Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs: University of Michigan.

The University of Michigan invites applications and nominations for the position of Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. The University of Michigan is one of the nation's preeminent research universities, comprising 19 schools, colleges and academic divisions and serving more than 3,700 faculty, 39,000 full-time students, and more than 24,000 staff. Faculty and students come from Michigan, all 50 states, and from all parts of the world.

The University of Michigan serves the people of Michigan, the nation, and the world by creating, preserving, communicating and applying knowledge, fostering engagement, innovation and achievement, and by educating citizens and leaders who will shape the present and enrich the future. It strives to be a university that honors human diversity and creativity, and that fosters an environment in which ideas are contested with grace and civility.

The Provost is the chief academic, budget, and operating officer for the University, and reports directly to the President. Reporting directly to the Provost are the Deans and Directors of all academic units, the Director of the University Library, and the Associate Provosts, Associate Vice Presidents and Vice Provosts. The Provost provides leadership in support of the scholarly enterprise and in the planning and implementation of academic programs at the University. The ...