Frank Harvey

Dr. Frank Harvey is Dalhousie's acting president while the search for the university's 13th president and vice-chancellor is underway.

Dr. Harvey has served as Dalhousie's provost and vice-president academic since 2020. Prior to becoming provost, Dr. Harvey was dean of Dalhousie's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences from 2016-2020 and was chair of the department of Political Science from 2014-2016.

A professor in the Department of Political Science, Dr. Harvey has won numerous teaching awards and has served as University Research Professor of International Relations, director of the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies and research Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He also brings administrative experience gained from a term as associate dean of research for Dalhousie's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.