Office of the Provost

As the University's chief academic officer, the provost has responsibility for all of Baylor's academic enterprises, including twelve schools and colleges and more than one dozen research centers and institutes. The provost works closely with the president, deans, department chairs, faculty, regents, and others to provide academic vision and leadership and to promote and support excellence in teaching, learning, and research within the context of a Christian worldview.

Initiatives

COACHE Survey

COACHE is a research-practice partnership and network of peer institutions dedicated to improving outcomes in faculty recruitment, development, and retention. Under COACHE, more than 300 colleges and universities have strengthened their capacity to identify the drivers of faculty success and implement informed changes. This strategic partnership allowed us to compare our results across campus, relative to five peer institutions, and across 110 institutions nationwide.

Readers Meet the Author

Readers Meet the Author features the scholarly work of faculty from across disciplines in a hybrid format so everyone can participate. At each gathering, we focus on a recently authored book by a member of our Baylor community, hearing from the author, and sharing in a Q&A to inspire conversation.

Faculty Diversity & Belonging

As a leading Christian institution with a strong Baptist heritage and impact that extends throughout Texas and internationally, Baylor University seeks to “educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community.” In line with this mission, we seek to embody Christ’s teachings of love and inclusivity across boundaries of racial, ethnic, gender, socio-economic, religious, and other expressions of human difference.  

ACE Internationalization Lab

Baylor University, along with 9 other U.S. and international universities, is a participant in the 18th cohort of the American Council on Education's (ACE) Internationalization Laboratory, a guided and collaborative strategic planning process. 

Strategic Plan: Baylor in Deeds

The new plan, developed through a campuswide strategic planning process launched in July 2023, sought answers for the question: “What does the world need Baylor for?” Thousands of faculty, staff, students, alumni and others participated in the process through listening sessions, interviews, online submissions and the development of white papers. A common idea developed from this effort: Baylor has a significant opportunity to adopt a global perspective that also fulfills its scriptural calling.

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