vice president of diversity, equity, and belonging

curry college invites nominations, expressions of interest, and applications for the inaugural position of vice president of diversity, equity, and belonging.

since its founding in 1879, curry college has been an innovative institution of higher education that emphasizes individualized education and personal development. the college’s rich history, with roots in the intellectual traditions of 19th-century new england, is foundational to its character. now well into its second century, curry has maintained a distinctive mission and commitment to student success, while creatively transforming itself over the years to meet new educational challenges.

reporting to https://www.curry.edu/about-us/academic-excellence/mission-and-leadership/meet-the-president the vice president will be a key member of the president’s cabinet and will serve as a trusted advisor to the president and other campus leaders. the vice president of diversity, equity, and belonging will engage readily with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the broader milton and boston community to lead the campus in developing a vision and strategy for advancing equity and inclusion among its constituents.

the ideal candidate will be passionate about advancing a broadly inclusive model to guide the college's efforts on issues of equity, belonging, and accessibility. in addition, they should have strong experience in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion issues at a senior level coupled with in-depth practice serving people of different identities and familiarity with these issues within the context of private higher education. the vice president will bring a social justice lens to the work and have a global/international perspective.

a terminal degree is preferred. significant experience in advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is required.

all applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. applications should include, as separate documents, a cv or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the profile available at https://wittkieffer.com/positions/25042-vice-president-of-diversity-equity-and-belonging. the position will begin in the spring, 2024 semester.

wittkieffer is assisting curry college in this search. for fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by december 1, 2023.

application materials should be submitted using wittkieffer’s https://apptrkr.com/4785257.

nominations and inquiries can be directed to charlene aguilar and sheila murphy at currycollege-vpdeb@wittkieffer.com.

curry college is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment and education to all employees, students, and applicants. no employee, student, or applicant shall be discriminated against or harassed on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, ethnic or national origin or ancestry, veteran status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran or military status, membership in uniformed services, or any category protected by applicable state and federal laws. curry college does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan program, and athletic and other school-administered programs. similarly, curry college is committed to making its programs and campus accessible to its visitors and compliant with all applicable non-discrimination laws.