Dartmouth College. Provost
Biography
The position of Provost was created by the Board of Trustees in 1955 to provide an office under the President to coordinate and supervise the academic affairs of the College, including the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Dartmouth Medical School, the Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business Administration, as well as serve as the President’s primary representative in educational policy matters. The office was first held by former Dean of Faculty Donald H. Morrison, from 1955 to 1959.
The Provost also oversees the operations of major academic support centers such as libraries, the computation center, Hood Museum of Art and the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Other offices and programs reporting to the Provost include Admissions and Financial Aid, Institutional Research, the Montgomery Endowment, the Tucker Foundation, the Institute for Security Technology Studies, the Dickey Center, the Ethics Institute, the Rassias Foundation, ILEAD, the Women in Science Project, and the Technology Transfer Office. The Provost is the Dartmouth officer responsible for coordinating the College's relationship with the University Press of New England, and also serves as an ex-officio or guest member of various Trustee committees, including on Facilities, Academic Affairs, Finance, Student Affairs and Development.