Provost’s Office

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Welcome to the Office of the Provost at Washington and Lee University. The provost is the University’s chief academic officer. Working with the academic deans and the faculty, the provost is responsible for the academic strategy and priorities for University’s central mission of teaching and learning.

At W&L, the deans of the College, the Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics, and the Law School report to the provost. Other direct reports to the provost are the associate provost, the assistant provost for institutional research and effectiveness, the registrar, the director of the University Library, the chief technology officer, the director of the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics, and the director of athletics. The provost oversees budget allocations to these units and works with them for planning, development, implementation, assessment and improvement of all academic programs, policies and supporting infrastructure including facilities and information technology. The provost is responsible for the recruiting and retaining of faculty and contributes to maintaining the infrastructure that assists the faculty in teaching and research.

In carrying out these responsibilities, the provost is assisted by the associate provost, manager of operations, and administrative assistant.

This website offers helpful information for faculty and for students and their families. The Office of the Provost is committed to providing academic experiences of the highest quality for our students and faculty.

Announcements

Provost’s End of Year Letters

The Provost’s end of year letters can be read here.

New Faculty 2025-2026

New faculty for the 2025-2026 academic year by unit.

NCFDD Membership

Washington and Lee University has joined NCFDD as an Institutional Member.

Upcoming Deadlines and Events

Feb 17 - 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Beyond the Page: Milestone Works by Faculty featuring Russell Miller

Please join us for our new series, Beyond the Page: Milestone Works by Faculty. Professor Russell Miller will be di

Mar 02 - 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Faculty Meeting

The complete faculty meeting calendar can be found here: https://my.wlu.edu/provosts-office/administrative-resource

Mar 03 - 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Beyond the Page: Milestone Work by Faculty featuring Mikki Brock

Please join us for our new series, Beyond the Page: Milestone Works by Faculty. Professor Mikki Brock will be discu

Mar 09 - 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Tentative: Faculty Conversation

Please hold for a tentative faculty conversation.

Mar 18 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Stuart Weitzman: A Designer’s Entrepreneurial Journey on the Road Less Traveled

Please join us for a lecture with Stuart Weitzman.

Mar 24 - 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Beyond the Page: Milestone Work by Faculty featuring Jeff Kosky

Please join us for our new series, Beyond the Page: Milestone Works by Faculty. Professor Jeff Kosky will be discus

Apr 06 - 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Faculty Meeting

The complete faculty meeting calendar can be found here: https://my.wlu.edu/provosts-office/administrative-resource

Apr 07 - 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Liberating Ideas: Jack Goldsmith

More information forthcoming.

May 04 - 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Faculty Meeting

The complete faculty meeting calendar can be found here: https://my.wlu.edu/provosts-office/administrative-resource

News


Pooja Thakur-Wernz and Aliaa Bassiouny Collaborate to Publish Paper in the Critical Perspectives on International Business Journal

The professors co-authored an article titled “Family Ownership and Institutional Voids: Evidence from SMEs in Egypt.”

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Wendy Castenell Co-edits Volume of the Nineteenth Century Studies Journal

The special volume explores ideas of race during the 19th century.

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Micah Tongen ’26 Publishes and Presents Research Paper

The senior presented his work at the Computational Humanities Research Conference.

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Jon Eastwood to Deliver Lecture in Honor of His Appointment to the William P. Ames Jr. Professorship in Sociology

Eastwood’s talk, titled “Reflections on the Sociology of Cynicism and Distrust,” will be held Feb. 19 in Northen Auditorium.

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Linh Ngo ’26 Earns David G. Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology

The Elmes Pathfinder Prize recognizes a student who has shown extraordinary promise in psychological science through outstanding scholarship in basic or applied psychology.

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Students Encouraged to Apply for a Johnson Opportunity Grant in 2026

The grant provides funds to support W&L student projects worldwide.

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Kyle Friend to Present Nobel Prize Symposium Talk

The associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry will discuss this year’s Nobel Prize winners in physiology or medicine on Feb. 5 in Leyburn Library.

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Adriana Greci Green to Serve as Glynn Family Professor at W&L

The former curator of Indigenous Arts of the Americas at the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia will serve a teaching and curatorial residency during Winter Term 2026.

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Assistant Professor of Law Maureen Edobor speaks on a panel during the Screen to Square Film Screening and Discussion.

From Screen to Square Film Screening: ‘Rising Hope’

The upcoming screening will be held Jan. 21 as part of W&L’s celebration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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[Postponed] W&L to Host “Slices of Research” Program at Salerno Wood Fired Pizza & Taphouse

Newly promoted faculty members will present their research in a PechaKucha format on Jan. 27.

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Mauricio Betancourt Co-Authors Article in the Environment, Development and Sustainability Journal

The assistant professor of environmental studies served as the first author for a paper titled “Revisiting sustainable development: a time-series, cross-national study of the nexus between human well-being and environmental impact.”

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Mengying Liu

Mengying Liu to Present Nobel Prize Symposium Talk

The assistant professor of engineering will discuss this year’s Nobel Prize winners for chemistry on Jan. 15 in Leyburn Library.

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