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Penn Medicine and Engineering professor Beth Winkelstein has served as deputy provost since 2020. Credit: Jesse Zhang

1993 Penn graduate and Penn professor Beth Winkelstein has been reinstated to her post as deputy provost of the University. 

Winkelstein has served as deputy provost of the University since 2020 and served as provost from July 2021 to May 2023. Prior to her appointment as deputy provost, Winkelstein was vice provost for education for five years and taught neurology at Penn for more than 20 years. 

“I am deeply honored to continue my work as deputy provost,“ Winkelstein told Penn Today. “This is an exciting time at Penn, and I look forward to partnering with the Provost, our great team in the Provost’s Office, and our many outstanding students, faculty, and staff to help advance our shared mission of education and research in the years ahead.”

During her time as deputy provost, she served as the Vice Chair of the University Task Force on Antisemitism and worked on the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

In an interview reflecting on one year as interim president of Penn, Larry Jameson highlighted Winkelstein's work in leading the implementation process of recommendations from the two groups' reports.

“Each of the groups had a sharp focus on culture, belonging, and they wanted us to go through a process of creating a values statement, which we’ve now done,” Jameson told Penn Today. 

Provost John Jackson Jr. also spoke highly of Winkelstein in a statement to Penn Today.

“Beth’s partnership, wisdom, and strategic insight have been essential to me as Provost” he said. 

He added that the search for the next Vice Provost for Education and Vice Provost for Research will begin soon, finalizing the committees that Winkelstein will chair.

As Deputy Provost, Winkelstein will work with the Provost and oversee the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships, the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Innovation, College Houses & Academic Services, Penn First Plus, and the Center for Community Standards and Accountability. 

The university will soon announce a search for the next Vice Provost for Education and Vice Provost for Research, both of which will be members of committees chaired by Winkelstein. 

During Winkelstein's tenure as a professor she advanced several new initiatives at Penn including the launch of Penn First Plus, and several research grants. 

“At the heart of P1P was ensuring our students feel a sense of belonging such that they are successful in their educational and co-curricular pursuits,” she said to Penn Today. 

Winkelstein was awarded the Ford Motor Company Award for Faculty Advising by Engineering students in 2006 and 2013. The award is annually given to a faculty member that dedicates themselves to “helping students realize their educational, career and personal goals.”