Office of the Provost
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February 23, 2021
The Office of the Provost will host the third installment in the North Star Seminar series—“A Conversation with the Honorable Gil Cisneros on the Role of Society, Universities, and Achieving our Common Purpose”—today (Feb. 23) at 5 p.m. The event will feature the Honorable Gil Cisneros, a philanthro...
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February 16, 2021
Today (Feb. 16) at noon, the Office of the Provost and the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence will host the second installment in the North Star Seminar series. The event will feature Reuben E. Brigety II, the 17th vice-chancellor and president of the University of the South and ...
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February 15, 2021
Members of the ϳԹ community, particularly faculty in STEM-related fields, are invited to participate in the fifth meeting of the STEM Faculty Recruitment and Retention Journal Club Feb. 18 at noon.
This month, the club will discuss “Nudging Toward Diversity: Applying Behavioral Design to Faculty ...
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February 09, 2021
ϳԹ has partnered with Academic Impressions, an organization specializing in professional development resources for higher education faculty, staff and administrators.
The partnership provides training resources designed for higher education to all members of the ϳԹ co...
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February 04, 2021
Members of the ϳԹ community are invited to review and provide input on draft action plans of the For a Better ϳԹ: A Student-Led Task Force.
The plans were developed with much work from dedicated committee co-chairs and the 192 individuals who responded to the universi...
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February 01, 2021
Provost Ben Vinson III invites the university community to submit nominations for the 2021 Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize.
This prize recognizes an active or emeritus faculty member whose exceptional achievements in teaching, research and scholarly service have benefited the community, the n...
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January 19, 2021
Members of the ϳԹ community, particularly faculty in STEM-related fields, are invited to join the next meeting of the STEM Faculty Recruitment and Retention Journal Club. Pathway 4 of the university’s strategic plan, Think Big, seeks to increase recruitment and retention...
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January 15, 2021
Ben Vinson III, provost and executive vice president, was recently elected to the Council on Library and Information Resources’ (CLIR) board.
Vinson joined two other members elected to the board during the organization’s fall meeting:
Asma Naeem, chief curator at the Baltimore Museum of Art; andSa...
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December 23, 2020
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce an investment in strategic initiatives to help build on ϳԹ’s strengths at the intersection of humanity and technology; diversify the ϳԹ campus and support surrounding neighborhoods; and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Original plans for the 202...
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December 14, 2020
Members of the ϳԹ community, particularly faculty in STEM-related fields, are invited to join the next meeting of the STEM Faculty Recruitment and Retention Journal Club Wednesday, Dec. 16, from noon to 1 p.m.
The meeting will be led by Stephen E. Haynesworth, associate...