University Provost, Rankings, Tuition, DEI | 1001: Intro to Everything podcast #19 with Joe Glover
09 January 2026

University Provost, Rankings, Tuition, DEI | 1001: Intro to Everything podcast #19 with Joe Glover

1001: Intro to Everything

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Joe Glover became Interim Provost in September 2024, resuming his 15-year career as UF's chief academic officer after a brief period as provost of the University of Arizona.Glover served as UF Provost from 2008 to 2023. Prior to that appointment, his academic leadership positions at UF included interim provost, associate provost for academic affairs, and interim dean and associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Having arrived at UF in 1982 as an assistant professor in mathematics, he served as chair of the mathematics department from 1993 to 1998.OUTLINE:0:00 - Intro1:06 - Role of the provost3:32 - Rankings and performance metrics11:16 - Budget, tuition22:49 - UF’s mission and global talent28:59 - Who should go to college37:50 - Purpose of college in an AI era43:13 - Scholarship vs activism in DEI47:39 - GratefulnessEPISODE LINKS:UF Profile: https://aa.ufl.edu/about-the-office/leadership/dr-joseph-glover/Achievements: https://news.ufl.edu/2023/07/joe-glover-leaves-legacy-of-progress-at-uf/PODCAST INFO:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7lIxLKAKO8pDt6vkmU7TBXAnchor Website: https://anchor.fm/andres-pulido5Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFn7Fn5wd5p-quHz_YdoxrUryu0MRP6d0SOCIAL:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrespulido8/Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrespulido28LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andres-a-pulido/