Office of the Provost

Messages and Updates

News and updates from Rochester’s Office of the Provost

This page will include recent messages and important updates from the provost. Explore leadership messages below.

Latest messages

Provost’s Messages

November 20, 2023 | 04:47 pm

Update regarding on-campus protests

November 8, 2023 | 07:43 pm

Ensuring campus safety and respectful discourse

Provost’s Messages

November 2, 2023 | 12:50 pm

Support for Students

Provost’s Messages

October 11, 2023 | 07:39 pm

Follow-up to our message on Israel and Gaza

Provost’s Messages

September 13, 2023 | 11:59 am

Strengthening our support to the University’s transgender community

Provost’s Messages

September 11, 2023 | 02:35 pm

Updated COVID-19 Guidance and Resources

Provost’s Messages

August 29, 2023 | 11:12 am

Campus improvements help start the fall semester

Provost’s Messages

June 29, 2023 | 05:40 pm

Message from President and Provost on Today’s Supreme Court Decision

Provost’s Messages

June 27, 2023 | 06:31 am

Progress continues on implementation of the University’s strategic plan

Provost’s Messages

March 31, 2023 | 12:00 am

Transgender Day of Visibility Statement

Provost’s Messages

March 29, 2023 | 11:45 am

Creating Rochester’s Student Experience Team

Announcements

February 9, 2023 | 02:42 pm

COVID-19 related tenure clock extension clarification

January 9, 2023 | 05:00 am

McFarland named acting vice provost for academic affairs

Provost’s Messages

December 7, 2022 | 01:14 pm

Important message on this year’s flu virus

Provost’s Messages

November 4, 2022 | 05:45 am

Gloria Culver to step down as Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences

Historic messages and updates

Explore the drop-downs—segmented by year—for key messages and updates from the current provost and past University provosts.

September 3, 2019: ORCID at the University of Rochester. See the latest ORCID updates on our ORCID webpage.

November 19, 2018: Administrative and Faculty Summit – May 2018

September 25, 2017: Strategic planning update from Provost Rob Clark
July 13, 2017: Provost Clark discusses U.S. science at Science Coalition, AAU event

Provost mission and goals

See an overview of the mission that drives the offices of the provost

Meet the provost

Read a short biography of our current provost and see an archive of past provosts

Offices of the provost

Understand what offices fall under the provost’s jurisdiction

Strategic plan

See the strategic leadership plan put together by the provost