Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, invites nominations and applications for the position of provost and dean of the faculty (provost). The College seeks a visionary leader with a proven track record of accomplishment, an entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit, and exceptional interpersonal capabilities and communication skills to join the F&M’s senior leadership team as the provost. Reporting to the president, the provost oversees the Academic Affairs division including the curriculum, faculty governance and personnel matters, and the academic resources, institutes, and centers at the College.
Founded in 1787, Franklin & Marshall is a highly selective, private liberal arts college that prizes its strong faculty-student community centered on small classes and faculty-student research. The College’s mission is to help students develop their potential — including their intellectual, creative, and leadership talents — so that they may live fulfilling lives and contribute meaningfully to their occupations, their communities, and their world. The College currently enrolls about 1,850 undergraduate students from throughout the United States and around the world. Faculty at F&M are dedicated to undergraduate teaching and research in an environment that emphasizes interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. The College’s operating budget for fiscal year 2024 is approximately $120 million, and its pooled endowment is valued at approximately $435 million. Franklin & Marshall is located on 247 beautiful acres in Lancaster, PA, a diverse and progressive metropolitan area of approximately 500,000, with a lively arts culture, historic downtown, and easy access to Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York City, and Washington, D.C.
As the chief academic officer at Franklin & Marshall, the provost and dean of the faculty leads the academic program at the College and is responsible for the hiring, review, and support of all tenure-track, non-tenure-track, and adjunct faculty. The provost’s office oversees an annual operating budget of $43.5 million, including compensation and non-compensation. The provost’s direct reports include two associate deans of the faculty; the director of libraries, and an associate dean for international programs. In close collaboration with the associate deans, the provost has responsibility for all academic departments and interdisciplinary programs. The provost will lead faculty and associate deans in advancing the scholarly and teaching goals and mission of the College; and they will provide leadership and vision in planning, developing, and implementing academic programs, and ensuring the quality and growth of educational offerings and academic support functions. They will also be responsible for strategic planning; budget management; faculty leadership, development and support; promotion and tenure; scholarly and curricular development and assessment; and efforts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Finally, the provost will serve as an ambassador for the College in the Lancaster community and across the nation, and they will engage and communicate with internal and external stakeholders about the value F&M offers to its students, faculty, alumni, and friends.
Franklin & Marshall is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse community, and it promotes the full participation and inclusion of all its members. Grounded in the belief that diversity challenges assumptions, opens minds, and unlocks the collective potential to solve any problem, the provost and dean of the faculty will share and advance the College’s mission to create and sustain a campus community that welcomes, understands, supports, and celebrates diversity of all kinds, including race and ethnicity, gender and sexual identity, regional and national origin, socio-economic status, religious beliefs, different learning styles and abilities, and more.
Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, please submit your CV and cover letter, electronically and in confidence, at the following link: https://talent-profile.dsgco.com/search/v2/21689.
Confidential nominations or referrals should be directed to [email protected].
For more information, please visit Franklin & Marshall College’s home page at https://www.fandm.edu/.
Franklin & Marshall College is committed to having an inclusive campus community where all members are treated with dignity and respect. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the College does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender/gender-identity, sex, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, genetic information, family or marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected class.
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