Northeastern University President Joseph E. Aoun has appointed David Madigan the next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. A distinguished and innovative leader, Madigan comes to Northeastern after a successful career at Columbia University, where he oversaw an academic and research enterprise across several schools and research centers as executive vice president for arts and sciences and dean of the faculty of arts and sciences.
Madigan said he was drawn to Northeastern’s leadership in lifelong learning—an anytime, anywhere approach to learning that equips people with the tools and knowledge to succeed as advances in technology transform jobs and economies around the world.
The provost is the university’s chief academic officer and leads Northeastern’s nine schools and colleges, its expanding research enterprise, information technology services, and university libraries. The provost also collaborates with the senior vice president for finance to set the university’s budget and financial priorities.
Madigan is a fellow of the ASA and American Association for the Advancement of Science and has long been a leading researcher in health care and big data.
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