Dean of the College of Arts and Letters
Dean of the College of Arts and Letters
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Working/Functional Title
Dean of the College of Arts and Letters
Position Summary
The Dean of the College of Arts & Letters reports to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Dean plays a key leadership role in advancing the mission operations and service of the College with complete line responsibility for personnel general administration and management budget academic and development functions. The Dean leads the College working closely with their senior leadership team.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Executive Leadership: Provide leadership in establishing the College of Arts & Letters strategic objectives and develop and manage all resources essential to the achievement of these objectives. Maintain a leadership team capable of supporting and implementing the Colleges vision and strategies. Work with faculty staff academic leadership and University leadership in pursuit of broader institutional goals. Academic Leadership: Serve as a collaborative and decisive leader who empowers others and has an established record of effectively engaging convening and supporting diverse disciplines. Support enhance and promote faculty research and creative discovery teaching excellence and service. Promote a culture of care transparency and shared governance. Advocate and lead active collaborations among other MSU units and external partners. Recruit and retain top faculty who will further the Colleges research creative and academic mission attain ambitious standards of excellence and enhance diversity. Evaluate faculty for appointment tenure and promotion. Ensure adequate staffing to support academic goals. Enhance the student experience by fostering excellence in programs and classroom teaching.
Fundraising: Enthusiastically engage in cultivating and soliciting individual donors foundations and corporations.
Financial Management: Ensure a strong financial future for the College through revenue growth. Manage the Colleges financial resources through effective oversight of the annual operating budget longterm financial planning and exploitation of strategic opportunities for revenue growth. Oversee Collegewide resource acquisition and utilization.
Collaboration and Strategic Partnerships: Enhance administrative academic and research relationships with other entities internal and external to MSU. Leverage and enhance relationships through effective communication with internal and external constituencies including staff local regional and national organizations/associations members of senior leadership and academic communities.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin citizenship age disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Other Ph.D. and other related Terminal Degree in a department within the College of Arts and Letters
Desired Degree
Doctorate
Minimum Requirements
The ideal candidate will possess a terminal degree (Ph.D. and other related terminal degrees) have a proven track record of scholarly achievement demonstrate the level of excellence expected for a full professor in a College of Arts & Letters department and bring relevant administrative experience to the table.
Desired Qualifications
While no one possesses them all the successful candidate will demonstrate many of the following experiences and skills:
Visionary Leadership: An established record of effective strong and collaborative leadership. Demonstrated commitment to enhancing diversity and equal opportunity for individuals from underrepresented or historically marginalized groups. Ability to unite students faculty and staff to pursue together a promising future. The courage and discipline to implement the changes that will be necessary to attain this future. A history of developing and promoting shared governance between faculty and administration. The capacity to formulate and articulate a shared vision to persuade a wide range of audiences of its value and to engage others in its implementation. Must be able to see initiatives through to completion. Ability to recruit outstanding new faculty and staff as well as retain the Colleges strongest faculty with specific experience engaging with recruiting and retaining faculty of color and diverse backgrounds. Familiarity with appointment promotion and tenure procedures. Ability to motivate and inspire others to strive continuously for academic excellence. Strong interdisciplinary ethic. Successful experience as a dean associate dean department chair or research center/ institute director will be deemed a valuable asset to an individuals candidacy. Ability and willingness to advocate for and enhance arts and humanities across and beyond the institution while working collaboratively with other deans and institutional leaders on advancing MSUs tripart missions of teaching research and outreach and engagement.
Knowledge of higher education trends: A comprehensive understanding of the state of arts and humanities across the United States and a proactive plan for navigating the landscape and advancing the work of the College in this context. New ways of thinking about the evolution of fields and disciplines in light of societal cultural and technological changes. Ability to speak with conviction about the value of liberal arts education.
Focus on Students: Genuine understanding of the teaching mission and the importance of providing undergraduate and graduate students with the highest quality educational experience. Must understand and value the importance of a diverse student body.
Fundraising Ability: Demonstrated success in strengthening philanthropic support from individuals foundations and corporations or a genuine appetite to engage in such fundraising. Financial Management Experience: A distinguished record of operational leadership demonstrating excellence growth and financial effectiveness. Demonstrated experience in fiscal management.
Diversity and Inclusive Excellence: Demonstrated commitment to diversity equity inclusion and belonging. Must understand and value the importance and benefits of a diverse student body faculty and staff.
Required Application Materials
Michigan State invites inquiries nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Arts & Letters. Interested candidates should confidentially submit a curriculum vitae and a letter of interest (Adobe PDF files preferred). Materials should represent qualifications relative to the opportunities and challenges described in this document inclusive of a statement detailing how your past and future work will contribute to advancing MSUs commitment to inclusive excellence to .
For fullest consideration materials should be received as soon as possible and preferably by January 13 2025.
Special Instructions
Russell Reynolds & Associates is an executive search firm that will be assisting MSU with the search for the next Dean of the College of Arts and Letters. For questions about the position please contact Jett Pihakis Ph.D. Partner and Leader of Higher Education Practice at
Review of Applications Begins On
01/13/2025
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Statement
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing lifechanging opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degreegranting colleges.
Employment Type
Full-Time
