Revelle College

Provost Don Wayne Ph.D.

Revelle College Provost Don Wayne Ph.D.

Don Wayne is on the faculty of the Department of Literature where he has served as department chair for the last four years.  He became provost of Revelle College in July 2009.  Professor Wayne's undergraduate education began at Queens College (CUNY).  He did graduate work at Hunter College (CUNY) and at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, before receiving his Ph.D. in literature at the University of California, San Diego.  Professor Wayne taught at Ohio state University prior to joining the UCSD faculty in 1975.  He has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and grants and has served on various campus and UC system wide committees.

What is a Provost?

  • Academic and Administrative head of the College.
  • Tenured member of the faculty (ours is a literature professor).
  • Initiates changes in Revelle curriculum and in graduation requirements.
  • Evaluates faculty for promotion based on their contribution to undergraduate instruction.
  • Has overall responsibility for providing students with the services of the Revelle Academic Advising Office, the Revelle Dean of Student Affairs Office, the Humanities and Special Programs Office, the Residence Life staff, and many centralized services.
  • Has overall responsibility for the goals, operation, programs, adn atmosphere of the college community.