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Michele Gillespie PhD

Provost · Wake Forest University

Provost at Wake Forest University. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.0M

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Reported as Provost of Wake Forest University, based in Winstonsalem, NC.
Received $1.0M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Dr. Michele Gillespie is a historian and Presidential Endowed Professor of Southern History at Wake Forest University, where she has been faculty since 1999.

She served as Provost of Wake Forest (2022–2025) and previously as Dean of the College (7 years); her scholarly expertise focuses on American history, gender, race, class, and regional dynamics in the American South.

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Presidential Endowed Professor of Southern History, Wake Forest University (1999–present); Provost (2022–2025)
Education
  • Rice University - Undergraduate
  • Princeton University - PhD

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Wake Forest University Provost · $843.2M revenue · Winstonsalem, NCWake Forest University, a 501(c)(3) institution of higher education, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate…pay $370K → $1.0MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.0Mreported comp

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