# Nancy Brickhouse

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{{Short description|American academic}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| office              = [Provost](/source/Provost_(education)) of [Baylor University](/source/Baylor_University)
| term_start          = 2019
| predecessor         = 
| title2              = Provost of [Saint Louis University](/source/Saint_Louis_University_(United_States))
| term_start2         = 1 April 2015
| term_end2           = June 2018
| predecessor2        = 
| successor2          = [Chester Gillis](/source/Chester_Gillis)
| birth_name          = 
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1960|10|24}}
| birth_place         = [Texas](/source/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](/source/Baylor_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))<br> [Purdue University](/source/Purdue_University) ([MS](/source/Master_of_Science), [PhD](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy))
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'''Nancy Brickhouse''' (born October 24, 1960) is an American academic currently serving as provost at [Baylor University](/source/Baylor_University). Prior to her position at Baylor, she was the provost of [Saint Louis University](/source/Saint_Louis_University_(United_States)).<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](/source/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](/source/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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