Welcome to the Office of the Provost

Provost Lloyd B. Minor
Lloyd B. Minor is provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at The Johns Hopkins University. A Johns Hopkins faculty member since 1993, Dr. Minor is a professor of laryngology and otology and has joint appointments in the departments of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience. He served as director of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery in the university’s School of Medicine from 2003 until September 1, 2009, when he took office as the university’s chief academic officer. 

During his six-year tenure as director, the School of Medicine’s equivalent to department chair, Dr. Minor was responsible for enhancing one of the school’s most renowned departments. He recruited and retained an outstanding and diverse faculty, expanded annual research funding by more than 50 percent, increased clinical activity by more than 30 percent and strengthened teaching and student training. Dr. Minor has served in other important roles in the School of Medicine, including chair of the Administrative Committee of the Medical Board and of the Practice Management Committee, and member of the Standing Committee on Discipline, the board of governors of the Clinical Practice Association and the Professorial Promotions Committee. Read more about Dr. Minor. 

About the Provost
The provost reports to the president of the university. His primary responsibility is to provide leadership for the university’s nine schools and numerous interdisciplinary research centers and institutes. The provost also works with the director of the university’s world renowned Applied Physics Laboratory to coordinate research activities with the other academic divisions. The provost develops and implements strategic initiatives with the president, works with the deans and directors in the creation and oversight of interdivisional programs and the coordination of the university’s regional, national and international activities, and leads the university’s budgeting process in consultation with the senior vice president for finance and administration. The provost is the secretary of the Board of Trustees Committee on Academic Affairs and is a liaison to the Board of Trustees for academic issues and initiatives.