The University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Education. Reporting to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Dean has broad authority and responsibility for oversight of all aspects of the academic endeavors of the College of Education.
The Dean, as the Chief Academic and Administrative Officer of the College of Education, is a campus leader who helps guide innovation, learning, community engagement, and the University’s strategic mission. Academically, the Dean is responsible for leading the College’s faculty hiring and promotion decisions across all ranks, amplifying its collective research and scholarly productivity, and cultivating a culture of curricular innovation that leads to world-class student outcomes. Administratively, the Dean oversees strategic planning, budget management, fundraising, and promotes community engaged scholarship, outreach, and partnerships to ensure that the College’s operations are inclusive, effective, efficient and impactful. The Dean provides the overall vision and leadership to guide and expand the College’s service to the St. Louis region and beyond and enhance its national and international reputation driving UMSL to be the premier College of Education for St. Louis and beyond.
The Dean is also responsible for ensuring equity and excellence in research, discovery and creative activity; educational programs; and service that emanates from the College while fostering a culture within the College to achieve the University’s mission of Transforming Lives. The Dean exemplifies, supports, acknowledges, and commemorates the individual traits and behaviors that foster a sense of variety, fairness, togetherness, and acceptance among every member of the College.
The successful candidate will promote student achievement, enriching the lives of students including non-traditional, international, and first-generation college students. The Dean will drive enrollment, retention, and academic programs and research/scholarship, while amplifying the College's engagement with the broader community.
By capitalizing on the University's urban essence, the Dean will chart a course for growth within the ever-evolving higher education landscape and will be pivotal in advancing the College's alignment with UMSL's mission and objectives.
UMSL is #1 in Missouri for affordability
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The College of Education prepared over 20,000 educators, the most in the region.
Degrees and certificate programs offered through the College of Education
UMSL’s teacher prep programs earned top ratings on the Missouri Department of Education’s Annual Performance Report.
