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== Offices reporting to the Provost ==
 
== Offices reporting to the Provost ==
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The Provost is one of the most overworked administrators at Columbia, with no less than 22 direct reports. Most management theorists believe the optimal number of direct reports is 6-8. This is why in past years, the Provostship has been split into three co-equal offices, separating Morningside arts & sciences, Morningside professional schools, and health sciences.
  
 
* [[University Chaplain]] / Associate Provost / Director of Earl Hall Center
 
* [[University Chaplain]] / Associate Provost / Director of Earl Hall Center
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* Vice President for Arts and Sciences
 
 
* Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian
 
* Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian
 
* Director of [[The Earth Institute]] at Columbia University
 
* Director of [[The Earth Institute]] at Columbia University
 
* Emeritus Professors in Columbia [a small office which manages affairs relating to Emeritus Professors]
 
* Emeritus Professors in Columbia [a small office which manages affairs relating to Emeritus Professors]
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* The School at Columbia University
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* Head of [[The School]] at Columbia University
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* Director of the [[Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America]]
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* [[Office of Academic Administration]]
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* Columbia University Press
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** [[Academic Appointments]] (Division of Academic Administration)
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* Associate Provost and Executive Director of [[Reid Hall]]
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* [[Columbia University Press]]
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* Senior Vice Provost for [[Office of Academic Administration|Academic Administration]] (overseeing [[ISSO]], appointments, tenure and review processes, and the [[Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action]])
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* [[Office of Diversity Initiatives]]
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* Vice Provost for [[Office of International Relations|International Relations]]
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* [[Earth Institute]]
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* Vice Provost for [[Office of Diversity Initiatives|Diversity Initiatives]]
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* [[Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action]]
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* Associate Provost for the [[Office of Planning and Institutional Research]]
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* [[Information Services and University Libraries]]
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* Associate Provost for [[Office of Work/Life|Work/Life]]
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* [[Office of International Relations]]
 
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* [[International Students and Scholars Office]]
 
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* [[Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America]]
 
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* [[The School]]
 
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* [[Office of Work/Life]]
 
 
* [[Miller Theatre]]
 
* [[Miller Theatre]]
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* [[Office of Planning and Institutional Research]]
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* Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Services and Dean of the [[College of Physicians and Surgeons]] (overseeing the rest of the medical schools)
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* [[Reid Hall]]
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* Vice President for Arts and Sciences
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* [[University Chaplain]]
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* Dean of the [[Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation, and Planning]]
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* Dean of [[Columbia Business School]]
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* Dean of the [[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science]]
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* Dean of the [[Graduate School of Journalism]]
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* Dean of the [[School of Law]]
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* Dean of the [[School of Social Work]]
  
 
==History==
 
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The provostship has a long but rather inconsistent history. The office was first created in [[1811]] and initially given to [[John Mitchell Mason]]. Mason was widely favoured for the Presidency, following the office's vacancy that year. Unfortunately, he had the ill fortune to be a Presbyterian, and so he was ''de facto'' disqualified. The office went instead to [[William Harris|William T. Harris]], and Mason was given the newly-created position of Provost. In recognition of their relative importance and qualification, Mason received $3400 / year as Provost while Harris received $500 / year as President. When Mason stepped down in [[1816]], the office was abolished, not to be revived again until [[1912]], when [[William H. Carpenter]] became Provost under President [[Nicholas Murray Butler]]. When Carpenter stepped down in [[1927]], the office was only used as a means to administer summer sessions. [[Frank Fackenthal]] stepped into the office as it resumed its university-wide portfolio, serving from [[1937]] to [[1946]]. The office was vacant for a year after his departure, but would be revived permanently in [[1947]].
 
The provostship has a long but rather inconsistent history. The office was first created in [[1811]] and initially given to [[John Mitchell Mason]]. Mason was widely favoured for the Presidency, following the office's vacancy that year. Unfortunately, he had the ill fortune to be a Presbyterian, and so he was ''de facto'' disqualified. The office went instead to [[William Harris|William T. Harris]], and Mason was given the newly-created position of Provost. In recognition of their relative importance and qualification, Mason received $3400 / year as Provost while Harris received $500 / year as President. When Mason stepped down in [[1816]], the office was abolished, not to be revived again until [[1912]], when [[William H. Carpenter]] became Provost under President [[Nicholas Murray Butler]]. When Carpenter stepped down in [[1927]], the office was only used as a means to administer summer sessions. [[Frank Fackenthal]] stepped into the office as it resumed its university-wide portfolio, serving from [[1937]] to [[1946]]. The office was vacant for a year after his departure, but would be revived permanently in [[1947]].
  
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From [[1980]] to [[1983]], the provostship was divided among three positions: a provost for the Arts and Sciences, a provost for the Morningside Professional Schools, and a provost for Health Sciences. Since then the provostship has been unified, and the offices of [[Vice President of Arts and Sciences]] and [[Vice President of Health Sciences]] were created beneath it.
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From [[1980]] to [[1983]], the provostship was divided among three positions: a provost for the Arts and Sciences, a provost for the Morningside Professional Schools, and a provost for Health Sciences. Since then the provostship has been unified, and the offices of [[Vice President of Arts and Sciences]] and [[Executive Vice President of Health and Biomedical Services]] were created beneath it.
  
 
==List of Provosts==
 
==List of Provosts==

Revision as of 23:26, 1 November 2009

The Office of the Provost is the domain of the administrator who ranks directly below the University President. The current provost is Claude Steele.

The Provost is in charge of academic matters, and serves as the chief academic officer of the university. All matters relating to faculty hiring, retention, compensation, tenure are the responsibility of the Provost, as are curricular matters. The Provost's counterpart, who handles operational and administrative concerns of the university, is the Senior Executive Vice President, a post currently held by Robert Kasdin.

Offices reporting to the Provost

The Provost is one of the most overworked administrators at Columbia, with no less than 22 direct reports. Most management theorists believe the optimal number of direct reports is 6-8. This is why in past years, the Provostship has been split into three co-equal offices, separating Morningside arts & sciences, Morningside professional schools, and health sciences.

History

The provostship has a long but rather inconsistent history. The office was first created in 1811 and initially given to John Mitchell Mason. Mason was widely favoured for the Presidency, following the office's vacancy that year. Unfortunately, he had the ill fortune to be a Presbyterian, and so he was de facto disqualified. The office went instead to William T. Harris, and Mason was given the newly-created position of Provost. In recognition of their relative importance and qualification, Mason received $3400 / year as Provost while Harris received $500 / year as President. When Mason stepped down in 1816, the office was abolished, not to be revived again until 1912, when William H. Carpenter became Provost under President Nicholas Murray Butler. When Carpenter stepped down in 1927, the office was only used as a means to administer summer sessions. Frank Fackenthal stepped into the office as it resumed its university-wide portfolio, serving from 1937 to 1946. The office was vacant for a year after his departure, but would be revived permanently in 1947.

From 1980 to 1983, the provostship was divided among three positions: a provost for the Arts and Sciences, a provost for the Morningside Professional Schools, and a provost for Health Sciences. Since then the provostship has been unified, and the offices of Vice President of Arts and Sciences and Executive Vice President of Health and Biomedical Services were created beneath it.

List of Provosts

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