provost
noun [ C ] uk/ˈprɒv.əst/ us/ˈprɑː.vəst/
UK（某些大学中的）学院院长
(in some universities) the person in charge of a particular college
the Provost of King's College, Cambridge 剑桥大学国王学院的院长
US（学院或大学的）教务长
an important official who helps to run a college or university