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The Board of Trustees at Hamline University has launched a search for the university’s 22nd president. Located in Saint Paul in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Hamline is a private comprehensive university dedicated to excellence in liberal arts education, with the distinctive purpose of providing every student with a transformational experience. The Hamline University presidency is an exceptional opportunity for a strategic and visionary president to lead the university into a new era of academic excellence, enrollment and resource growth, and heightened visibility and influence. The new president is expected to take office on July 1, 2025.

Hamline currently enrolls 2,438 students, of which 1,716 are undergraduate and 722 are graduate students. Of the undergraduate students enrolled, 42% are the first in their families to attend college, and Hamline strives to ensure that each student graduates prepared to flourish in their communities. The university employs over 100 full-time faculty and offers more than 75 undergraduate program areas, an online bachelor’s degree completion program, and over 50 graduate degrees, licenses, and certificate programs including 12 master’s degrees and two doctorate degrees.

The new president will benefit from a strong, dedicated Board that has demonstrated a willingness to embrace change and invest in innovative initiatives; a University Leadership Team composed of a dynamic, creative, and energetic group of senior leaders; and a long history of promoting inclusion in a region committed to education, intellectual vitality, and fostering innovation.

The university seeks a bold leader who will drive opportunities for innovative change and an effective leader who will strategically enhance and strengthen the university’s academic profile and financial position. The new president will be a collaborative leader who will build productive relationships with students, faculty, staff, trustees, and alumni, and they will be an inspirational leader who will raise the university’s visibility and influence in the Twin Cities, the region, and nationally. The successful candidate will possess strong financial acumen, the ability to be collaborative and decisive, a solid understanding of the current climate in higher education, and experience with building relationships, among other qualities. A graduate-level degree is required.

The Hamline University Presidential Search Committee is being assisted by Academic Search. Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest may be submitted in confidence to HamlinePresident@academicsearch.org. When submitting a nomination, please include the nominee’s name, position, employer, and email address.

Applications must include a curriculum vitae and a thoughtful letter of interest addressing, as appropriate, the key responsibilities and qualifications outlined in the profile available at the link below. For full consideration, applications must be received by September 23, 2024. Confidential conversations about this opportunity may be arranged by contacting Maya Ranchod Kirkhope or Katherine Haley.

Hamline University does not and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based on race; color; religion; creed; sex; sexual orientation; gender expression; gender identity; national origin; marital status; familial status; status with regard to public assistance; service with local human rights commission; disability; age; or protected veteran status in its employment or educational opportunities. In addition, a romantic or physical relationship between a student and an employee who is not a student worker is prohibited.