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provost

[proh-vohst, prov-uhst, proh-voh] / ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst, ˈproʊ voʊ /


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Jim Davis, the president there and Will Inboden, who’s the provost.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

I think Santiago Schnell, the new provost at Dartmouth is a really special guy and he’s a quantitative biologist, which is a hard thing to think about.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Cal State Channel Islands has received roughly $40 million in HSI grant funding in the last decade, said Jessica Lavariega Monforti, the university’s provost.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

“A UC degree, that has proven to pay dividends, is the gold standard for public higher education,” Han Mi Yoon-Wu, UC’s associate vice provost for systemwide undergraduate admissions, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

“You are the wife of Kostas Vilkas, provost at the university?” asked a man in a suit sitting down from us.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys



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