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The Provost’s Office has responsibility for a number of strategic initiatives related to the University’s academic mission. These include initiatives to ensure academic rigor and excellence, support student success, recruit and retain a world-class faculty, measure progress toward strategic goals as defined in the President’s Amplifying Our Impact: Strategic Vision for UVM and the Academic Success Goals, identify focal areas and opportunities for interdisciplinary research, and ensure a culture of excellence that engages and inspires the entire UVM academic community.