Provost

The Provost, reporting to the President, is the Chief Academic Officer and the second-highest ranking officer at Simmons. All associate provosts, deans, and the heads of the Library, the Registrar's Office, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and other offices as assigned by the President shall report to the Provost. In the President's absence and at the request of the President or the Board of Trustees, the Provost shall serve as the chief executive officer for Simmons. The Provost provides leadership and advocacy for Simmons's academic programs. The Provost's areas of responsibility include supervision and oversight of all educational affairs and activities, including curricular, instructional, and research affairs and personnel. The Provost coordinates the promotion, tenure and sabbatical application processes, provides leadership for academic programs, research, faculty development, program evaluation, and advises the President and Board of Trustees on academic matters including faculty hiring, appointments, promotion, tenure, and sabbaticals, and plays a major role in developing the annual budget and in recommending allocation of resources, particularly among academic units.

Charlena Seymour, Provost
MCB, Room C-219
617-521-2077