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Executive Vice President & Provost Responsibilities

The executive vice president & provost serves as the chief strategic partner to the president, participating in all major decisions affecting the campus, and reports directly to the president, as a member of the President’s Cabinet. The executive vice president & provost also works closely with the vice president of Business Affairs and CFO to manage the annual academic affairs budget process, collaborating with the president, vice presidents, deans, and the leaders of shared governance organizations representing faculty.

The College deans report to the executive vice president & provost, as do the associate provost for Academic Operations, the associate provost for Student Success, the University registrar, the director of Institutional Research & Business Intelligence, and the director of the library.

Additional areas of responsibility for the executive vice president & provost include:

  • Provide leadership for all academic policy and programs to facilitate appropriate program development, systematic review, high-quality curriculum with a focus on program quality, currency, growth, and sustainability.
  • Coordinate and support institutional and programmatic accreditation efforts.
  • Serve as the head of the faculty, overseeing hiring, onboarding, evaluation, development, and tenure and promotion processes.
  • Foster and promote effective shared governance.
  • Strengthen the academic enterprise by facilitating the growth of faculty research and other professional and scholarly activities of the faculty and oversee IRB processes and ORI reporting.
  • Drive effective implementation of institutional strategic initiatives, in particular those related to student success, academic program quality, and research.
  • Lead academic-related community outreach and advancement.

Professional Experiences & Characteristics

  • An earned terminal degree from an accredited institution
  • A record of academic scholarship consistent with appointment at the rank of full professor
  • Previous teaching experience in higher education
  • Previous senior leadership experience in higher education
  • Demonstrated experience leading the development of new and existing academic degree programs in response to market demand
  • Demonstrated experience leading organizational change in a humane, effective, and forward-oriented manner
  • Demonstrated experience generating new revenue streams and leading an environment with resource constraints
  • Exceptional communication skills and the ability to effectively engage with a broad range of stakeholders
  • A community minded leadership ethos and genuine capacity to listen to all stakeholders and seek input
  • Demonstrated ability to align institutional goals with strategic execution
  • Demonstrated capacity to facilitate integration of initiatives across and within an organization

How to Apply

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We invite applications, nominations, and all expressions of interest for the position of executive vice president & provost at Methodist University directed to: [email protected].

Our preferred submission date for a cover letter and curriculum vitae is December 12, 2026.