Archive for March, 2023

Queens University of Charlotte — Dean, McColl School of Business

Queens University of Charlotte — Dean, McColl School of Business

Queens University of Charlotte, one of Charlotte’s leading private universities, seeks a visionary, strategic, and entrepreneurial leader to serve as its next dean of the McColl School of Business.

University of Chicago — Tenured Associate Professor or Full Professor, Department of Race, Diaspora and Indigeneity

University of Chicago — Tenured Associate Professor or Full Professor, Department of Race, Diaspora and Indigeneity

The Department of Race, Diaspora and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago invites applications for appointment as tenured Associate Professor or Full Professor from candidates whose research and teaching focus lies at the intersections of race, Indigeneity, and the Law.

UC San Diego — Associate Director, Academic Achievement Services

UC San Diego — Associate Director, Academic Achievement Services

The Associate Director acts to advance student retention, success, and goal completion at UC San Diego. The Associate Director partners and collaborates to support UC San Diego’s creation of an equity-focused student success ecosystem.

Kent State University — Assistant Professor of Marketing – Non-Tenure Track

Kent State University — Assistant Professor of Marketing – Non-Tenure Track

The Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University invites applications for a non-tenure track Assistant Professor position beginning on August 17, 2023.

Le Moyne College — Diversity Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Le Moyne College — Diversity Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

The Department of Philosophy at Le Moyne College invites applications for a Diversity Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in the area of Ethics, with an AOC of Applied Ethics.

Black In-State Applicants to the University of California System Are Down Slightly

Black In-State Applicants to the University of California System Are Down Slightly

Systemwide 132,226 students from California applied to at least one of the nine undergraduate campuses. Of these, 8,519 students were African Americans, making up 6 percent of all applicants. The total number of applicants to the university system was down slightly from a year ago. That year Blacks were 7 percent of all applicants.

Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans

Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Georgia Southern University — Visiting Instructor / Director of Bands

Georgia Southern University — Visiting Instructor / Director of Bands

Reporting to the school chair, the visiting instructor/Director of Bands is responsible for the artistic, administrative, and visionary leadership of the university band program.

Georgia Southern University — Lecturer and Distinguished Scholar in Guitar / Music Industry

Georgia Southern University — Lecturer and Distinguished Scholar in Guitar / Music Industry

The Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music in the College of Arts and Humanities invites applications and nominations for the position of Lecturer and Distinguished Scholar in Guitar/Music Industry. The home campus for this position will be the Armstrong campus.

University of Chicago — Instructional Professor in the Social Sciences Core (Open Rank)

University of Chicago — Instructional Professor in the Social Sciences Core (Open Rank)

The Social Sciences Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago is now accepting applications for a full-time Instructional Professor who will teach in the Social Sciences Core sequences “Classics of Social and Political Thought” and “Democracy: Equality, Liberty, and the Dilemmas of Self-Government”.

Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School — Physician Scientist – Associate Professor / Professor to serve as Director for a Program for the Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases

Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School — Physician Scientist – Associate Professor / Professor to serve as Director for a Program for the Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases

The successful candidate will have established clinical and research programs and will provide oversight and leadership in the formation stages of this important new multi-disciplinary initiative.

Ferris State University — Dean of Student Life

Ferris State University — Dean of Student Life

Reporting directly to the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Dean of Student Life plays a central role in defining the strong sense of community that unites students, faculty, and staff across the University.

Baruch College — Vice President for Operations and Administration

Baruch College — Vice President for Operations and Administration

Reporting to President David Wu, the Vice President for Operations and Administration is responsible for all aspects of administrative, operational, and fiscal functions of the College.

Gettysburg College — Executive Director of Professional Education and Innovation

Gettysburg College — Executive Director of Professional Education and Innovation

The executive director will develop Gettysburg College as an established brand in the professional education market, strategically leveraging internal and external assets and scaling this new initiative to support net revenue objectives.

Stony Brook University — Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant, Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine

Stony Brook University — Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant, Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine

The Clinical Instructor (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) will provide direct patient care in the Emergency Department in collaboration with Emergency Medicine attending physician.

Cerritos College — PT Librarian

Cerritos College — PT Librarian

Librarians work collaboratively with departments across campus to meet the needs of students and faculty. The library staff includes four full-time librarians and six classified staff.

Brown University — Grants and Administrative Coordinator

Brown University — Grants and Administrative Coordinator

This position provides grant support for faculty, postdocs, students, senior research staff and the administrative team. This person is responsible for supporting all aspects of federal, state and private foundation grants and contracts.

Newberry College — Dean, Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Newberry College — Dean, Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

The inaugural Dean will inspire a vision for the Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and guide it in advancing the distinctive value and relevance of a liberal arts education for students in disciplinary fields, within and outside the division.

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School — Director, Nephrology Division

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School — Director, Nephrology Division

The Department of Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School is recruiting a Director for the Division of Nephrology at the Associate or Full Professor academic rank.

Dominican University — University Minister, Beloved Community

Dominican University — University Minister, Beloved Community

The University Minister will engage and mentor students, partner with staff, faculty and community stakeholders to help fulfill Dominican University’s strategic commitment to equity and inclusive excellence.

