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.
Our Mission
Ranked among the biggest and best research universities in the country, UT Austin is home to more than 51,000 students and 3,000 teaching faculty. Together we are working to change the world through groundbreaking research and cutting-edge teaching and learning techniques. We aim to challenge and inspire our students with a world-class education and the tools they need to be changemakers at UT and beyond.
156 Undergrad Degree Programs
237 Graduate Degree Programs
$797m Research Funding
Faculty Resources
Resources to help faculty navigate the academic year.
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Initiative
Managed by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), the next administration of this survey will be in February 2023.
News
Claudia Lucchinetti Appointed Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs at UT Austin and Dean of Dell Medical School
Dr. Claudia F. Lucchinetti currently serves as dean of clinical and translational science and chair of the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic. Her appointment at Dell Medical School will begin Dec. 1, and she will hold the Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean’s Chair in Medical Leadership.
Dean Search: School of Nursing
The Dean of the School of Nursing is responsible for enhancing the school’s profile, visibility, and effectiveness. Setting the strategic direction for the school, this role will advance its mission and operations through thoughtful personnel decisions, general administration and management, prudent budgeting and resource management, academic program support, and fundraising.
Dean Search: School of Architecture
The University of Texas at Austin, a member of the Association for American Universities and one of the nation’s premier centers for academic excellence, seeks a dean of the School of Architecture. The dean will provide inspirational, strategic, and entrepreneurial leadership to one of the nation's leading schools for research and teaching in the design and planning of the built environment.
I am enormously impressed by the dedication and excellence of the UT community, and this feeling has only gotten stronger with time. As one of the world’s great public research universities, UT drives societal progress while educating — and launching — the leaders of tomorrow. Through world-class research and scholarship, exceptional teaching and instruction, and an unwavering commitment to our students’ success, we will continue to advance our academic mission together.
Resources
Below are several resource pages to help you find information related to faculty, academic personnel services, compliance, facility management, and more.
Faculty & Academic Resources
Faculty resources and Academic Personnel Services (APS) guidance on hiring, leave, promotion and tenure, and other academic staff and faculty-related topics.
Resource Management & Compliance
Guidance on academic budgeting, space allocations for academic purposes, renovations and capital projects, compliance and other resource and compliance related projects.