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