The Provost and Dean of the College is Wellesley's Chief Academic Officer.
The Office of the Provost oversees all the academic programs of the College as well as the College's libraries and technology services. Provost Andrew Shennan, Dean of Academic Affairs Michael Jeffries, and Dean of Faculty Affairs Megan Núñez work together as a team, with each also having clearly delineated primary responsibilities.
Provost's and Deans' Roles
The provost has overall responsibility for all aspects of academic life at Wellesley. The responsibilities of the Office of the Provost are distributed among the provost and the deans.
A complete list of the committees and departments each oversees, as well as their direct reports, can be found here.
Andrew Shennan
Provost and Lia Gelin Poorvu ’56 Dean of the College, and Professor of History
Professor Shennan served as Associate Dean of the College from 1999 to 2004, and Dean of the College from 2004 to 2009. In January 2010 he was appointed to the newly created post of Provost. More >>
Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of American Studies
Megan Núñez
Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professor of Chemistry
Megan Núñez is Dean of Faculty Affairs and the Nan Walsh Schow ’54 and Howard Schow Professor in the Physical and Natural Sciences. More >>