How to Use provost in a Sentence

provost

noun
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  • The board — my leadership put that charge out to the provost.
    — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Matthew Klein was barred from the George Fox campus, the provost wrote last month.
    — oregonlive, 13 May 2021
  • Julia Jasken, the school’s provost, will be stepping up to take his place.
    — Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 29 Dec. 2020
  • The plan required the approval of the school's vice provost, which was granted in 2020, according the the emails.
    — Brian Slodysko, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Abramian: How many years have you been involved as the provost of the Arnold Newman Prize?
    — Jackie Abramian, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The school's provost was abducted about a month ago and released a few days later.
    — Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Olmstead, the provost, said the university won’t pay for the repairs.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2023
  • She was stunned when Kerwin and the university provost joined the students at the sessions.
    — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 19 June 2021
  • Patrick Phillips, the university’s provost, wanted to make that clear.
    — oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Philbert was removed from his post as provost earlier this month.
    — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2020
  • His provost stepped down over the summer after only a year on the job, and the school in July abruptly replaced the dean of its largest college.
    — Ryan J. Foley, chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Garber is an economist and physician who has served as provost for 12 years.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Gonzalez first got hired at U of L in December 2020 as its provost.
    — Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2022
  • After the music, provost H. Frederick Sweitzer will present Monk with the degree.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Ashford is now provost and dean of the faculty at Southeastern.
    — Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • David McConnell, a former vice provost of the college, argued for the retain and explain approach.
    — Ed O’Loughlin, New York Times, 8 May 2023
  • Warren Wilson’s provost, Jay Roberts, didn’t shy away from the figure in an interview.
    — New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Stephens emailed the professor and the university's provost.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Both deans signed off on the misreporting, though Noguera in late 2021 alerted the school’s provost to a possible problem.
    — Paloma Esquivelstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2022
  • So would a long line of donors, provosts, campus vice presidents and professors.
    — oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Stephens, in an email, scolded Karpf for his comment and copied the provost at the professor's university.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Two deans and the president or provost are ex-officio members.
    — Graciela Mochkofsk, The New Yorker, 27 July 2021
  • Late Wednesday, Speir posted on Substack a video and his own account of events, detailing a tense standoff between the trustees and the provost.
    — Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Khosla also appointed all six of UCSD’s college provosts, four of whom are women.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2019
  • And the provost did such a stellar job in having the faculty really take the lead and come up with the recommendations.
    — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Just like almost everything that exits the mouths of DEI staff, the vice provost’s response was mere posturing.
    — Aron Ravin, National Review, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Jill Kimball, a spokeswoman for Brown, said the purchase had been approved by the university’s provost.
    — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2022
  • As provost, Woodruff is responsible for the day-to-day running of the academic side of the university.
    — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2022
  • At Stanford University, anti-Israel students broke into the building that houses the offices of the president and provost.
    — Jason L. Riley, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2024
  • The provost is typically a university's second in command, serving as the president's deputy.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024

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