provost
A senior deputy, a superintendent, particularly.
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Here is my email: Dear President Grasso and Provost McCauley I am emailing you to express my consternation about President Grassos's official censure of Professor Peterson’s commencement speech. In no way was the spe…
Just had to archive an email from an editor, because their name bears a superficial resemblance to my provost's name (initials, general length). Can't have that kind of bad energy in my inbox.
Les Echos: François #Provost, directeur général de #Renault : « Nous avons l'ambition d'égaliser le niveau des prix des #véhicules #électriques avec les #véhicules #thermiques d'ici 2030 investir.lesechos.fr/investir…
Duquesne taps Gannon administrator with science and biology background to be next provost
FDU Provost @benrifkin.bsky.social is here to share some study tips — with a little help from Ian the Devil and Knightro! 😈⚔️ Watch here: #[whatsnew.fdu.edu/48vw9Zx
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A senior deputy, a superintendent, particularly.
“Here is my email: Dear President Grasso and Provost McCauley I am emailing you to express my consternation about President Grassos's official censure of Professor Peterson’s commencement speech. In no way was the speech antisemitic:”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly.
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(UK, military, _, slang, obsolete) A provost cell: a military cell or prison.
“Just had to archive an email from an editor, because their name bears a superficial resemblance to my provost's name (initials, general length). Can't have that kind of bad energy in my inbox.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Les Echos: François #Provost, directeur général de #Renault : « Nous avons l'ambition d'égaliser le niveau des prix des #véhicules #électriques avec les #véhicules #thermiques d'ici 2030 investir.lesechos.fr/investir-res...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Duquesne taps Gannon administrator with science and biology background to be next provost”
— Bluesky· May 2026“FDU Provost @benrifkin.bsky.social is here to share some study tips — with a little help from Ian the Devil and Knightro! 😈⚔️ Watch here: #[whatsnew.fdu.edu/48vw9Zx”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Proproctor is a British university term for an assistant proctor — a junior official who assists the proctor (disciplinary officer) at certain universities, particularly Oxford and Cambridge. The pro- prefix indicates a deputy or assistant function. The role is largely ceremonial in contemporary universities but historically involved real disciplinary authority over students. The term is technical and institutional, confined to the vocabulary of traditional British university governance.