Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Greenwood Asher & Associates invites applications and nominations for the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at East Texas A&M University. Reporting to the President, the Provost serves as the University's chief academic officer and second-ranking strategic partner, providing leadership for the academic enterprise and helping shape East Texas A&M's future academic, student success, research, and institutional priorities.

This is a significant opportunity for an accomplished academic leader to join a public R2 research university with strong momentum and genuine latitude to lead. The next Provost will help strengthen faculty success and shared governance, advance research and graduate education, modernize the academic portfolio, expand the University's reach in Dallas and across extended sites, and align academic programs with student and workforce needs.

About the Institution

East Texas A&M University is a public R2 research university and proud member of The Texas A&M University System. Based in Commerce, Texas, approximately 60 miles northeast of Dallas, the University serves nearly 13,000 students through a broad academic enterprise that includes six academic colleges, the Graduate School, Honors College, and Dallas and extended-site operations. East Texas A&M offers more than 140 academic degree programs and is advancing its research profile, student-success agenda, and regional impact.

The University is entering an important next chapter marked by research growth, academic innovation, affordable and flexible graduate pathways, competency-based education, and a renewed institutional brand centered on the Lion Made promise. The next Provost will have the opportunity to translate that momentum into a cohesive academic strategy and lasting institutional impact.

Key Responsibilities

The Provost will provide strategic and operational leadership across areas including:

• Provide vision and leadership for the academic enterprise, including the academic colleges, Graduate School, Honors College, Dallas and extended sites, vice provost leadership, and academic support functions.

• Lead strategic review and management of the academic portfolio, including program development, expansion, redesign, consolidation, and discontinuation based on student demand, workforce needs, quality, mission, and financial sustainability.

• Advance faculty excellence, teaching, scholarship, research, and creative activity while fostering academic freedom, shared governance, professional development, and a visible, collaborative academic culture.

• Partner closely with Research and Economic Development, Enrollment Management, and Student Affairs to strengthen research capacity, graduate and doctoral education, recruitment, retention, persistence, progression, and completion.

• Lead academic planning, budgeting, institutional effectiveness, and external partnerships while representing East Texas A&M across The Texas A&M University System and at the state and national levels.

Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate will be an academically accomplished, collaborative leader with the experience and judgment to lead a complex university-wide portfolio. Minimum requirements include:

• An earned doctorate.

• Ten years of successful senior-level leadership experience, including responsibility for managing highly productive staff teams.

• A record of teaching and scholarship that would justify appointment as a tenured full professor, together with progressively responsible administrative leadership and strategic fiscal management experience.

• An understanding of graduate education and the requirements for excellence in research, along with a demonstrated commitment to academic excellence, civility, student success, and partnership with enrollment and student affairs.

• The ability to build strong internal and external relationships, communicate effectively with varied audiences, manage complex and sensitive situations with integrity, and work strategically and cooperatively as part of an executive team.

Application and Nomination Process

Greenwood Asher & Associates is assisting East Texas A&M University in this search. Initial screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made.

For best consideration, application materials should be submitted by September 25 th , 2026.

Applications should include:

• A letter of interest that clearly addresses the applicant's interest and qualifications for the position

• A current CV or resume

Materials should be submitted via:

Nominations and inquiries may be directed to:

Lauren McCaghren , Assistant Vice President for Business Development and Client Relations - View email address on us.fitly.work

Lois Stetson , Director of Research & Data Analytics - View email address on us.fitly.work

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

East Texas A&M University is an Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

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