Job description

Haverford, Pennsylvania

THE SEARCH

Haverford College, one of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges, located just outside Philadelphia, seeks an accomplished and collaborative student affairs leader to serve as its next Vice President and Dean of the College (“Dean”). Haverford provides an intensely personal undergraduate education inspired by intellectual depth, integrity, collaboration, and dedication to preparing students for lives of service and leadership. Reporting directly to the President, the next Dean will join a close-knit community that combines the values of trust, concern, and respect with a rigorous academic program led by world-class faculty.

The Dean serves as Haverford’s senior officer most directly concerned with the academic progress, health and well-being, and personal and professional development of Haverford students. The Dean oversees pre-major academic advising and the provision of various academic policies and programs, including Student Life, Student Success, Athletics, Health Services, Career and Professional Advising, Counseling & Psychological Services, and Campus Safety. The Dean oversees an operating budget of approximately $14 million and around 110 full-time employees.

This is a tremendous opportunity to play a leadership role in shaping the distinctive Haverford student experience at an important moment in the College’s history. The next Dean of the College will steward continuity while helping guide the College through meaningful change, serving as a key partner on the senior leadership team. In this role, the Dean will advance Haverford’s commitment to academic excellence, support the whole-person growth of students, and help bring to life the College’s recently approved 2030 strategic plan, HC2030: Better Learning, Broader Impact.

Grounded in a strong tradition of shared governance and student-led responsibility, the next Dean will foster an inclusive and equitable community and support a vibrant intellectual culture through an integrated academic and campus experience. The Dean will bring deep familiarity with trends and challenges in student affairs, a demonstrated commitment to advancing equity and inclusion for students across socio-economic backgrounds and intersecting identities, a record of successful consensus and community building, and a proven ability to forge sustaining and effective relationships with students, faculty, staff, and college leadership.

A search committee composed of students, staff, and faculty, and co-chaired by Helen White, Provost, and Jess Lord, Vice President & Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, has been formed to lead this important search. The national executive search firm Isaacson, Miller, has been retained to assist the search committee. All inquiries, applications, and nominations for this opportunity should be directed to the search firm as indicated below.

How to apply

Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent via the Isaacson, Miller website below:

Kate Barry, Managing Partner Liz Braun, Managing Associate

Lehman Robinson, Senior Associate Kaitlin Cruz, Managing Search Coordinator Isaacson, Miller

https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/haver ford-college/vice-president-and-dean-college

Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply.

We at Haverford College recognize that we live and work on Lenape land and pay respect and honor to the caretakers of this land, from the time of its first human inhabitants until now, and into the future. We seek to maintain and build upon our current and ever-evolving connections with members of Lenape tribes and communities, in recognition of our intertwined histories and with a goal of moving toward right relationship between the Haverford of today and Lenape peoples.

This document has been prepared based on the information provided by Haverford College. The material presented in this leadership profile should be relied on for informational purposes only. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information, the original source documents and information provided by Haverford College would supersede any conflicting information in this document.