Inaugural Dean School of Media Arts, Computing, and Design

Overview

Inaugural Dean of the School of Media Arts, Computing, and Design
Clark University
Worcester, MA

Clark University, a nationally ranked, private liberal arts–based research university, seeks a visionary and collaborative leader to serve as the inaugural dean of the new School of Media Arts, Computing, and Design. This role represents a rare opportunity to lead a new School at the convergence of the arts, interactive media, and technology.

The University’s internationally ranked programs in game design and interactive media, alongside established strengths in computer science, the arts, and the humanities, form a robust academic ecosystem. The School of Media Arts, Computing, and Design brings these distinct but complementary areas together in a single academic home, creating new opportunities for integration across creative, computational, and humanistic disciplines, with growing attention to how people engage with and are shaped by interactive media, computing, data, and AI.

Together, these strengths underpin a School that unites rigorous scholarship grounded in the values of a liberal arts education, alongside an experiential, studio-based approach to learning. As this new School continues to take shape, Clark students will be competitively prepared for success in an increasingly digital and interdisciplinary world.

• Provide entrepreneurial vision and leadership to launch and develop the School as a destination for creative, computational, and design‑driven work with broad societal impact.
• Build new structures and programs, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and articulate the School’s value and mission to internal and external stakeholders.
• Cultivate external relationships, drive fundraising, and support resource development, recruitment, and strategic partnerships to sustain growth and excellence.
• Communicate effectively about the School’s interdisciplinary model and its impact within the university and beyond.

• Proven leadership capability with an entrepreneurial approach to building new academic enterprises and programs.
• Strong ability to communicate the value and impact of interdisciplinary work that spans media arts, computing, and design.
• Experience in building partnerships, fundraising, and external engagement to support strategic priorities.
• Commitment to liberal arts education values, inclusivity, and advancing diversity within the academic community.

Clark University has retained Isaacson, Miller to assist in this search. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and applications should be directed to the search firm via the Isaacson, Miller website:

Clark University embraces equal opportunity and affirmative action as core values: the University believes that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, its employees, and its community. This commitment applies to every aspect of education, services, and employment policies and practices rk’s commitment to diversity informs its efforts in recruitment, hiring, and retention.

All positions at Clark share in the responsibility for building a community that values diversity and the uniqueness of others by exhibiting integrity and respect in interacting with all members of the Clark community to create an atmosphere of fairness and belonging. Clark strongly encourages members from historically underrepresented communities, inclusive of all women, to apply.