Provost David Figlio stepping down to return to teaching and research
Figlio will take academic leave before returning to his faculty appointments with the economics department and the Warner School of Education.
Northwestern University dean named provost at Rochester
Northwestern dean and economics scholar David Figlio will become Rochester’s chief academic officer in July.
Provost appointments aim to strengthen University roles
Undergraduate education, information technology, and data governance are getting organizational enhancements and new leaders going into the 2021–22 academic year.
Search for Rochester’s next provost gets under way
President Sarah Mangelsdorf has appointed an interim provost and an interim vice president for research along with introducing a new leadership structure.
Rob Clark, provost and senior VP for research, to step down in June
A national search will begin this spring to find a successor for Clark, who completes a decade-plus tenure as an academic leader at Rochester.
Q&A: Jane Marie Souza on shepherding programs that span the University
As associate provost for academic administration, Souza provides academic guidance and support to all schools across the University, ensuring programs meet educational standards. One new project is a pilot program to offer students an “outcomes transcript” which would help centralize transcripts from multiple schools or departments.
Robert Clark named 10th University provost
Robert Clark (center) has been appointed provost, succeeding Provost Peter Lennie (left), who will step down in June 2016. University President and CEO Joel Seligman (right) announced the appointment today, adding that Clark will serve in the dual role of provost and senior vice president for research, and will step down from his current role as dean of the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.