Janet Levit Will Be the First Woman Provost at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma

Janet K. Levit was appointed provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. When she takes office on May 7, she will become the first woman to serve as provost at the university.

Since January 2017, Professor Levit has served as vice president for strategic initiatives at the University of Tulsa. Previously, she was dean of College of Law at the university. She was the first woman to serve in that position. Professor Levit joined the faculty at the law school in 1995.

Professor Levit is a magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University in New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in international relations and a juris doctorate from Yale University.