The Office of the Provost at the University of Chicago came into existence in 1963, when the title of Vice President and Dean of Faculties was discontinued and Edward H. Levi was appointed the first Provost of the University. Since then, the responsibilities of the Provost and the office have expanded to include not only academic planning and appointments but academic initiatives, arts programming, space planning and allocation, the University's budget, diversity initiatives, faculty program developments, and many other manners of academic and administrative support.
Below are the profiles of the exceptional academics who held the position of Provost at the University.
