Welcome

Welcome to the University of Michigan, Office of the Provost website. This website is designed to provide information for those who want to learn about the University’s academic and budgetary policies and activities. It is also a resource for faculty, staff, students, and others who seek information about academic policies and initiatives undertaken by the office.

The University of Michigan’s mission is “to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving, and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future”. We seek to create and sustain an environment that supports learning in many forms – teaching, research, artistic performance, public service, and community engagement – that fosters exploration and discovery. To accomplish this, the provost’s office works closely with President Mary Sue Coleman, the executive officers of the University, the deans of the nineteen schools and colleges on the Ann Arbor campus, and the faculty to set academic priorities and allocate funding to carry these priorities forward. Our goal is to sustain the academic and research environment here as one of the best in the world.

The Office of the Provost is responsible for academic affairs and for budgeting. Within these broad areas, our work focuses on academic and research programs, the quality of students’ educational experiences, budgeting, faculty and staff personnel concerns, resource development, and university and faculty governance.

Recognizing that a vibrant and productive intellectual community has many benefits to those within it and to society more broadly, we strive to recruit the finest students, faculty, and researchers to our campus. Ours is a diverse community in many senses and we welcome the learning opportunities that this provides.

Thank you for your interest in the work of the Office of the Provost. Please contact us if we can assist you in learning more about the University of Michigan.

Sincerely,

Philip J. Hanlon
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs