By Sarah N. Mattero, Globe Correspondent <\/p>\n
Chris A. Kaiser, professor and former chairman of the Department of Biology at MIT, has been named the colleges new provost. <\/p>\n
Kaiser succeeds L. Rafael Reif, who recently was appointed MITs president. Reif and Kaiser will assume the positions of president and provost, respectively, on July 2. <\/p>\n
Kaiser, 55, of Concord, has been a member of faculty since 1991. He served as the biology department chairman from 2004 until earlier this year. <\/p>\n
A distinguished scholar and a master teacher in his field, he has also played a key role on a number of Institute-wide committees, advancing the broader mission of MIT with curiosity, creativity, empathy and a marvelous sense of humor, Reif said of Kaiser in a statement. I have no doubt that he will thrive as provost. <\/p>\n
The provost is MITs senior academic and budget officer who also oversees the recruitment and promotion of faculty with overall responsibility for the schools educational programs. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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