As the chief academic officer of the campus, the Provost is responsible for ensuring the success of UH Mānoa students, faculty, and staff across education, research, scholarship, service, and outreach.
Initiatives
The Office of the Provost serves as the home for innovative initiatives that cross the boundaries of education, research, student affairs, and outreach. Current initiatives include the following.
Post-Pandemic Budget Planning
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a fiscal crisis for the State and for the UH System. To address this, every UH Mānoa unit is developing plans to enhance opportunities for program and revenue growth and to address Hawaiʻi’s most urgent needs.
Phase 2 Reorganization
The Phase 1 campus reorganization established the President as CEO of the campus and the Provost as Chief Academic Officer. The Phase 2 reorganization will address the organizational structures underneath the Provost and President.
Commission on Racism & Bias
The Commission is charged with examining how we have responded to racism and bias at UH Mānoa and proposing ways to move forward together by approaching issues in an honest, open and rigorous manner, drawing from multiple perspectives, while leveraging existing resources and ongoing campus-wide initiatives.
C-MĀIKI
The Center for MICROBIOME Analysis through Island Knowledge & Investigation (C-MĀIKI) performs cutting-edge microbiome research by leveraging the ecology, geography and cultures of Hawaiʻi to better understand and model microbiome dynamics.
Institute for Sustainability & Resilience
ISR provides a campus-wide focus for instructional, research and outreach programs relating to sustainability and resilience in Hawaiʻi, as lessons from our islands can help provide global solutions.
Strategic Investment Initiative
The Strategic Investment Initiative is designed to increase cross-unit and cross-disciplinary collaboration in strategic areas that, with start-up funding, have a strong possibility for success in building on our strengths while addressing challenges.
- Hawaiʻi to Türkiye: Fulbright scholar embraces cultural education journey
- Dye tracer study at Red Hill to provide insights into groundwater flow
- Hawaiʻi astronomers track asteroid 2024 YR4, impact probability decreases
- UH Mānoa earns highest national research designation
- 2025 UH football schedule announced; Stanford, Arizona among opponents
- President Hensel updates regents on impact of changes to federal policy
- Hawaiʻi students shine in UH-hosted robotics competitions
- Collaborative Creativity: Envisioning Futures Together February 25, 2025
- Tips & Strategies for Career Fair Success February 25, 2025
- PACE x eSports Level Up: Women in Gaming February 24, 2025
- LSAT Logical Reasoning Workshop February 24, 2025
- Virtual Writing Room February 24, 2025
- Mindful Mondays with Student Parents At Mānoa (SPAM) Program February 24, 2025
- Sensory Room Mondays February 24, 2025
Reporting Offices
Reporting to the Provost are the Office of Academic Affairs, the Office of Student Affairs, and the Office of Research, as well as all academic deans and directors.
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs oversees planning, developing, organizing, directing and evaluating academic programs, policies, procedures and guidelines. In addition, the office develops and oversees faculty promotion and tenure processes.
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research oversees most organized research units on campus. The provost serves as the campus representative for research with individuals, groups and agencies working to enhance UH Mānoa’s research programs and capabilities.
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Students is responsible for the direction and coordination of student services, including co-curricular activities, housing, counseling and career guidance, employment, and health.