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The provost, Northeastern’s chief academic officer, leads our 10 colleges and schools and oversees our vast interdisciplinary research enterprise. The Office of the Provost guides the implementation of the academic plan, Experience Unleashed, which emphasizes creating impact in the world through experiential education and research.

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Interim Provost and Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs

Tom Sheahan

As the university’s Interim chief academic officer, Tom Sheahan leads Northeastern’s educational and research enterprise. He oversees the university’s 10 colleges and schools and the university libraries.

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Leadership and administration

  • A man in a dark blue suit and striped tie smiles while standing outdoors. The background is a softly blurred mix of green and brown tones, suggesting trees or foliage.

    Akram Alshawabkeh

    Interim Senior Vice Provost for Research
  • A woman smiling at the camera, wearing a light shirt under a dark cardigan and a patterned scarf.

    Jane Amidon

    Sr. Vice Provost for Network Academics
  • Javed Aslam

    Javed Aslam

    Chief of Artificial Intelligence
  • Jared Auclair

    Jared Auclair

    Dean of the College of Professional Studies
  • Carolyn Bargoot

    Carolyn Bargoot

    Deputy Provost
  • Davis Bookhart

    Davis Bookhart

    Senior Advisor for Sustainability
  • Carla Brodley

    Carla Brodley

    Dean of Inclusive Computing
  • Dan Cohen

    Dan Cohen

    Dean of Libraries and Vice Provost for Information Collaboration
  • A headshot of a woman with curly auburn hair and red lipstick, wearing pearl earrings and a red top.

    Margarita Divall

    Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
  • Debra Franko

    Debra Franko

    Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  • James Hackney

    James R. Hackney

    Dean of the School of Law
  • A man with long hair, glasses, and a trimmed beard, wearing a dark pinstripe suit, white shirt, and patterned tie, smiling at the camera against a blurred indoor background.

    Jerome F. Hajjar

    Interim Dean of the College of Engineering
  • A middle-aged man in a dark suit, white shirt, and red tie looking toward the camera.

    Mike Jackson

    Sr. Vice Provost for Academic Programs
  • Jamie Miller

    Jamie Jones Miller

    Director, Kostas Research Institute and CEO, KRI LLC
  • Benjamin Knapp smiles softly in front of a stone wall background.

    Benjamin Knapp

    Dean, College of Arts, Media and Design
  • Beth Kochly

    Beth Kochly

    Dean of Mills College at Northeastern University, Director of the Mills Institute
  • Diane Levin

    Diane Levin

    University Ombuds
  • David Luzzi

    David Luzzi

    Senior Vice Provost and Vice President for Business Development
  • Elizabeth Mynatt

    Elizabeth D. Mynatt

    Dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences
  • Richard O’ Bryant

    Richard O’ Bryant

    Chief Belonging Officer
  • Michael Pollastri

    Michael Pollastri

    Senior Vice Provost
  • Carmen Sceppa

    Carmen Sceppa

    Dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences
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    Emery A. Trahan

    Interim Dunton Family Dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business
  • Geoffrey Trussell

    Geoffrey Trussell

    Vice President of the Nahant, Massachussetts, Campus
  • Kellee Tsai

    Kellee Tsai

    Dean of College of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Sara Fascetti

    Sara Wadia-Fascetti

    Vice Provost for the PhD Network
  • Scott Wildman

    Scott Wildman

    Executive Principal of Northeastern University London
  • Headshot of Mark Williams.

    Mark C. Williams

    Dean of the College of Science

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