Provost New York University | New York, New York New York University has named Georgina Dopico as provost, effective immediately. Dopico, a scholar of the literature, history, and culture of early-modern Spain, has served as interim provost since 2022. Dopico has served on NYU’s faculty in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures since 2000. In 2016, Dopico served as dean for the humanities, before moving into the provost’s office in 2018. She served as the vice provost for undergraduate academic affairs and for the humanities (2018-21) and as vice provost for academic affairs (2021-22), playing a vital role in the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and launching NYU Reads, a University-wide common reading program intended to foster community and intellectual dialogue across the entire University. As interim provost, Dopico created initiatives, including Academic Excellence Equity Action, to eliminate educational disparities through the introduction of high-impact practices and resources; the NYU Asylum Project; the Center for Undergraduate Research; the Mid-Career Faculty Initiative; the launch of NYU’s Teaching Quality Committee; and the launch of three new provostial centers. Dopico received her undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Harvard and her MA, MPhil, and PhD—all with highest honors—from Yale, where she was on the faculty before coming to NYU.John Muckle led this search with Andrew Marshall, Arianna Willams, and Ethan Thomas.You can view the full press release here.