Office of the Provost

Amy Dittmar is a distinguished scholar with an extensive background in economics, finance and university administration. Dittmar came to Rice in August from the University of Michigan where she held a series of top-level administrative roles. In 2019, she served as acting provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, the chief academic and budgetary officer with direct reporting relationships for 19 schools and colleges as well as other units and key staff. She then served as senior vice provost, a position in which she oversaw policy decisions and implemented a wide range of strategic, academic and budgetary areas of the university.

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