Provost's leadership team

Ollivier Dyens - Deputy Provost (Student Life & Learning)

Dr. Ollivier Dyens was appointed McGill's second Deputy Provost (Student Life & Learning) effective 1 September 2013. He serves as a central liaison among the University's senior administration, the Faculties, student organizations and Senate. His charge is to ensure that the impact of University policies and practices on student life and learning is factored into decision making.

Dr. Dyens is a Professor of French Language & Literature. He is also an artist, a poet and deeply interested in the study of cyberculture.

For more information on student life and learning at McGill, visit the website of the Office of the Deputy Provost (Student Life & Learning).

Martin Kreiswirth - Associate Provost (Graduate Education)

Dr. Martin Kreiswirth was first appointed Associate Provost (Graduate Education) and Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in February 2007. He has academic and administrative responsibility for graduate programs and postdoctoral experiences. The Associate Provost and Dean oversees Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the office that provides university-wide leadership and promotion of excellence for graduate and postdoctoral education at McGill.

Dr. Kreiswirth is a Professor of English. He is a widely respected scholar of narrative and literary theory and an expert on the work of William Faulkner and Toni Morrison. Learn more about his research here.

For more information, visit the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.

Ghyslaine McClure - Associate Provost (Academic Staff & Priority Initiatives)

Dr. Ghyslaine McClure was appointed Associate Provost (Academic Staff & Priority Initiatives) effective 1 August 2013. She oversees the life cycle of academic staff from recruitment to retirement, is responsible for the operations of the Academic Personnel Office, develops strategic teaching and research initiatives, and assists academic administrators with academic advising and counseling in matters relating to regulations and policies.

Dr. McClure is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics. Her main research interests and expertise are in computational mechanics and structural dynamics: Learn more about her research here.

Jan Jörgensen - Associate Provost (Faculty Affairs & Resource Allocation)

Dr. Jan Jörgensen was granted a redesigned portfolio and appointed Associate Provost (Faculty Affairs & Resource Allocation) effective 1 September 2010. He first joined the Provost's leadership team in January 2009 initally appointed as the Associate Provost (Academic Staff & Faculty Affairs).

He oversees the Academic Management Office, the Office of the Budget, the allocation of Canada Research Chairs, James McGill Chairs, and William Dawson awards. Dr. Jörgensen advises the Provost on aggregate resource allocations to Faculties and administrative units, and coordinates CFI dossiers with the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations).

Dr. Jörgensen is an Associate Professor in the Desautels Faculty of Management. His primary expertise lies in corporate strategy and strategic management. Learn more about his research here.

Lydia White - Associate Provost (Policies, Procedures & Equity)

Dr. Lydia White was appointed Associate Provost (Policies, Procedures & Equity) effective 1 September 2010. She is responsible for regulations and policies relating to academic staff and for equity issues in the University context. Dr. White oversees the Cyclical Unit Review Office, annual reports for academic teaching units and chairs the Joint Board-Senate Committee on Equity.

Dr. White is a James McGill Professor of Linguistics, and has been internationally recognized for pioneering the generative linguistic perspective on second language acquisition. Learn more about her research here.