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1.4 University of Tennessee, Knoxville Administration

1.4.1  Chancellor [1]

The chancellor is the chief executive officer, or administrative head, of the campus. As chief executive officer, the chancellor is fully responsible for the administration and management of the campus. The chancellor represents the campus in all matters that go before the president and the Board of Trustees. The chancellor delegates responsibility for various campus operations to vice chancellors.

1.4.2  Provost

The provost is the chief academic officer of the campus. The provost reports directly to the chancellor and is responsible for the supervision of all academic matters at UTK.


[1] Except as prohibited by the Bylaws of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees or other similar controlling document, the chancellor, provost, vice chancellors, and deans may delegate to members of their teams (typically holding titles such as associate vice chancellor, vice provost, or associate dean) any task assigned to them by policy.