The Provost’s Office
Academic Excellence Through Education, Research & Service
We partner with the campus to ensure all students succeed and thrive, faculty and staff are supported in their research and scholarship and the campus community has the support it needs as a world-class public research university.
156 Undergrad Degree Programs
237 Graduate Degree Programs
$845.9m Research Funding
#9 Top Public Schools, National Universities U.S. News & World Report
#1 Among U.S. universities in research financed by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
658
Fulbright
Scholars
23
Marshall
Scholars
31
Rhodes
Scholars
Faculty Development
To promote faculty growth and success as part of the university's strategic plan, Change Starts Here, our Faculty Development team provides programming throughout the year to enhance our faculty's teaching, research, mentoring, promotion and scholarship.
Faculty One Stop
Please visit the Faculty One Stop intranet for resources, guidance and other faculty related processes and opportunities.
Latest News
UT Faculty, Staff and Students Bring Expertise, Projects to SXSW 2024
UT Austin had representation every day of the annual SXSW conference, with research and expertise covering everything from space junk, to robotics, to artificial intelligence.
A Once-in-Many-Centuries Event
Many of us are eagerly awaiting the April 8 total solar eclipse, the last of its kind to cross our paths (at least in the contiguous U.S.) until the year 2045. Austin, Texas, where we produce Point of Discovery, is right in the path of totality.
Justin Dyer Named Dean of the School of Civic Leadership
The University of Texas at Austin has named Justin Dyer as the inaugural dean of the School of Civic Leadership. Dyer, who has served as interim dean since the new school launched last year, is a professor of government in the College of Liberal Arts and served as the founding director of the University’s Civitas Institute.
Faculty Diversity
Fostering diversity, equity and inclusivity and acknowledging the perspectives and experiences of underrepresented groups among faculty, staff and student.
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
UT Austin is an institutional member of NCFDD. UT Austin faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and administrators now have on-demand access to NCFDD's mentoring and professional development resources.
Meet the Vice Provost for Diversity
Lydia Contreras promotes diversity, equity and inclusion among faculty, and coordinates the implementation and evaluation of the Strategic Plan for Faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity.
Campus Initiatives & Announcements
Initiative
Course Evaluation Survey: Faculty Report Dashboard
A new dashboard created to assist deans and department chairs with reviewing faculty course evaluation information each semester.
Initiative
2024 Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Survey
The SERU Survey is open until April 30, 2024. Students are invited to share their feedback on the undergraduate student experience.
Initiative
Grammarly for Education Generative AI Pilot
Faculty teaching this spring term are invited to participate in a collaborative learning technology evaluation.