Visit the search committee website >>The search will be assisted by Diversified Search, one of the nation’s top executive recruitment firms specializing in this area. It is anticipated that the final candidate will be selected this spring to begin in the role this summer, and the new University president, once named, will participate in interviewing the finalists.
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National search launched for University’s first vice president for equity and inclusion
(University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)
The University of Rochester has launched a national search for its first vice president for equity and inclusion. The vice president will be the University’s chief diversity officer and will establish and lead the new Office of Equity and Inclusion. An interim associate vice president for equal opportunity and an interim associate vice president for diversity and inclusion have been appointed effective immediately to help structure the new office.
This past spring, the University received guidance from national consultant DeEtta Jones & Associates on how to best establish a new University-wide equity, diversity, and inclusion office. Jones also provided advice about a position description for a person to lead that office.
The new vice president will report to the University president and work closely with deans and other senior leaders and campus constituencies to create, implement and lead a University-wide diversity strategic plan that includes recruitment, training, communication, policy, and metrics. Working with campus diversity leaders, this position will help integrate this strategy with federally mandated anti-discrimination compliance. The vice president will also identify and pursue opportunities to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment, including promoting the University’s new Vision and Values Statement.
University President Richard Feldman will lead the search committee, which includes faculty, staff and students from across the University who were peer-nominated for their familiarity with the University’s initiatives in diversity and inclusion.