The client seeks applications and nominations for the Dean of the School of Education. The School is known for work that humanizes education and supports urban education, counseling, and engaged learning, with a focus on communities most affected by injustice. The incoming Dean will provide leadership from a socially minded learning environment and will be positioned to influence the broader educational landscape through the client’s commitment to a more humane and just world.
The client’s School of Education is a large graduate school that offers certificate, master’s, and doctoral degree programs and serves a substantial student population. The Dean will join the administration during a period of growth and will help advance institutional priorities centered on academic excellence, community partnerships, and service to students. This role will involve providing visionary and strategic leadership to position the School as both a local and national leader while fostering innovation and sustaining academic quality.
The Dean will lead efforts to strengthen academic programs and support student success, while preserving the School’s collaborative culture and ensuring operational stability and transparency. The role also includes expanding resources through fundraising to help the School reach its full potential and elevating the School’s local and national profile by building strategic partnerships. The client is seeking a leader capable of aligning program development, community engagement, and institutional growth to support the School’s mission.