About Us
The Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty serves as Harvard’s central faculty affairs office, coordinating efforts to recruit and retain outstanding scholars, advance their research and teaching, and support their work-life balance.
We support Harvard faculty throughout their careers by:
- Partnering with Schools and relevant offices on best practices for faculty recruitment and retention.
- Overseeing the University level review of academic appointments, including tenure-track, tenured and senior non-ladder faculty.
- Overseeing faculty appointments to School-based endowed chairs, central endowed chairs and University Professorships.
- Sponsoring programs and financial assistance for faculty to meet their dependent care needs while pursuing their academic careers.
- Hosting professional development and networking opportunities for faculty and their partners.
Collecting and analyzing data on recruitment, promotion, and retention to inform policy and decision-making.
Senior Vice Provosts
Judith D. Singer
Term: 2008 to Present
James Bryant Conant Professor of Education
Faculty page | Assisted by Roba Khorshid (roba_khorshid@harvard.edu)
Evelynn M. Hammonds
Term: 2005 to 2008
Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science, and Professor of African and African American Studies
Faculty page | Assisted by Ellen Guarente