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
Fall of communism changed mathematics in U.S., new study shows
February 10, 2012 • Categories: Featured
The collapse of the Soviet Union brought an influx of Soviet mathematicians to U.S. institutions, and those scholars’ differing areas of specialization have changed the way math is studied and taught in this country, says Notre Dame's Kirk Doran.
Brennecke elected to National Academy of Engineering
February 10, 2012 • Categories: Featured
Joan F. Brennecke, the Keating-Crawford Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions that can be accorded to an engineer.
