Committee members named in provost search

Northwestern today announced the formation of a committee to lead the search for the University’s next provost.

The individual chosen will succeed Kathleen Hagerty, who will step down from her role by the end of the academic year.

The committee will begin its work immediately, with a goal of naming the new provost by Winter Quarter. The search will focus on internal candidates, and the committee invites nominations of tenured Northwestern faculty members. Hagerty will assist in the eventual transition.

President Henry Bienen appointed the search committee, which includes a wide range of faculty members, to recommend a slate of candidates. Kellogg School of Management Dean Francesca Cornelli will chair the committee.

Committee members 

• Francesca Cornelli, Dean, Kellogg School of Management, Donald P. Jacobs Chair of Finance, Professor of Finance
• Deborah Cohen, Director, Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Richard W. Leopold Professor of History, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
• Lisa Dhar, Associate Vice President for Innovation and New Ventures
• Henry Godinez, Chair, Department of Theatre, Carlos Montezuma Professor of Theatre, School of Communication
• Mark Hersam, Director, Materials Research Center, Chair, Material Science and Engineering, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering
• Jonathan Bailey Holland, Dean, Bienen School of Music, Kay Davis Professor of Music
• Vicky Kalogera, Director, CIERA, and Director, SkAI Institute, Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
• Dan McAdams, Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, School of Education and Social Policy
• Elizabeth McNally, Director, Center for Genetic Medicine. Elizabeth J. Ward Professor of Genetic Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Feinberg School of Medicine
• Hirokazu Miyazaki, Kay Davis Professor of Anthropology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
• Richard Morimoto, Director, Rice Institute for Biomedical Research, Bill and Gale Cook Professor of Biology, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
• Teri Odom, Joan Husting Madden and William H. Madden, Jr. Professor of Chemistry, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
• Daniel Rodriguez, Harold Washington Professor of Law, Pritzker School of Law
• Charles F. Whitaker, Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communication, Professor of Journalism

The committee will solicit input from stakeholders on priorities for the search, including the desired attributes and experiences of the provost. Members of the University community also are invited to share their perspectives and/or recommend candidates by emailing nuprovostsearch@northwestern.edu.

The committee will be staffed by Julie Allen, Board Secretary and Advisor to the President; Roma Khanna, Associate Provost for Strategy and Policy; and Naomi Wu, Assistant Director of Presidential Communications.