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Provost Regulates Joint Appointment Guidelines

By Michael Mischke February 14, 2014

Seeking to standardize university joint appointments, Provost Robert Groves proposed revised standards to the Joint Appointment Guidelines for Tenure Track Faculty, released Jan. 8. The provost’s revised...

MyAccess Gets Slight Makeover

By Ryan Thomas October 11, 2013

The Office of the Registrar began to roll out of a number of largely visual changes to MyAccess last weekend ahead of an expected larger overhaul to the system. These changes included collapsible menus...

Provost Announces Restructuring

By Braden McDonald and Eitan Sayag January 31, 2013

Citing the need to improve collaboration between the provost’s office and other departments, boost support to university researchers and improve Georgetown’s academic programs, Provost Robert Groves...

GU Invests $8 Million in Tech Initiative

By Emma Hinchliffe December 7, 2012

From the moment he arrived on the Hilltop this fall, University Provost Robert Groves has been fixated on correcting Georgetown’s technology shortcomings. Christmas came early Tuesday for Groves’ pet...

Provost Seeks Student Input Via Committee

By Adrianna Smith November 2, 2012

A new student advisory committee to the Office of the Provost will establish a forum for student representatives to communicate academic issues directly with University Provost Robert Groves. In an...

Groves Appointed Next Provost

By Mariah Byrne and Matthew Strauss April 11, 2012

Robert Groves, director of the United States Census Bureau, has been selected as the university’s next executive vice president and provost. Census Bureau director since 2009, Groves previously worked...

Too Many Town Halls Render Input Ineffective

By The Editorial Board January 19, 2012

Trying to use a town hall meeting to talk to students about an open provost position is like trying to drive a nail with a screwdriver — no single tool is fit for every job. Many topics under discussion...

University Begins Provost Search

By Mariah Byrne December 5, 2011

Aiming to begin screening candidates next month, administrators have drafted a description of an ideal candidate for a new university provost and will soon hold a town hall meeting to gather student input. In...

O’Donnell Stepping Down as Provost

By Glenn Russo August 24, 2011

University Provost James O'Donnell announced today that he will leave his post at the end of the academic term to become a full-time professor in the Classics department following a sabbatical. According...

Provost’s Initiative Evaluates Student Academic Experience

By Heather Flynn February 8, 2011

Likening American academia to a rusty automobile industry, government professor Mark Rom argued that University Provost James O'Donnell's call for an academic review gives Georgetown a chance to improve...

Changes to Faculty Pay Plan Possible

By David Schuler November 5, 2010

The Office of the Provost has announced that it aims to approve the new five-year plan for faculty pay schedules and annual merit-based pay increases proposed by the Main Campus Planning Committee before...

Provost Discusses Diversity Initiative Progress

By Christine Roberts April 23, 2010

As the administration begins to review the Diversity Initiative's recommendations, University Provost James O'Donnell said he hopes to see changes in curriculum, faculty recruitment and admission by the...

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