University of Wisconsin – Madison — Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communication

University of Wisconsin – Madison — Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communication

The University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks a strategic, collaborative, and innovative executive to serve as its first vice chancellor for strategic communication to elevate its reputation as one of the nation’s leading research universities at a pivotal time in the university’s history and under the direction of a new chancellor. 

Florida International University — Dean of Libraries

Florida International University — Dean of Libraries

The Dean will provide innovative leadership to align FIU Libraries and its services with FIU’s concomitant priorities to research excellence and top student social mobility.

Williams College in Massachusetts to Offer an African Studies Major

Williams College in Massachusetts to Offer an African Studies Major

Williams College, the highly selective liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, has announced that it will begin to offer an Africana studies major this coming fall. Africana studies will be the 37th major available to students at the college. Federal data shows that Blacks make up 5 percent of the 2,200-member student body at Williams College.

Portland State University — Director of TRIO Pre-College Programs

Portland State University — Director of TRIO Pre-College Programs

The Director oversees both pre-college TRIO programs at Portland State: Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound. The two TRIO programs are sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education through its office for post-Secondary Education.

Virginia Tech — Director of Student Recruitment

Virginia Tech — Director of Student Recruitment

The Director of Student Recruitment will apply a strategic vision to lead recruiting and promotion initiatives and facilitate enrollment management strategies for incoming undergraduate students across the College.

Northwestern University — Vice President and Dean of Enrollment

Northwestern University — Vice President and Dean of Enrollment

The vice president will work with University leaders and others to expand Northwestern’s impact through leadership of all aspects of undergraduate recruitment and selection and ensuring admission and financial aid policies and processes reflect University priorities.

University of Iowa Agrees to $4.2 Million Settlement of Racial Bias Lawsuit Filed by Football Players

University of Iowa Agrees to $4.2 Million Settlement of Racial Bias Lawsuit Filed by Football Players

The University of Iowa has agreed to a $4,175,000 settlement of a lawsuit filed by a group of African Americans who played football at the university. The former players allege that they were demeaned with racial slurs, forced to abandon Black hairstyles, fashion and culture to fit the “Iowa Way” promoted by Coach Kirk Ferentz, […]

University of North Carolina Wilmington — Founding Dean, College with a Strategic Focus on Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts

University of North Carolina Wilmington — Founding Dean, College with a Strategic Focus on Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, a public doctoral research institution, seeks a visionary, strategic, entrepreneurial, and collaborative leader to serve as the founding Dean for a new college with a strategic focus on Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts.

University of North Carolina Wilmington — Founding Dean, College with a strategic focus on Computing, Engineering, and Science

University of North Carolina Wilmington — Founding Dean, College with a strategic focus on Computing, Engineering, and Science

This is a compelling opportunity to shape the path of undergraduate and graduate education, research, and scholarship in areas of critical importance spanning mathematics, natural and physical sciences, computer science, engineering, and psychology.

University of the Virgin Islands — Kiril Sokoloff Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation & Special Assistant to the President For Entrepreneurial and Innovation Initiatives

University of the Virgin Islands — Kiril Sokoloff Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation & Special Assistant to the President For Entrepreneurial and Innovation Initiatives

The successful candidate will have interests, experience and expertise in curriculum innovation, interdisciplinary studies, and distance education, as well as teaching and scholarly excellence in entrepreneurship or business-related field.

Purdue University — Head of the Department of Computer Science

Purdue University — Head of the Department of Computer Science

The Head will work with faculty colleagues to build and achieve a compelling vision for the future of the Department, and to continue and accelerate the advancement of its nationally-ranked program through a commitment to excel in all aspects of the Department’s mission.

Purdue University — Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science

Purdue University — Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science

Purdue University is seeking a dynamic and innovative scholar to serve as its next Frederick L. Hovde Dean of the College of Science, and invites applications and nominations from senior academic leaders worldwide.

Michigan State University — Instructor – Fixed-Term, Center for Integrative Studies in General Science

Michigan State University — Instructor – Fixed-Term, Center for Integrative Studies in General Science

The Center for Integrative Studies in General Science at Michigan State University is excited to invite applications for two dedicated educators to join our team: Fixed-Term Instructor – Physical Science AND Fixed-Term Instructor – Biological Science.

Cal Poly Pomona — Dean of the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture

Cal Poly Pomona — Dean of the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture.

California State University, Los Angeles — Director for the Honors College

California State University, Los Angeles — Director for the Honors College

Reporting to the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs and working in collaboration with deans, faculty, and staff, the director will provide dynamic, visionary leadership to inspire students in all disciplines to become creative and critical thinkers as well as leaders in their fields.

Goucher College — Vice President for Equity and Inclusive Excellence

Goucher College — Vice President for Equity and Inclusive Excellence

The VPEIE will partner with the president, provost, senior leaders, and the board to provide comprehensive, strategic, and operational leadership across the College to advance the institution’s strategic goals with respect to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice and its connection to student success.