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

The study added that between 1636 and 1834, 79 lord provosts were nominated to Glasgow Town Council, 40 of whom had connections to Atlantic slavery and others who owned enslaved people.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2022

Some will mostly keep college provosts up at night.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2021

The mayor of Bristol was helped by two assistants, who were called provosts until 1267, and from 1267 to 1311 were known as stewards, and after that date as bailiffs.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various


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