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Senior leaders, Institute Professors, and innovators across the Institute work with the provost and our office to shape the future of MIT’s academics, governance, and research.

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The Office of the Provost oversees MIT’s academic and research endeavors, enabling our faculty, staff, and Institute to thrive.

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In partnership with senior leaders, the provost’s team has broad involvement and impact across academics, research and finances, and governing bodies at MIT.

Vice Provost for Campus Space Management and Planning

Resources

As part of the Provost Office’s mission to support MIT faculty and staff, we have curated helpful resources from across the Institute to guide all faculty, assist administrators, and enhance scholarship research.

Areas of Oversight

The Provost’s Office team provides advice and counsel to the senior leaders of the schools and colleges, key offices, and affiliated institutes in furthering MIT’s commitment to best-in-class academics and research.

Requests

In support of all MIT faculty and staff, the Provost’s Office facilitates requests that require provost review.

Landmark Bio

Research & teaching · Landmark Bio provides development, manufacturing, and regulatory capabilities to help early-stage life science innovators progress advanced therapies from bench to clinic.

Vice Provost for International Activities

Overview The vice provost for international activities (VPIA) provides intellectual leadership, guidance, and oversight of the Institute’s international policies and engagements. The VPIA is an advocate for responsible international collaborations that advance the frontiers of knowledge and enable innovative, multi-disciplinary partnerships in order to solve the world’s great challenges. The VPIA also champions the role […]

Vice Provost for Open Learning

Overview The vice provost for open learning (VPOL) sets a strategic vision for transforming teaching and learning on and off MIT’s campus and advancing the science of learning, leveraging the innovative use of digital technologies in pursuit of that goal. In close coordination with faculty, students, and staff, the VPOL seeks to further our understanding […]

MIT Ombuds Office

Key administrative offices · Confidential and independent resource to constructively manage concerns and conflicts at MIT.

Environment, Health, and Safety Office

Key administrative offices · Expertise, service, support, and leadership in health, safety, environmental stewardship, and sustainability.

Tim Jamison concludes appointment as Associate Provost

Letters · I write today to announce that Tim Jamison, Robert Robinson Taylor Professor of Chemistry and former Chemistry department head, will conclude his term as associate provost effective June 30.

Faculty Officers

Policies & procedures · Information about the three elected officers of the MIT Faculty.

John Dozier named Institute Community and Equity Officer

News · After a nationwide search, MIT has named John H. Dozier, an experienced higher-education leader with significant expertise in the areas of diversity and inclusion, as its new Institute Community and Equity Officer (ICEO).

Anantha Chandrakasan named MIT’s inaugural chief innovation and strategy officer

News · Provost Barnhart describes the appointment as a "natural extension" of Chandrakasan's work to shape strategic priorities for MIT.

Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Advising and Mentoring Charge

Overview The committee was formed in spring 2021 and released its final report in April 2023. Read the Strategic Plan for Graduate Advising and Mentoring. Charge Graduate students are essential to the MIT Community and the leaders of tomorrow in their disciplines. One of the important faculty roles is to provide an environment in which […]

Seeking candidates: senior vice provost for research

Letters · The senior vice provost for research (SVPR) is an important new faculty role that will strengthen MIT’s research enterprise.

3 Questions: Provost Cynthia Barnhart on MIT’s community of excellence

News · With the MIT values statement recently published and MIT’s Strategic Action Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion nearly complete, Provost Cynthia Barnhart provides her thoughts on the importance of diversity within the context of MIT’s commitment to excellence.

Cynthia Barnhart named MIT Provost

News · Cynthia Barnhart SM ’86, PhD ’88, a longtime faculty member and MIT’s former chancellor, will be the Institute’s next provost, President L. Rafael Reif announced today.

Institute Community & Equity Office (ICEO)

Key administrative offices · Programs and resources promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion across MIT.

MIT to launch new Office of Research Computing and Data

News · As the computing and data needs of MIT’s research community continue to grow — both in their quantity and complexity — the Institute is launching a new effort to ensure that researchers have access to the advanced computing resources and data management services they need to do their best work.

