Provost
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- "Putting an end to a three-month scandal in the halls of higher learning on Alderaan, Provost Dalus Othona formally censured and suspended Dean Halcor Raystel."
- ―HoloNet News's article on the event
Provost was a position at the University of Alderaan held, in 22 BBY, by Dalus Othona. The Provost held the authority to suspend members of the faculty. That year, Othona censured and punished Dean Halcor Raystel thusly after numerous cases of undesirable conduct.[1]
Behind the scenes
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The position of Provost was mentioned in an issue of the HoloNet News feed (2002), Volume 531, Issue 47, that was published in-universe on the fourteenth day of the third month in 22 BBY. The article that references the position, entitled "Dean of Aldera Suspended," was written by Pablo Hidalgo and Paul Ens.
In real life, provosts are the chief academic administrators in American,[2] Canadian,[3] and Australian institutions of higher learning.[4] In the United Kingdom[5] and the Republic of Ireland, the provost is the head of the institution.[6]
AppearancesEdit
- Dean of Aldera Suspended—HoloNet News Vol. 531 47 (First mentioned)
Notes and referencesEdit
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Dean of Aldera Suspended—HoloNet News Vol. 531 47
- ↑ What Exactly IS a Provost?. University of Iowa. Retrieved on March 22, 2012.
- ↑ Brett Fairbairn. University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved on March 22, 2012.
- ↑ Provost. University of Tasmania (August 17, 2011). Retrieved on March 22, 2012.
- ↑ Worcester College elects new Provost. University of Oxford (July 5, 2010). Retrieved on March 25, 2012.
- ↑ Role of the Provost. Trinity College, Dublin (September 6, 2011). Retrieved on March 25, 2012.
