Vice Provost Student Equity, Access, and Success

Position: Vice Provost for Student Equity, Access, and Success
Vice Provost, Student Equity, Access, and Success

University of Massachusetts, Boston

The University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for the position of Vice Provost, Student Equity, Access, and Success (VP, SEAS). Reporting to the Provost and Vice Chancellor, the VP SEAS will have the opportunity to join UMass Boston to further its commitment to academic excellence, diversity, and community engagement. With a strong commitment to student success, UMass Boston offers a range of programs and services designed to support students throughout their academic journey, from admission to graduation.

Lead by the VP, SEAS, the university’s Student Equity, Access, and Success (SEAS) unit plays a critical role in this effort, providing students with access to equity-minded and inclusive resources, services, and learning opportunities that support their academic and career goals. Through its various departments and programs, including Inclusive Excellence, Pathway Programs, and Academic and Career Engagement and Success (ACES), SEAS works collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students to design and coordinate integrated academic and career programming that recognizes the cultural wealth and diversity of identities and experiences that comprise the UMass Boston community.

As outlined in its strategic plan, UMass Boston is committed to continuing to expand and enhance its student success initiatives, recognizing the critical role that these programs play in promoting academic achievement, social mobility, and lifelong success. The VP, SEAS will take a critical role in developing and executing innovative strategies that support a diverse community of undergraduate and graduate students and further the university’s mission and strategic plan.

The VP, SEAS is responsible for leading the Student Equity, Access, and Success (SEAS) unit, which comprises the following departments and programs:

Inclusive Excellence

• Center for Academic Excellence

• Ross Center for Disability Services

• Undergraduate Studies

Pathways & Student Success Programs

• Early College

• Pathways & Multilingual Programs

• Student Support Services

• Upward Bound

• Upward Bound Math-Science

• Urban Scholars

SEAS Central

• Business Operations

• Technology Team

• Project Management

• Alpha Lambda Delta

Academic & Career Engagement & Success Center

• U54 UMB – DF/HCC Partnership

• Career Engagement and Employer Partnerships

• Academic and Career Advising

Advising Excellence

The Vice Provost will work collaboratively with the Provost, Vice Chancellors, Deans, faculty, staff, and students to design and coordinate integrated academic and career programming and services that recognize the cultural wealth and diversity of identities and experiences that comprise the UMass Boston community, with a particular emphasis on advancing equitable academic outcomes through effective retention strategies, seamless pre-collegiate and transfer pathways, cultivating a sense of belonging, aligning and coordinating academic and career advising, expanding experiential learning opportunities, offering proactive support for degree completion, and implementing data-informed and equity-minded practices.

Additional responsibilities for the next VP, SEAS include:

• Providing leadership for advancing the university’s first strategic priority:
Holistic Student Success, with a focus on developing and implementing innovative strategies to support student success and promote equitable academic outcomes.

• Recruiting, onboarding, and supervising associate and assistant vice provosts, the SEAS Project Manager, Technology Team, Director of AARO, and the manager of the UMB-DF/HCC Research Education Training program, with a focus on building a high-performing team that is committed to promoting student success and advancing equity.

• Ensuring administrative oversight for SEAS programs and departments, including monitoring the training and supervision of faculty and staff within the departments/programs, with a focus on promoting a commitment to equity and a culture of inclusion.

• Promoting a commitment to equity and a culture of inclusion within the SEAS unit, with a focus on ensuring that…