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We are providing the space for faculty to experiment, find expertise and guidance and make progress on curriculum innovation.</p> <p class="card-text"><a href="Initiatives/#innovation-teaching" aria-label="Explore Initiatives: Teaching Innovation">Explore Initiatives</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="section-vc-5"> <div class="col-md"> <h2 class="serif">About Provost Bala</h2> <p class="lead"> Kavita Bala, computer scientist, entrepreneur, and professor, became the 17th provost of Cornell on January 1, 2025. In this role, she acts as the university’s chief academic officer, chief budgeting officer, and first deputy officer to the president and works to enhance the university’s excellence in teaching, scholarship, and outreach. </p> <p class="lead serif"> <a class="underline" href="./about/">Learn more</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <div class="text-center"> <img src="_assets/img/homepage/portrait/bala.jpg" class="img-fluid" alt="Kavita Bala."> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="section-news bg-white"> <div class="container py-5"> <h2 class="serif text-primary mb-4">Latest News</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <a class="card card-no-border" href="https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/03/solar-solutions-macgyver-engineering-extends-pv-panel-life"> <img src="https://news.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/full_size/public/2025-03/0312_solar_5237.jpg" class="card-img-top" alt="Aarav Seth using barbecue bags, Glauber’s salt, Gorilla Glue and metal shavings."> <div class="card-body card-body-bottom"> <h3 class="h6 card-title">Solar solutions: ‘MacGyver engineering’ extends PV panel life </h3> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <a class="card card-no-border" href="https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/03/historic-100-million-investment-expand-engineerings-duffield-hall"> <img src="https://news.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/story_thumbnail_xlarge/public/2025-03/cis-corner-view_10-04-2024-a.jpg" class="card-img-top" alt="Rendering of an expanded Duffield Hall."> <div class="card-body card-body-bottom"> <h3 class="h6 card-title">Historic $100 million investment to expand Engineering’s Duffield Hall</h3> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <a class="card card-no-border" href="https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/03/neuroscience-helps-teachers-empower-students-and-themselves"> <img src="https://news.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/story_thumbnail_xlarge/public/2025-03/0305_neuroscience.jpg" class="card-img-top" alt="Crystal Nuñez and Sky Domingo discuss a lesson plan with teachers at Seymour Dual Language Academy in Syracuse."> <div class="card-body card-body-bottom"> <h3 class="h6 card-title">Neuroscience helps teachers empower students and themselves</h3> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="section-quote-img" style="background-image: url('_assets/img/homepage/Gates-5-crop.jpg');"> <div class="container">   <blockquote class="quote-text h1"><q>Cornell is committed to educating future generations, fostering open inquiry and creativity, and pursuing discovery and innovation at every step. We are uniquely positioned to meet both the challenges and the opportunities of today — and tomorrow.</q></blockquote> </div> </div>  </div> <footer class="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-9 pr-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-0"> <h3>Office of the Provost</h3> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-6"> <address> 300 Day Hall<br/> Cornell University<br/> Ithaca, NY 14853 </address> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><span class="zmdi zmdi-phone mr-3" role="img" aria-label="Telephone"></span> <a href="tel:+16072552364">(607) 255-2364</a></li> <li><span class="zmdi zmdi-print mr-3" role="img" aria-label="Fax"></span> (607) 255-9924</li> <li><span class="zmdi zmdi-email mr-3" role="img" aria-label="Email"></span> <a href="mailto:provost@cornell.edu">provost@cornell.edu</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-lg-6"> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="pb-3"> <em>Chief Administrator</em><br/> <a href="mailto:kcm23@cornell.edu">Kristin Hopkins</a><br/> <a href="tel:+16072559979">(607) 255-9979</a> </li> <li class="pb-3"> <em>Executive Assistant to the Provost</em><br/> <a href="mailto:jjh348@cornell.edu">Jessie Hilliker</a><br/> <a href="tel:+16072552364">(607) 255-2364</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.cornell.edu/copyright.cfm">© 2025 Cornell University</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 pl-lg-5 pt-3 pt-lg-0 border-top border-lg-top-0 border-lg-left border-light"> <h4>Our Leadership</h4> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="https://www.leadership.cornell.edu/">Leadership</a></li> <li><a href="https://trustees.cornell.edu/">Board of Trustees</a></li> <li><a href="https://president.cornell.edu/">Office of the President</a></li> <li><a href="https://weill.cornell.edu/our-story/leadership">Provost for Medical Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.leadership.cornell.edu/senior-leadership/">Senior Administration</a></li> </ul> <h4 class="mt-3">More Information</h4> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="https://dbp.cornell.edu/university-org-structure/">University Organization</a></li> <li><a href="https://statements.cornell.edu/">University Statements</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-5"> <div class="col"> <p class="text-center text-sm">If you have a disability and are having trouble accessing information on this website or need materials in an alternate format, contact <a href="mailto:ur-accessibility@cornell.edu" id="access-help" title="Web Accessibility Help">ur-accessibility@cornell.edu</a> for assistance.</p> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.min.js" integrity="sha256-CSXorXvZcTkaix6Yvo6HppcZGetbYMGWSFlBw8HfCJo=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.12.9/umd/popper.min.js" integrity="sha384-ApNbgh9B+Y1QKtv3Rn7W3mgPxhU9K/ScQsAP7hUibX39j7fakFPskvXusvfa0b4Q" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-JZR6Spejh4U02d8jOt6vLEHfe/JQGiRRSQQxSfFWpi1MquVdAyjUar5+76PVCmYl" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="/_assets/js/main.js"></script></body> </html>

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