Office of the Provost
The University of Notre Dame seeks to be a preeminent research university with a distinctive Catholic character and an unsurpassed commitment to undergraduate and post-baccalaureate education—aims that provide the foundation for Notre Dame’s academic mission.
As the chief academic officer of the University, Provost Thomas G. Burish is responsible for the stewardship of this academic mission. Working with the Associate Provosts, the Vice President for Research, the Deans, and other academic leaders, Dr. Burish seeks to cultivate a learning community that challenges and engages students, inspires leading research and scholarship, and appreciates all intellectual inquiry as a pursuit of truth.
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News
Faculty Promotions for 2011–12
May 25, 2012 • Categories: Featured
The University is pleased to announce faculty who have recently earned the distinction of being promoted, awarded tenure, appointed to an endowed chair, or designated as emerita or emeritus.
What baboons can teach us about social status
May 25, 2012 • Categories: Featured
A new study by Notre Dame biologist Beth Archie and colleagues from Princeton and Duke Universities finds that high-ranking male baboons recover more quickly from injuries and are less likely to become ill than other males.
