Provost’s Leadership Academy

The Provost’s Leadership Academy is a program intended to identify, engage, and support mid-career faculty members in the tenure stream and continuing stream teaching stream with interests and capacities for future University leadership.

The program offers a cohort-based leadership curriculum to approximately 24 Fellows selected from across the six Multi-Department and eleven Single Department Faculties

Applications for the 2026 Provost’s Leadership Academy cohort are now being accepted. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2025.

Key Learning Outcomes

• To develop an awareness of your personal values and strengths, how you might use them in a leadership role, and how they may inform the leadership opportunities you pursue
• To deepen your understanding of the University’s governance and structure and where you can make an impact
• To learn practical tips for navigating an administrative role
• To engage with senior university leaders and hear about why and how they moved from traditional faculty roles into leadership positions
• To connect with Fellows from across the University in collegial and social contexts, to allow for shared reflection on what you are learning and on your career plans

Learn more about this opportunity.