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People

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.

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.

About

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

Home

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

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.

Requests

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

Senior Vice Provost for Research

Overview The senior vice provost for research (SVPR) is responsible for stewarding MIT’s research enterprise and fostering an outstanding research environment for MIT’s faculty, postdocs, research staff, and graduate students. The SVPR sets a strategic vision; enables major research initiatives that cut across the Institute, including through interdisciplinary labs/centers/institutes; and maintains a research administration, policy, […]

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.

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).

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.

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.

Office of Graduate Education Fellowships

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

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.

Institute Community & Equity Office (ICEO)

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

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.

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.

Seeking candidates: associate provost for faculty advancement

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

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 Foundation Relations

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cynthia Barnhart

Provost

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.)

Anne White

Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Research Administration

Brent D. Ryan

Vice Provost for Campus Space Management and Planning

Elizabeth Lennox

Assistant Provost for Administration

Donna Behmer

Assistant Provost for Faculty Programs

Richard Lester

Vice Provost for International Activities

Philip Khoury

Vice Provost for the Arts

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.

Past committees

Anita Kafka

Senior Administrative Assistant

Rachel Beingessner

Director of Special Projects

Anthee Travers

Senior Administrative Assistant

Douglas Pfeiffer

Assistant Provost for Administration

Frances Neville

Executive Assistant

Daniel Delgado

Senior Director of Human Resources and Finance

Institutional Research

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

Gabriella Browne

Senior Financial Administrator

Yvonne Wong

Senior Program Associate

Catherine Williams

Director of Communications

Dan Hastings

Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement

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

Chantelle Marcial

Relocation Representative

Kim Haberlin

Senior Advisor

Tori Hile

Senior Administrative Assistant

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.

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.

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.

Jonathan Schwarz

Director of Institutional Research

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.

Chris Bourg

Libraries Director

International Activities and Opportunities

Key administrative offices · Information about international engagements at MIT.

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.

Dan Hastings

Interim Institute Community Equity Officer

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.

Faculty Housing Assistance Program

Benefits · Support to purchase a primary residence in the area.

Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program

Funding opportunities · A program that recognizes faculty who have made exemplary and sustained contributions to the teaching and education of undergraduates at MIT.

Exciting move for Krystyn Van Vliet

Letters · We write today to announce that Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Research Krystyn Van Vliet will step down effective October 10, 2022, to serve as the vice president for research and innovation at Cornell University.

Peter Fisher

Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Research

MIT announces 2022 Bose grants for ambitious ideas

News · MIT Provost Cynthia Barnhart has announced three Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants to support bold research projects across diverse areas of study including biology, engineering, and the humanities.

Agustín Rayo named interim dean of SHASS

News · MIT Provost Martin A. Schmidt has named professor of philosophy Agustín Rayo PhD ’01 as interim dean of MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS), effective Aug. 18.

3 Questions: Defining the Institute’s values

News · MIT’s https://valuescommittee.mit.edu/has been charged by Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart and Provost Martin Schmidt with engaging the MIT community in the foundational work of developing a statement of shared values, one that is grounded in universal ideals but also speaks to MIT’s distinctive character and culture.

MIT launches website to help with captioning media content

News · Earlier this year, Provost Martin Schmidt announced the settlement of a lawsuit against MIT brought by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) over the accessibility of MIT online audio and video content to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.