Reporting Offices

The following offices and academic units report to the Provost

The Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Programs is responsible for overseeing University academic programs, monitoring educational partnerships with U.S. and foreign universities and organizations, managing University accreditation, advancing interdisciplinary programs within schools and departments, administering Presidential Teaching Awards for faculty and graduate students, and facilitating inter-school fellowships for graduate students.

Created in 2002, Alliance is an innovative academic joint-venture between Columbia University and three major French institutions: École PolytechniqueSciences Po, and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

Columbia University Press advances knowledge about our world through essential writing and research focusing on the global, the urban, and the contemporary. For more than 125 years, our widely reviewed and award-winning books have brought new ideas and foundational understanding to students, academics across different disciplines, policymakers, and general readers around the world.Through our publishing program, we embody our parent institution's educational and research mission as well as its international reputation.

The Earth Institute addresses the complex issues facing the planet and its inhabitants, with particular focus on sustainable development and the needs of the world's poor.

EOAA develops and implements the University's nondiscrimination and affirmative action policies, procedures, and programs; investigates complaints of discrimination and harassment; and publishes the University's Affirmative Action Plan.

The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement works in close collaboration with the University's academic and administrative units to attract, advance, and retain a diverse faculty. The office facilitates faculty development, diversity, and planning initiatives with an emphasis on creating a welcoming and inclusive climate at the University.

The Office of Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs ensures the continued excellence of Columbia's faculty and academic community by administering University policies governing academic appointments, tenure review, and faculty service, and by identifying and exploring issues of importance to the University.

The Office of Faculty Retirement supports Columbia faculty by providing information about retirement planning, transitioning to retirement, and a meaningful and productive post-retirement experience.

The International Students and Scholars Office assists international students and scholars with visas and other immigration questions and with making the transition to the University's academic and cultural environment.

The Italian Academy promotes research in Italian history and society, exhibits Italian culture and art, and fosters exchange between Italy and the United States.

The Office of Planning and Institutional Research provides information for managing the University and making decisions about its policies and goals.

The Office of Work/Life promotes the development and utilization of Columbia's family-supportive benefits, policies, services, and programs.

The School offers a rigorous education from kindergarten through eighth grade for children of Columbia families and the nearby community.

Founded by Columbia professors in the 1930s, Tompkins Hall supports children's growth starting at 3 months of age until 5 years of age.

The Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation promotes and advances teaching, learning, and innovation at the University. The office is responsible for administering the Provost’s initiatives in teaching and learning, leading efforts in online education, providing support for schools to offer new and extending existing courses and programs to audiences around the world, reviewing new and existing online and hybrid degree and non-degree programs, and proposing, reviewing and disseminating policies on teaching and online education.

The Office of the University Chaplain ministers to the individual faith of the members of the University community while promoting interreligious understanding, and oversees Earl Hall Center, which fosters spiritual, ethical, religious, political and cultural exchange, and the promotion of service.

Reporting to the Vice Provost and University Librarian, the University Libraries supports research and teaching through its 23 libraries and extensive print and electronic collections. University Libraries also houses the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, and the Copyright Advisory Office.

The University Seminars at Columbia University brings together professors and other experts, from Columbia and elsewhere, who gather on an ongoing basis to consider issues of practical and theoretical importance that cross the boundaries of academic departments.