Dean, School of Education

City College of New York

New York, New York

The City College of New York announces its search for a dean to lead its School of Education. City College is simultaneously searching for new deans for the Division of Humanities and the Arts and the Division of Science.

Long the flagship of the City University of New York, The City College is a research university which enrolls more than 15,000 students and operates in the context of the largest urban public comprehensive university in the nation. With these new dean appointments, the recently appointed president and provost are creating the leadership team that will build on the college’s storied history and current strengths to ensure for its remarkably diverse students a scholarly environment that serves as a pathway to advanced education and a foundation for their contributions as leaders in a global society.

The City College is an institution of distinctive strengths: its faculty is distinguished for its scholarship and for its commitment to teaching excellence in both the liberal arts and sciences and in the professional schools. The beautiful campus is expanding to develop new buildings focused on the sciences and the arts. The student body is burgeoning at both undergraduate and graduate levels, with ever-better prepared entrants.

The oldest public school of education in New York City, City’s School of Education is committed to providing an outstanding and affordable education to all its students. The school strives to uphold and extend the college's historic mission of access and excellence as it prepares “knowledgeable, reflective and caring educators who are qualified and committed to teaching and leading in diverse communities.”

Reporting to the provost, the dean will serve as the chief academic and administrative officer of the school. The dean will set the standard for intellectual engagement and accomplishment, provide strategic vision and operational leadership to all aspects of the academic and scholarly programs, assure that the school continues to serve its students with academic programs of the highest quality and effectiveness, promoting excellence as well as diversity in all its programs. In concert with the faculty, the dean will be responsible for student and faculty recruitment, retention, and diversity.

The School of Education seeks distinguished and accomplished scholars and teachers, committed to the success of its students, with the leadership experience and talents to define, with the faculty, the future of the institution. Additional information about the School of Education may be found here: http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/prospective/education/index.cfm

Nominations, expressions of interest, and applications are invited. Applications should include a letter of interest, current curriculum vitae and the names and contact information for four references (who will not be contacted without permission). These materials should be submitted via email to CCNY’s consultants Mary Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Courson at CCNYEducation@wittkieffer.com. For fullest consideration, please submit materials by December 15, 2011.

The search will be conducted with a commitment of confidentiality for candidates until finalists are selected. Review of candidates will begin in late Fall with the goal of having a new dean in place no later than July 1, 2012. Confidential inquiries and questions concerning this search may be sent via email to CCNYEducation@wittkieffer.com or directed to Mary Elizabeth Taylor at (212) 686-2676 or Jane Courson at (508) 257-0109.

The City College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action, Immigration Reform and Control Act, Americans with Disabilities Act employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability. The College seeks candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity.