Dean of Academic Pathways and Partnerships

Berea College; Berea (KY); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health care

Dental plan

Vision plan

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Zusammenfassung

Berea College seeks a Dean of Academic Pathways & Partnerships to provide leadership for curricular pathways, course offerings, and enrollment management, ensuring programs align with the College's mission and liberal arts emphasis. The Dean will collaborate with Academic Affairs, academic departments, and student-facing offices to keep the curriculum responsive to student needs and outcomes.

The Dean will report to the Provost, supervise the Registrar and Library, and help connect curriculum to

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of administrative/leadership experience in higher education.
• 5+ years of supervisory experience.
• 8+ years of significant teaching experience at the collegiate level.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum development, program review, and/or assessment.
• Strong understanding of student advising and mentorship in a liberal arts context.
• Experience with data-informed decisions related to curriculum and student success.
• Academic leadership at the institutional level.
• Direct experience engaging issues of access, equity, and inclusion in higher education.

Aufgaben

• Provide curricular leadership and innovation across degree pathways and credentials.
• Collaborate with departments to design, review, and develop programs while ensuring timely completion.
• Use data-informed approaches to evaluate curriculum effectiveness and student progression.
• Oversee curriculum approvals, transfer credit, and summer course policies.
• Supervise Library Services and support for the Hutchins Library.
• Partner with experiential learning and career development programs to embed readiness across curricula.
• Lead course enrollment management through collaboration with registrars and scheduling.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Data-driven decisions

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal communication

Ausbildung

Terminal degree in an academic discipline

Jobbeschreibung

Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position.

Description

The role of Dean of Academic Pathways & Partnerships provides institutional leadership for curricular pathways, course offerings and enrollment management, and the academic supports that help students thrive in their academic programs. Overseeing a student’s academic experience from enrollment at the College to their eventual career or graduate school acceptance, the Dean collaborates with the Academic Affairs leadership team, academic departments, and student-facing offices to ensure Berea’s curriculum is responsive to the needs of our students and of a mission-oriented liberal arts college.

The Dean reports to the Provost and supervises the Registrar and the Library. Working with academic departments, the Dean designs and stewards degree pathways that promote timely completion while preserving the breadth of a liberal arts education. The position pairs curricular vision with data-informed judgment, tracking enrollment trends, course viability, and student progression. The Dean will also build partnerships on and beyond campus as Berea strives to connect the curriculum to dual enrollment programs, experiential learning opportunities, the Work College Program, and strong career and graduate school outcomes. As a collaborative leader, the Dean advances academic innovation while honoring shared governance and Berea’s mission of educational access and excellence.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Curricular Leadership & Innovation (50%)
• Lead the design, review, and development of academic programs and degree pathways, including majors, minors, concentrations, certificates, interdisciplinary courses, stackable credentials, and microcredentials, in partnership with academic departments, supporting timely completion while preserving Berea’s liberal arts mission.
• Use data-informed approaches to evaluate curriculum effectiveness, equity gaps, and student progression patterns and identify opportunities to improve curricular efficiency and integrate interdisciplinary learning.
• Oversee institutional processes for curriculum approval and revision and evaluate and improve approaches to transfer credit, independent majors, and summer courses.
• Supervise the Director of Library Services, providing leadership and support for the Hutchins Library.
• Partner with Experiential Learning Labs, the Work College Program, Internships & Career Development, and other campus programs to embed career readiness competencies across curricula.
• Course Viability and Enrollment Management (25%)
• Supervise the Registrar, providing leadership and support for the Registrar’s Office and its functions.
• Collaborate with academic departments to optimize course offerings and scheduling, including course rotation, consolidation, or redesign, with attention to enrollment, faculty workload, curricular sustainability, and efficient use of institutional resources.
• Partner with Institutional Research and relevant offices to monitor enrollment trends and forecast curricular needs.
• Committee Leadership and Student Success Initiatives (15%)
• Serve on and/or chair key institutional committees related to curriculum, academic policy, and student success.
• Partner with the NEST: Student Success Central and work closely with committees focused on retention, persistence, and graduation outcomes to align curricular practices with institutional goals.
• Facilitate collaboration among faculty governance bodies to ensure transparency and shared ownership of curricular decisions.
• Contribute to strategic planning efforts that advance student achievement and academic innovation.
• Faculty Collaboration and Support (10%)

Serve as a resource and liaison among faculty, departments, faculty governance, and Academic Affairs leadership on curricular design, innovation, policy, and direction, fostering collaboration and ensuring faculty perspectives inform institutional academic priorities.

What You'll Bring

Education required to ensure success in this position:

• Terminal degree in an academic discipline

Experience Required To Ensure Success In This Position

• 8+ years’ experience administrative/leadership experience in higher education.
• 5+ years’ supervisory experience.
• 8+ years of significant experience teaching at the collegiate level.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum development, program review, and/or assessment
• Strong understanding of student advising and mentorship practices in a small liberal arts college context
• Experience with data-informed decision-making related to curriculum and student success
• Academic administrative or leadership experience at the institutional level
• Direct experience engaging issues of access, equity, and inclusion in higher education

Special Skills, Knowledge And Abilities

• Understanding of and ability to function in the distributed authority structure of shared governance as it is constituted at Berea College
• Strategic thinking and systems-level perspective on curriculum and student success
• Knowledge of the challenges, trends, and emerging developments in the higher education landscape
• Exemplary analytical and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative leadership and strong interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including faculty, staff, and students
• Commitment to Berea College’s mission of educational access and excellence
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

License, Certification, Or Registration Necessary

• N/A

Physical Requirements

• Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds
• Ability to travel independently by car and/or plane

Environmental Conditions

• Professional office environment with interruptions and noise due to frequent visitors, students, staff and faculty
• Occasional travel required for meetings, conferences, etc.

Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:

• Standard office equipment: computer, fax, phone, etc.

Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 44 states and U.S. territories and more than 60 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides every enrolled student with a fully funded degree that covers 100% of tuition, housing, food, supplies, and fees without loans, for all four years. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only 10 federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus, building professional skills in a real-world learning environment.

Washington Monthly ranked Berea College the #1 Best College for your Tuition and Tax Dollars, 2025. Berea also ranks #1 in educational access by The New York Times, 2023 and #1 for lowest educational debt by U.S. News and World Report, 2025 and 2026. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2026.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 17,000) lies 40 miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

Our Benefits

Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.

Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work an average of twenty-four hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.

Our Unique Culture

Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.

Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea

Labor Supervision

In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.