provosts
Senior academic officials
Provosts is the plural of provost, a title for various senior officials.
In universities, a provost is typically the chief academic officer, ranking just below the president.
In some churches, a provost heads a cathedral chapter.
In Scotland and historically in some European cities, a provost served as the chief magistrate—roughly equivalent to a mayor.
The provosts of the three colleges met to discuss shared resources.
Inherent power or ability
- tenureProtected employment status
- deanSenior academic administrator
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
research · professoriate · humanities · sciences · liberal arts · theology · doctorate · undergraduate
Bishop's principal church
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- chapterDivision of a book
- canonsEstablished authoritative standards
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
vestments · Anglican · Episcopal · collegiate church · ecclesiastical · parish · vicar · archdeacon
Allocating funds systematically
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- strategic planningDefining organizational direction systematically
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
policies · compliance · coordination · reporting · vice president · deputy · institutional · fiduciary
Arrange in proper order
- military policeArmed forces' internal law enforcement
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- garrisonStationed military force
- detentionTemporary official holding
court-martial · enforcement · army · regulations · prisoners · stockade · guard · patrol
Advisory deliberative group
- burghScottish incorporated town
- civicPertaining to community affairs
- municipalOf city government
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
Glasgow · Aberdeen · Dundee · ceremonial · chains of office · town hall · civic leader · alderman
faculty
Inherent power or ability
- tenureProtected employment status
- deanSenior academic administrator
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
scholarship · research · professoriate · humanities · sciences · liberal arts · theology · doctorate · undergraduate · postgraduate
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- chapterDivision of a book
- canonsEstablished authoritative standards
clergy · vestments · Anglican · Episcopal · collegiate church · ecclesiastical · parish · vicar · archdeacon · benefice
budgeting
Allocating funds systematically
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- strategic planningDefining organizational direction systematically
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
operations · policies · compliance · coordination · reporting · vice president · deputy · institutional · fiduciary · accountability
marshal
Arrange in proper order
- military policeArmed forces' internal law enforcement
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- garrisonStationed military force
detention · court-martial · enforcement · army · regulations · prisoners · stockade · guard · patrol · commanding
council
Advisory deliberative group
Edinburgh · Glasgow · Aberdeen · Dundee · ceremonial · chains of office · town hall · civic leader · alderman · councillor
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- council officialscouncillors, councilors, mayors, deputy mayors, town clerks
- Historical Policingconstables, sheriffs, watchmen, night watch, bobbies
- medieval clergypriest, monk, nun, bishop, abbot
- OxbridgeOxford, Oxbridge, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Exeter
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
provostsemployees
Paid staff members
subordinates · freshmen · adjuncts · graduate students · teaching assistants
provostsprofessors
Highest-ranking university instructors
lecturers · researchers · scholars · faculty · instructors
- college provostChief academic officer