Provost and Dean of the Faculty- Knox College
Knox College is a community of individuals from diverse backgrounds challenging each other to explore, understand and improve ourselves, our society and our world. The commitment to put learning to use to accomplish both personal and social goals dates back to the founding of the College in 1837. We take particular pride in the College's early commitment to increase access to all qualified students of varied backgrounds, races and conditions, regardless of financial means.
Today, we continue to expand both the historic mission and the tradition of active liberal arts learning. We provide an environment where students and faculty work closely together and where teaching is characterized by inviting and expecting students to pursue fundamental questions in order to reach their own reflective but independent judgments.
In its next Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Knox College (“Knox” or “the College”) seeks a future-oriented, higher education strategist to competitively position the academic program for the coming decade of change. This leader will serve as a thoughtful ambassador for the faculty, a key member of the leadership team, and a creative thought partner to President C. Andrew McGadney. The successful candidate will have:
- A history of prioritizing and securing resources for faculty development and pedagogical innovation.
- The acumen required to strategize and achieve sustainable enrollment growth.
- Emotional intelligence to build consensus within a close-knit academic community.
- An appreciation for educating students within a residential liberal arts model.
- An unrelenting focus on student success and persistence.
The provost will optimize and set direction for all of the College’s academic affairs, which include:
- Academic divisions, support centers, and programs.
- Faculty affairs, curriculum and assessment.
- Registrar, library, and institutional research.
- Guiding academic planning, program development, and review.
- Leading the recruitment and development of faculty.
- Coordinating and monitoring all academic budgets.
- Ensuring that the institution meets and exceeds its mission and accreditation standards.
The College seeks both a scholarly exemplar and an experienced administrator to partner with the president and senior team to execute on the College’s plan for growth. Success in this work will be demonstrated in improved student retention and graduation rates, development of a dynamic and innovative infrastructure that quickly responds to technological advancements in pedagogy and learning spaces, and an elevated intellectual reputation that attracts more scholars and more students nationally and globally.
Knox is conducting this recruitment in partnership with Lionel Anderson of JM Search. Confidential inquiries, nominations, and résumés accompanied by letters of intent may be sent in confidence to: email@example.com.