provost
noun
pro·vost
ˈprō-ˌvōst 
ˈprä-vəst,
ˈprō-vəst,
especially before another noun ˌprō-(ˌ)vō
1
: the chief dignitary of a collegiate or cathedral chapter
2
: the chief magistrate of a Scottish burgh
3
: the keeper of a prison
4
: a high-ranking university administrative officer
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The body that represents USC’s faculty voted on Wednesday to censure the university’s president, Carol Folt, and provost, Andrew Guzman, citing both leaders’ mishandling of events around commencement.
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Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Colleen Webb is a professor of biology and mathematics at Colorado State University and serves as vice provost for graduate affairs and dean.
—Shweta Bansal and Colleen Webb, STAT, 7 May 2024
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Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Colleen Webb is a professor of biology and mathematics at Colorado State University and serves as vice provost for graduate affairs and dean.
—Shweta Bansal and Colleen Webb, STAT, 7 May 2024
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“Provost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provost. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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provost
noun
pro·vost
ˈprō-ˌvōst
ˈpräv-əst,
before "marshal" often ˌprō-vō
: a high managing officer (as in a university)
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