Faculty Housing Assistance Program

Benefits · The MIT Faculty Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) has been established to support newly hired junior and senior faculty as well as recently tenured faculty in purchasing a primary residence in the local housing market.

Office of Graduate Education Fellowships

Funding opportunities · Fellowships administered by the Office of Graduate Education, awarded to students demonstrating academic and research prowess.

Provost Martin Schmidt named president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

News · MIT Provost Martin Schmidt has been named as the 19th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the nation’s oldest technological research university.

Dan Hastings appointed interim ICEO & interim associate provost

Letters · Dan brings to these interim roles a remarkable depth and breadth of professional accomplishment and service to the Institute community, as well as an impressive record of national service.

Paula Hammond appointed vice provost for faculty

Letters · In her new role, Paula will oversee Institute-wide strategies and programs to support faculty excellence and advancement.

Seeking candidates: Vice Provost for Open Learning

Letters · The VPOL will set a strategic vision for transforming teaching and learning on and off MIT’s campus.

Brent D. Ryan

Vice Provost for Campus Space Management and Planning

Seeking candidates: associate provost for faculty advancement

Letters · We’re opening an internal search to fill an important faculty role.

Seeking candidates: Vice Provost for International Activities

Letters · The VPIA provides intellectual leadership, guidance, and oversight of the Institute’s international policies and engagements.

Catastrophic Events

Community support · In times of crisis, MIT pulls together in support of one another and of those most deeply affected. Here you will find resources for the Institute community and guidance for engaging scholars and students beyond our campus.

Office of the Vice President for Finance

Policies & procedures · Policies and procedures on purchasing, travel planning, and stewardship of MIT's financial resources.

Office of the Vice President for Research

Policies & procedures · Research policies and procedures, including those relating to integrity and compliance.

Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response Office

Community support · A resource to address concerns related to discrimination and discriminatory harassment, including for sexual misconduct under Title IX federal regulations.

Technology Licensing Office

Research & teaching · Management of MIT intellectual property developed with MIT funds.

Office of Strategic Alliances and Technology Transfer (OSATT)

Research & teaching · Guidance on industry-sponsored research agreements (ISRAs) and relationships between faculty and corporations.

Office of Foundation Relations

Funding opportunities · Manages relationships with a broad range of foundations and shares information about foundation opportunities.

Outside Professional Activities

Policies & procedures · Procedures to avoid ethical and legal conflicts of interest when interacting with organizations outside MIT.

Updates

To keep you informed, find the latest news, events, and reports coming out of our office—plus the provost’s Letters to the Community.

Electronic Professional Record (ePR)/ Provost’s Faculty Database

Faculty career stages · A partially auto-populated repository where faculty members can compile information about their professional activities, including research, teaching, mentorship, and service. (Log-in required.)

Donna Behmer

Assistant Provost for Faculty Programs

Cynthia Barnhart

Provost

Elizabeth Lennox

Assistant Provost for Administration

Richard Lester

Vice Provost for International Activities

Philip Khoury

Vice Provost for the Arts

Infinite Mile Awards

Awards · The Infinite Mile Awards Program for the Offices of the Provost and Vice President for Research recognizes individuals or teams who have made extraordinary contributions within their own organizations to help the Institute carry out its mission.

Jonathan Schwarz

Director of Institutional Research

Daniel Delgado

Senior Director of Human Resources and Finance

Rachel Beingessner

Director of Special Projects

Catherine Williams

Director of Communications

Anthee Travers

Senior Administrative Assistant

Jonathan Schwarz appointed director of MIT Institutional Research

News · Former Provost Martin A. Schmidt named Jonathan D. Schwarz as the new director of MIT Institutional Research — a group within the Office of the Provost that provides high-quality data and analysis to the Institute, government entities, news organizations, and the broader community.

