Marquette University, a private, coeducational, Catholic, Jesuit institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, seeks a dynamic and strategic leader to serve as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (Provost/EVP). The Provost/EVP will join a dynamic and highly motivated President and leadership team and play an integral role in helping Marquette achieve its goal to be recognized among the most innovative and accomplished Catholic, Jesuit universities in the world. This is an opportunity to galvanize a close-knit community, dedicated to a shared mission of excellence, faith, leadership, and service, around the execution of its ambitious strategic plan. The Provost/EVP will push Marquette to distinguish itself as a preeminent university, leading the way through a rapidly changing higher education landscape, grounded in its Catholic, Jesuit values, and further fostering the university’s excellence in delivering a transformational education to students
Marquette’s mission is the search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. The university aims to graduate students who are transformed by their education and who, in turn, will transform the world.
The incoming Provost/EVP will be joining the Marquette community at a critical moment. In 2024, Dr. Kimo Ah Yun was unanimously elected the 25th president of Marquette University by the Marquette Board of Trustees.In 2031, Marquette University will celebrate 150 years of serving God by delivering to its students a transformative education rooted in its Catholic, Jesuit mission. Heading into this milestone, the university remains committed to its mission, vision and guiding values.
Working closely with university leadership, the Provost/EVP will play a decisive role in shaping and implementing these plans and inspiring and supporting faculty, students, and the university community. The successful candidate will be an inspiring, visionary, collaborative, and strategic leader committed to elevating Marquette’s reach and impact locally and nationally.
Marquette University has engaged Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist with this search. Inquiries, nominations, and applications should be directed in confidence to the firm using the following link: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/marquette-university/provost
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