An Invitation to Apply for the Position of PROVOST DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Hanover, New Hampshire the SEARCH Dartmouth College Seeks
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An Invitation to Apply for the Position of PROVOST DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Hanover, New Hampshire THE SEARCH Dartmouth College seeks a distinguished academic and administrative leader to serve as Provost. Dartmouth's profile is unique in higher education in combining the energy, activity, ambitions, and resources of a major research institution with an unparalleled dedication to undergraduate liberal arts education. The new Provost, as the chief academic and budgetary officer of the institution, will be charged with leveraging Dartmouth’s distinctive institutional character and position and its unique organizational structure to advance Dartmouth’s impact and academic excellence into the future. The Provost’s purview at Dartmouth is expansive and includes academics, research and scholarship, budget, student life, and enrollment. The position is unique in its influence, internal and external visibility, and ability to coordinate key stakeholders across the whole institution. The position requires a leader who is comfortable navigating complexity and ambiguity and who has the collaborative talents necessary to bring together many constituents. In addition to advancing academic excellence and research, the Provost will prioritize enhancing Dartmouth’s distinctive undergraduate student experience and championing equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives on campus. The Provost also functions as the chief budget officer, managing the allocation of resources to support institutional goals and priorities. The successful candidate will bring an outstanding record of scholarly achievement and a deep interest in shaping the future of higher education through innovative and collaborative leadership. Dartmouth has retained Isaacson, Miller to assist with this important recruitment. All inquiries, nominations, and applications should be directed to the search firm as indicated at this end of this document. THE ROLE OF THE PROVOST The Provost reports directly to the President, Dr. Philip Hanlon, serving as the President’s chief deputy responsible for the operations of the institution and is a key member of the senior leadership team. Together, they are responsible for long-range strategic planning and implementation of academic and student-life-related programs. The Provost, working with the academic Deans, has Boston | Philadelphia | San Francisco | Washington, DC Dartmouth College Provost Page 2 of 7 responsibility for supporting and advancing teaching and scholarship. The Deans of business, engineering, medicine, and the graduate school report directly to the Provost and operate using a modified responsibility-centered management budget model. The Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences is a dual report to the President and the Provost. The Provost also has the responsibility, working with the Dean of the College and the academic Deans, for supporting and advancing all student-related programs. The Provost Office also supports and facilitates international research collaboration, international agreements and partnerships, and travel funding for faculty and students. Other units reporting into the Provost’s Division include: the Vice Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid; Vice Provost for Research; Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer; Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer; Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Resource Planning; Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs; Director of Global Initiatives; and center and institute leaders. The Provost has significant fiscal responsibility and works closely with the Executive Vice President to manage the academic budget in addition to operational and capital planning initiatives. The Provost chairs the Budget Committee and as chief budget officer ensures that resource allocations optimally serve the institution’s mission and priorities. In this role, the Provost oversees the budgets of the schools and interacts with the respective deans and the senior leadership team to set university-wide priorities, link them to capital campaigns, and align administrative services with academic needs. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Founded in 1769 and located in Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth is defined by comprehensive liberal arts education combined with focused graduate programs in medicine, business, the sciences, and engineering. A founding member of the Ivy League, Dartmouth is consistently ranked among the country’s best research institutions. In U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges 2021” Dartmouth was ranked 13th among national universities and number seven for faculty commitment to undergraduate teaching. It educates 4,400 undergraduates and 2,100 graduate students in the Arts & Sciences and in its four graduate and professional schools: the Geisel School of Medicine, the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, the Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business. With strong graduate programs and an unqualified commitment to research, Dartmouth is a research university and yet in size and commitment to transformative teaching also remains a college. Dartmouth has a profound sense of place. From the Connecticut River to the Green Mountains to the West and the White Mountains to the North, Dartmouth’s physical location leaves a mark on all who study and work there. Among Dartmouth’s greatest assets is its beautiful, historic campus anchored by Baker-Berry Library. The central campus consists of 269 acres and encompasses 6.5- million gross square feet in 161 buildings, ranging from housing to specialized laboratories, gymnasiums, high-tech classrooms, playing fields, and libraries. Dartmouth College Provost Page 3 of 7 Undergraduate Education The undergraduate college offers a four-year program in the liberal arts with more than 50 academic departments. This year Dartmouth received a record number of applications, up 33 percent from last year, and the admissions process is extremely selective with an acceptance rate of just over six percent and a record yield rate of 71 percent for the incoming Class of 2025. The student body is evenly divided between men and women, with 38 percent of undergraduate students identifying as BIPOC and ten percent as international. Dartmouth practices need-blind admissions for all applicants who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents of the U.S., undocumented students in the U.S., and persons granted a refugee visa by the U.S. government. Dartmouth is fully committed to the principles of access and affordability and guarantees to meet 100 percent of students’ demonstrated need throughout their undergraduate years. Moreover, approximately 47 percent of the undergraduate student body received need-based scholarships, totaling roughly $136 million for FY21. A year-round academic calendar and flexible enrollment plan provide many opportunities for study abroad and off-campus experiences. Prior to the pandemic, over 50 percent of Dartmouth’s undergraduate students participated in one or more of the greater than 40 off-campus programs led by Dartmouth faculty in approximately 30 countries throughout the world. More than 20 percent of students participate in intercollegiate athletics at the NCAA Division I level, experience that plays an important role in the development of many Dartmouth students. Graduate and Professional Education Since 1885 when Dartmouth awarded its first PhD, graduate studies at Dartmouth have combined world-class research facilities with an outstanding faculty. The Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, formed in 2016, awards all PhD, MS, and MA degrees across a broad range of programs, including several interdisciplinary and doctoral programs connected to the professional schools at Dartmouth. Guarini is home to 760 graduate students. The Geisel School of Medicine is the nation’s fourth-oldest medical school, includes clinical and basic science departments, and draws on the resources of Dartmouth College and its affiliated teaching hospitals. In addition to the MD degree (395 students), Geisel offers graduate education (nearly 140 students) in the biomedical sciences, public health, and healthcare delivery science. One of the oldest professional schools of engineering in the country, the Thayer School of Engineering features a single unified department of engineering sciences. Thayer administers both the undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in engineering sciences and the Bachelor of Engineering degree and also enrolls 250 graduate students at the master’s and doctoral levels. Founded in 1900 as the first graduate school of management, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth has long been recognized as a top-ten business school and enrolls just over 550 MBA students. The Tuck School is distinguished by its personalized education and a rigorous self- analysis approach to leadership development. Dartmouth College Provost Page 4 of 7 Research, Faculty, and Staff Dartmouth attracts faculty from around the world and ranks among the highest universities in the country in per capita research funding. There are over 900 faculty members across the institution, with 621 who are tenured or on the tenure track. Across the full faculty body, 38.7 percent identify as women and 20 percent as BIPOC. As a member of the American Association of Universities (AAU) and a Carnegie R1-ranked research university, Dartmouth provides a high-intensity research environment, with world-class facilities and outstanding extramural support for scholarly activities for