What Is a Provost?
The provost is Pitt’s chief academic officer and is responsible for leading the team that develops and implements the University's academic vision.
The provost provides general oversight of academic affairs, including education, faculty, and student life. The provost has primary responsibility for all aspects of the University of Pittsburgh’s academic mission. These duties include supporting scholarly excellence among more than 5,900 faculty members and success among over 35,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on all five Pitt campuses. Ten Pitt schools and a number of centers and other academic areas report to the provost.
Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Joseph J. McCarthy was appointed as Pitt's new provost and senior vice chancellor in April 2024 after a national search and after having served as interim provost and senior vice chancellor beginning July 1, 2023.
See which University of Pittsburgh schools, regional campuses, centers, and other academic areas report to the provost.
Learn more about the key University committees that the provost and his senior staff lead or participate in as members to initiate, support, develop, and promote the advancement of the University’s academic vision.
Stay informed with official communications from the Office of the Provost, including Provost Announcements about University academic leadership and new initiatives and Messages from the Provost on timely issues and topics of importance to the Pitt community.
Take “a peek behind the curtain” and learn more about the many activities and initiatives across the University that bolster and enhance our collective vision for growth and transformation. Listen in as folks from the provost's office and around the University sit down with Provost McCarthy to talk about their amazing work and what the future holds.
Find workshops, lectures, office hour schedules, and other special events hosted by the Office of the Provost for Pitt students, postdocs, faculty, and staff.
You can connect with the Office of the Provost teams through channels such as our teams' newsletters, social media accounts, and websites.