Provost

University Provost

About the Company

Well-established private university

Industry
Higher Education

Type
Educational Institution

Founded
1891

Employees
201-500

Categories

• Education
• Asia Pacific
• Higher Education
• Home
• Lenoir-Rhyne University
• North Carolina
• Western Carolina University

About the Role

The Company is seeking a Provost to serve as its chief academic officer, providing strategic and decisive leadership to ensure a high-quality, innovative curriculum that aligns with the institution's mission and market demands. The successful candidate will be responsible for the development, guidance, and refinement of academic programs, as well as for fostering a campus culture that prioritizes student success, retention, and completion. This role requires a visionary leader with a strong background in executive academic leadership, a terminal academic degree, and a distinguished record in teaching, scholarship, and service. The Provost will also be tasked with leading accreditation processes, managing a fiscally responsible budget, and advancing the institution's global engagement and cultural competence initiatives. Applicants for the Provost position at the company should have a terminal academic degree and a proven track record of academic and administrative leadership in higher education. The role demands an individual with exceptional communication skills, a deep understanding of the higher education landscape, and a commitment to fostering a culture of care, integrity, excellence, and curiosity. The ideal candidate will have experience in both programmatic and institutional accreditation processes, as well as a demonstrated ability to build external partnerships. Responsibilities include leading strategic initiatives, managing academic operations, and ensuring the success of faculty and academic staff. The Provost will also be expected to modernize academic policies, support academic operations on the Asheville campus, and represent academic affairs to the Board of Trustees.

Hiring Manager Title
President

Functions

• Education/Academic Administration