The University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for the position of Vice Provost, Student Equity, Access, and Success (VP, SEAS). Reporting to the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the VP SEAS will have the opportunity to join UMass to further its commitment to academic excellence, diversity, and community engagement. With a strong commitment to student success, UMass Boston offers a range of programs and services designed to support students throughout their academic journey, from admission to graduation. Lead by the VP, SEAS, the university's Student Equity, Access, and Success (SEAS) unit plays a critical role in this effort, providing students with access to equityminded and inclusive resources, services, and learning opportunities that support their academic and career goals. Through its various departments and programs, including Inclusive Excellence, Pathway Programs, and Academic and Career Engagement and Success (ACES), SEAS works collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students to design and coordinate integrated academic and career programming that recognizes the cultural wealth and diversity of identities and experiences that comprise the UMass Boston community. As outlined in its strategic plan, UMass Boston is committed to continuing to expand and enhance its student success initiatives, recognizing the critical role that these programs play in promoting academic achievement, social mobility, and lifelong success. The VP, SEAS will take a critical role in developing and executing innovative strategies that support a diverse community of undergraduate and graduate students and further the university's mission and strategic plan.
The University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) is a recognized model of excellence for urban public research universities. One of the five campuses of the UMass system, and a designated Minority Serving Institution, UMass Boston is a research university with a teaching soul. As the citys only public R1 research institution, it combines a rigorous focus on the generation of knowledge that characterizes a major research university with a dedication to teaching that places its top scholars in undergraduate and graduate classrooms where a 16:1 studenttofaculty ratio fosters easy studentfaculty interaction.
The Vice Provost for Student Equity, Access, and Success (VP, SEAS) is a pivotal leadership position that provides visionary direction and oversight for the development, implementation, and assessment of holistic student success initiatives at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Overseeing a team of 89 and a budget of nearly $11 million, including $4.6 million in grants, the VP, SEAS oversees a broad portfolio of critical initiatives that support the success of UMass Bostons diverse undergraduate and graduate student body. The Vice Provost works collaboratively with the Provost, Vice Chancellors, Deans, faculty, staff, and students to design and coordinate integrated academic and career programming and services that recognize the cultural wealth and diversity of identities and experiences that comprise the UMass Boston community, with a particular emphasis on advancing equitable academic outcomes through effective retention strategies, seamless precollegiate and transfer pathways, cultivating a sense of belonging, aligning and coordinating academic and career advising, expanding experiential learning opportunities, offering proactive support for degree completion, and implementing datainformed and equityminded practices.
The successful candidate has an earned doctorate and significant experience in leadership in managing academic advising, career services, academic support services, or relevant student services. As an experienced and transformational leader, the VP SEAS possesses organizational and operational expertise, including demonstrated evidence of effective change management, personnel development, and complex budget oversight. The next VP SEAS will be a highly strategic, visionary, and collaborative leader with the ability to architect innovative and impactful student support services within an institution that is deeply committed to its students, faculty, staff, and greater communities.
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