Provost, The

Provost, The, serves as general deputy to the president, giving particular attention to the overall academic development of the University, and, in the president's absence or disability, exercises the presidential power and duties relating to the general supervision of the University, if no acting president has been appointed. The position was created by the trustees in 1966 to permit the president to share more of his administrative load so that he might have time for the essential task of shaping educational policies. Provosts have been:

J. Douglas Brown 1966-1967 William G. Bowen 1967-1972 F. Sheldon Hackney 1972-1975 Albert Rees 1975-1977 Neil L. Rudenstine 1977-

From Alexander Leitch, A Princeton Companion, copyright Princeton University Press (1978).