The Office of the Provost
The Office of the Provost provides the guiding vision and framework for the overall academic leadership and administrative management of the university. Our mission is to administer programs and policies that benefit academic staff, faculty and students, and to foster collaborations among campus colleagues that will enhance and broaden academic life at the university.
Under the leadership of the provost, the Office of the Provost staff has broad responsibility over numerous campus-wide initiatives, and facilitates and supports the wide array of academic programs and services offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
View the office’s organizational chart organizational chart and the list of units that report to the provost.
Chief of Staff and Vice Provosts
Sarah Barber
Position title: Associate Vice Provost / Chief of Staff, Division of Teaching and Learning
Email:
sarah.barber
Lois Brooks
Position title: Vice Provost for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Email:
lois.brooks
Kelly Conforti Rupp
Position title: Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs
Email:
kelly.rupp
Carole Kolb
Position title: Assistant Vice Provost / Director of Administrative Searches
Email:
carole.kolb
Allison La Tarte
Position title: Vice Provost for Data, Academic Planning and Institutional Research
Email:
allison.latarte
Charles Meyer
Position title: Interim Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Director, Office of Strategic Consulting
Email:
charles.meyer
Catherine Reiland
Position title: Assistant Vice Provost / Director, Wisconsin Idea Seminar
Email:
catherine.reiland
Jeffrey Russell
Position title: Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning, and Dean, Division of Continuing Studies
Email:
jeffrey.russell
Frances Vavrus
Position title: Vice Provost and Dean, International Division
Email:
dean
John Zumbrunnen
Position title: Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning
Email:
zumbrunnen
Deans
View the list of Deans in schools, colleges, and divisions.
Directors
Amy Gilman
Position title: Senior Director for the Arts and Media and Director, Chazen Museum of Art
Email:
agilman
Special Advisors
Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau
Position title: Special Advisor to the Provost for Computing
Email:
remzi
