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Located six miles from downtown Baltimore, Maryland, on a wooded 60-acre campus in the beautiful, residential Homeland community, historic Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) seeks nominations and applications from vibrant, innovative, and collaborative leaders to serve as the next Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs. The new Provost/VPAA will assume office on July 1, 2027.

NDMU is a private, Catholic, comprehensive university established in 1895 in Baltimore City with the mission to educate leaders to transform the world. NDMU offers a wide variety of full- and part-time undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate programs for women and men. The University enrolls over 3,300 students and has been named one of the best “Regional Universities North” by U.S. News & World Report. NDMU is in an exciting time of the institution’s history with a new president who is charting a bold and forward-looking direction for the University, which will prioritize growth and continued institutional transformation by leveraging its academic excellence, enrollment, financial strength, and regional impact.

Embracing the vision of its founders, the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND), the University offers a liberal arts education in the Catholic tradition and has a history characterized by innovation and service. NDMU offers a wide variety of full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs across its five Schools of Arts, Sciences, and Business; Education; Nursing; Pharmacy and Health Professions, and Integrative Health. NDMU is known for being student-centric, committed to superior teaching and scholarship, promoting the advancement of women and for the importance of life-long service.

Reporting to the President, the Provost will provide leadership and administrative oversight of all academic schools & colleges, while serving as a key leader in developing the vision and strategy of the University’s academic enterprise. The Provost will have key leadership roles in development of academic programs, policies, and procedures; overseeing faculty relations and faculty and staff development; maintenance of accreditation, outcome assessment and budgeting/fiscal decision-making.

Notre Dame of Maryland University’s next Provost must possess a terminal degree from an accredited institution and a significant and progressive history of higher education leadership, including administrative experience with undergraduate and graduate programs as a Dean or in an equivalent position. They must have substantial teaching experience and a deep understanding of learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Eligibility for appointment at NDMU at the rank of a tenured, full professor is strongly preferred.

A profile including more information about Notre Dame of Maryland University and the Provost search – including preferred qualifications and a leadership agenda – is available at the link above.

How to Apply

Applications should consist of a substantial letter of interest, a CV, and a list of five professional references with full contact information and a note indicating the nature of your working relationship with each. No references will be contacted without the explicit permission of the candidate. Application documents can be submitted in confidence at the following link: www.academicsearch.org/NDMUProvostApply

Nominations and expressions of interest can be submitted electronically, and in confidence, to: NDMUProvost@academicsearch.org.

The position is open until filled, but only applications received by Wednesday, January 27, 2027, can be assured full consideration. The University is being assisted by Academic Search. Confidential discussions about this opportunity may be arranged by contacting consultants Ann Hasselmo at Ann.Hasselmo@academicsearch.org and Chris Butler at Chris.Butler@academicsearch.org. Further information about Notre Dame of Maryland University is available at https://ndm.edu/.

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