Office of the Provost
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.
Provost and Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs
David Madigan
As the university’s chief academic officer, David Madigan leads Northeastern’s educational and research enterprise. He oversees the university’s 10 colleges and schools and the university libraries.
Leadership and administration
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Gregory Abowd
Dean of the College of Engineering -
Jared Auclair
Interim Dean of the College of Professional Studies -
Carolyn Bargoot
Deputy Provost -
Christie Chung
Executive Director of the Mills Institute -
Dan Cohen
Dean of Libraries and Vice Provost for Information Collaboration -
David De Cremer
Dunton Family Dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business -
Debra Franko
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs -
James R. Hackney
Dean of the School of Law -
Elizabeth Hudson
Dean of the College of Arts, Media and Design -
Jacqueline Isaacs
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs -
Diane Levin
University Ombuds -
David Luzzi
Senior Vice Provost for Research and Vice President of the Innovation Campus at Burlington, Massachussetts -
Elizabeth D. Mynatt
Dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences -
Simon Pitts
Director of the Gordon Leadership Institute -
Uta G. Poiger
Special Advisor to the Provost on Humanics -
Carmen Sceppa
Dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences -
Tom Sheahan
Executive Vice Provost -
Hazel Sive
Dean of the College of Science -
Geoffrey Trussell
Vice President of the Nahant, Massachussetts, Campus -
Kellee Tsai
Dean of College of Social Sciences and Humanities -
Sara Wadia-Fascetti
Vice Provost for the PhD Network
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