Office of the Provost

Reginald DesRoches is Rice University’s provost and serves as professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. As the university’s chief academic officer, DesRoches works closely with the president to advance the university’s teaching, research and service mission. The provost leads strategic efforts to ensure the university's academic and research programs are world-class, and are aligned with the university’s commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity. These responsibilities include leading academic programs and initiatives across the university’s eight schools, which serve some 7,000 students, and numerous centers and institutes.

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