{{Short description|American academic}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | office = Provost of Baylor University | term_start = 2019 | predecessor = | title2 = Provost of Saint Louis University | term_start2 = 1 April 2015 | term_end2 = June 2018 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = Chester Gillis | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|10|24}} | birth_place = Texas, U.S. | alma_mater = | spouse = | children = | website = {{url|https://provost.web.baylor.edu/person/nancy-brickhouse| Office of the Provost}} | signature = | education = Baylor University (BA)<br> Purdue University (MS, PhD) }} '''Nancy Brickhouse''' (born October 24, 1960) is an American academic currently serving as provost at Baylor University. Prior to her position at Baylor, she was the provost of Saint Louis University.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nancy Brickhouse profile|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17898066|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Koch|first1=Janice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_gQoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA43 |title=Girls and Women in STEM: A Never Ending Story|last2=Irby|first2=Beverly|last3=Polnick|first3=Barbara|date=2014-01-01|publisher=IAP|isbn=978-1-62396-558-7|language=en}}</ref>
She holds a B.A in chemistry from Baylor University, and also holds an M.S and PhD from Purdue University.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nancy Brickhouse|url=https://www.baylor.edu/provost/index.php?id=960976|website=Office of the Provost {{!}} Baylor University|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> Brickhouse started her career working in rural district schools in northeastern Texas teaching physics, physical science, and chemistry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Missouri S&T|url=https://sefconf.mst.edu/speakers/|website=sefconf.mst.edu|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref>
She worked at the University of Delaware for 27 years before becoming Saint Louis University provost. At Delaware, she held a number of roles, including interim provost and deputy dean of the College of Education and Human Development. She was also a part of the task force that established the first set of science standards for the university.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New appointment|url=http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2015/mar/newappointment031915.html|website=UDaily|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref>
In 2018, she resigned as provost of Saint Louis University, returning to the school's education department.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seven Women Who Are Stepping Down From Their Current Posts in Higher Education|url=https://www.wiareport.com/2018/06/seven-women-who-are-stepping-down-from-their-current-posts-in-higher-education/|date=2018-06-25|website=Women In Academia Report|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> In February 2019, she was announced as the incoming provost of Baylor University, and stepped into the role in May of that same year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone Announces Appointment of Dr. Nancy Brickhouse as Provost | date=27 February 2019 |url=https://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=207457 |access-date=12 December 2020}}</ref>
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