Kavita Bala, dean of Cornell Bowers CIS, named provost

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Kavita Bala, dean of the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Cornell Bowers CIS), has been named the university’s 17th provost, Interim President Michael I. Kotlikoff announced Sept. 25.

Bala’s five-year appointment, approved by the Executive Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees, will begin Jan. 1.

“Kavita has done an outstanding job as dean of Cornell Bowers CIS, shepherding the college’s growth, supporting its diversity, fostering its interdisciplinarity and collaborations and staking Cornell’s leadership in research and innovation,” Kotlikoff said. “She’ll now bring her copious talents – as a researcher, entrepreneur, teacher, visionary leader and administrator – to the entire university.”