Administration
BREAKING: CIS Dean Kavita Bala Will Be Cornell’s 17th Provost
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Kavita Bala will take the helm as Cornell’s 17th provost, with a five-year appointment starting Jan. 1, 2025. Bala currently serves as the dean of the Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. Interim President Michael Kotlikoff announced the appointment in a Wednesday morning email, thanking John Siliciano ’75 for his leadership as interim provost. Bala’s career at Cornell began in 1999 as a postdoctoral researcher.