Yvonne Wong

Senior Program Associate

Past committees

Dan Hastings

Special Assistant to the Provost

Gabriella Browne

Senior Financial Administrator

Institutional Research

Key administrative offices · Analytical support to the provost, academic departments, and the broader MIT community.

Mary Ellen Sinkus

Assistant Provost for Finance

Frances Neville

Executive Assistant

2022 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

News · The Office of the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar’s Office have announced this year’s Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellows: professor of mechanical engineering Kenneth Kamrin; professor of electrical engineering and computer science Jeffrey Lang; professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences W. David McGee; and professor of chemistry Matthew Shoulders.

Christine Holland

Relocation Specialist

Martha Leibs

Special Projects Manager

Faculty career resources

Letters · Resources are available through the MIT Provost Office of Faculty Programs to support you throughout your career.

Casey Johnson

Senior Human Resources Manager

Kim Haberlin

Chief of Staff

Tori Hile

Senior Administrative Assistant

Chantelle Marcial

Relocation Representative

New MIT internships expand research opportunities in Africa

News · With new support from the Office of the Associate Provost for International Activities, MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) and the MIT-Africa program are expanding internship opportunities for MIT students at universities and leading academic research centers in Africa.

Landmark Bio, a biomanufacturing facility co-founded by MIT, breaks ground in Watertown Arsenal

News · On July 29, MIT Provost Martin A. Schmidt and Associate Provost Krystyn Van Vliet attended a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of Landmark Bio, a new 40,000-square foot biopharma manufacturing facility at The Arsenal on the Charles in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Paula T. Hammond

Vice Provost for Faculty

MIT ReACT welcomes first Afghan cohort to its largest-yet certificate program

News · Through the championing support of the faculty and leadership of the Afghan working group convened last September by Provost Martin Schmidt and chaired by Associate Provost for International Activities Richard Lester, MIT has come together to support displaced Afghan learners and scholars in a time of crisis.

A revolutionary, bold educational endeavor for Belize

News · Using a pedagogical approach co-created by MIT Open Learning, Itz’at STEAM Academy pushes the boundaries of education.

Chris Bourg

Libraries Director

Search for new SMART leader

Letters · Professor Gene Fitzgerald will step down as director and chief executive officer in December 2024, and a search for his successor will begin shortly.

New F&A Rates for FY2023 and FY2024

Letters · MIT recently concluded negotiations with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for facilities and administrative (F&A) rates for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.

International Activities and Opportunities

Key administrative offices · Information about international engagements at MIT.

MITx Grant Program

Funding opportunities · Support for development and operation of modules and/or exploration with tools or content that leverage the edX or MITx online platforms.

MindHandHeart Innovation Funds

Funding opportunities · Funding for projects that spark community connections or strengthen the fabric of the MIT community.

Exciting move for ICEO John Dozier

Letters · John Dozier will step down as Institute Community and Equity Officer (ICEO) on June 30 to become president of Columbia College.

3 Questions: The Climate Project at MIT

News · Vice Provost Richard Lester describes an emerging new initiative that will back climate efforts at the Institute and find outside partnerships to drive actionable innovation.

Women in STEM — A celebration of excellence and curiosity

News · Vice Provost Paula Hammond shared her career journey at a MindHandHeart event.

Tackling cancer at the nanoscale

News · In MIT’s 2024 Killian Lecture, Vice Provost Paula Hammond described her groundbreaking work on nanoparticles.

New exhibits showcase trailblazing MIT women

News · Materials from MIT’s Distinctive Collections reveal stories of women at the Institute, including Vice Provost for Faculty Paula Hammond.

At Sustainability Connect 2024, a look at how MIT is decarbonizing its campus

News · Vice Provost Richard Lester introduced the Climate Project at MIT at the event.

Mitigating risk in international and outside professional activities

Letters · Vice Provost Richard Lester shares new resources for faculty and researchers.

MIT community members honored with 2024 Franklin Institute Awards

News · Vice Provost Paula Hammond and four others recognized for “dreaming up solutions to global challenges — advancing health, sustainability, and human connection.”