Vice President of Academics

CalMU is a nationally accredited, for-profit university delivering career-focused programs in business and technology through online, hybrid, and on-ground formats. We serve working professionals, military-affiliated learners, and international students, with a strong emphasis on workforce alignment, quality, compliance, and measurable outcomes.

The Vice President of Academics is a hands-on academic leader responsible for personally leading program development, curriculum enhancement, faculty performance management, and institutional compliance. This role requires an execution-oriented operator who can design, implement, and continuously improve academic programs while ensuring accreditation readiness and workforce alignment in a growth-stage, for-profit university.

• Personally lead the design, development, and launch of new academic programs
  , beginning with Information Technology and expanding into healthcare and other strategic areas.
• Direct and execute curriculum redesign and continuous improvement across existing programs, ensuring academic rigor, workforce relevance, and measurable student outcomes.
• Integrate AI, data literacy, and applied technology skills into academic programs
  , translating emerging tools into practical, career-ready curriculum enhancements.
• Own faculty performance management
  , including instructional standards, evaluation frameworks, professional development, accountability, and corrective action when needed.
• Establish and enforce academic quality standards for course design, delivery, assessment, and learning outcomes across modalities.
• Lead institutional accreditation and compliance efforts
  , serving as the primary academic owner for accreditation preparation, audits, regulatory reviews, and documentation.
• Analyze academic performance, engagement, retention, and completion data to identify gaps and implement targeted, data-driven improvements.
• Develop and monitor academic KPIs that support quality, compliance readiness, operational discipline, and institutional growth.
• Partner with academic, operations, and enrollment leaders to ensure programs are aligned with student demand, employer needs, and institutional priorities.
• Build scalable academic systems and processes that support growth while maintaining compliance and instructional excellence.

• Master’s degree required in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Education, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of senior academic leadership experience in U.S. higher education with direct authority over curriculum, faculty, and academic outcomes.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience personally leading academic program development
  , including program design, curriculum build, and launch.
• Proven responsibility for curriculum enhancement and continuous improvement across undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Direct experience owning faculty performance management
  , including instructional standards, evaluations, development planning, and performance accountability.
• Substantive experience leading or directly supporting institutional accreditation and regulatory compliance
  , including audits, reporting, and documentation.
• Strong background in IT and or business education
  , with the ability to align curriculum to workforce and employer needs.
• Experience overseeing undergraduate and master’s-level programs at an appropriately accredited U.S. institution.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze academic and student performance data and convert insights into executed improvements
  , not recommendations.

• Doctorate in a relevant academic or professional discipline.
• Experience in for-profit, career-focused, or growth-stage institutions with high compliance and accountability expectations.
• Direct involvement in launching new programs in IT, technology, or healthcare
  .
• Practical experience integrating AI, applied technology, or data-driven competencies into academic curricula.
• Track record of improving student engagement, retention, completion, and or employment outcomes
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• Experience building academic systems and processes that scale with institutional growth.

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