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Office of the Provost

Promoting and Advancing ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½â€™s Academic Mission

Welcome to the Office of the Provost

The Office of the Provost provides the resources and infrastructure that empower ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½'s community of scholars to pursue their greatest scholarly ambitions.

Provost Erik Luijten

As ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½'s chief academic officer, Provost Luijten works with deans, directors and administrative units to set academic priorities and policies and coordinate initiatives to support graduate and undergraduate education, faculty appointments and promotion, and space and resource planning. He also has primary responsibility for preparing ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s annual budget.

Provost Luijten is the Liu-Wang Liming Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. He also holds courtesy appointments in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Chemistry.

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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.

175 Years of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½

Students gather at The Rock in 1902.

A lot has changed over the years at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½, but our academic rigor, bold aspirations and commitment to nurturing a vibrant community have held strong. As the University celebrates 175 years, we observe this milestone with academic lectures, panels and special events. Take a moment to look back on ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s rich past — and see where we're headed next.

Discover ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ 175:

Updates and Announcements

Upcoming Events

Nov
2
2026

12:00 PM University Library, 1970 Campus Drive
The Faculty Leaders Series, is a series of monthly lunch programs for department chairs, division chiefs, center and ins...
Nov
2
2026

1:00 PM
Date: Monday, November 2, 2026 Time: 1–2 p.m. CST Location: Online via Zoom Audience: ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ faculty and research ...
Nov
10
2026

12:00 PM Deering Library, 1937 Sheridan Road
The Early Career Faculty Pathways Program is a cohort-based professional development program designed to help new and ea...

Announcements

October 16, 2026
from ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Now
The committee has launched the process of obtaining University community input on the qualities and experiences that should be prioritized as they recruit and evaluate candidates for this important role. The committee will use input obtained through a variety of processes to align its recruitment strategy with the priorities of the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ community.

October 13, 2026
from ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Now
The recently updated Office for Research will award multiple competitive seed grants to interdisciplinary research teams, establish a center for community-engaged research, fund a study on research in the visual and performing arts, and increase undergraduate research funding to boost student participation by 50%.