Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, seeks a mission driven, innovative, and experienced enrollment recruitment professional to serve as Dean of Admission.
The Dean of Admission is responsible for the execution of recruitment and enrollment strategy, providing leadership for the recruitment and selection of prospective students. The Dean will build upon Mount Holyoke’s strong position to grow the College’s reputation and reach in domestic and international markets and to deepen the engagement with the admission and college counseling communities. As a senior member of the enrollment division and a member of the College’s Leadership Council, the Dean reports directly to the Vice President for Enrollment Management, Robin Randall.
Mount Holyoke’s Division of Enrollment Management works to attract motivated, engaged students to a community committed to inclusive academic excellence and experiential learning. The Mount Holyoke admission office recruits, admits, and enrolls students at the first year and transfer levels. The College’s renowned Frances Perkins Program is open to and designed for women 25 years and older and parenting students who have experienced an interruption in their education, now seeking the intellectual challenge of completing their 4-year degree at a top liberal arts institution.
Mount Holyoke’s recruiting program relies on relationships with high school counselors, community colleges, community-based organizations, robust engagement with prospective students though on-campus programs, individual and group recruitment travel, and alum volunteers across the country and world who volunteer to support the college enrollment efforts. Mount Holyoke’s recruiting materials and communications convey to prospective students the College’s commitment to provide a uniquely bold and boundless academic experience, robust leadership development, experiential learning and career preparation that begins in the very first year.
The division under Vice President Randall, has realized significant gains. The College made great strides in improving selectivity, with an admit rate now at 36% for the Class of 2028. The college commitment to diversity and inclusion is evidenced by enrollment of domestic students of color at 28% of the enrolled student population, and international students at 20%. Sixteen percent of enrolled students identify as first-generation college students, and 25% are federal Pell Grant recipients. In 2014 Mount Holyoke adopted a trans-inclusive admission policy, and the College embraces its identity as a women’s college that is gender diverse. Mount Holyoke accepts applications from female, trans, and non-binary students.
The preferred candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree, with a strong preference for an advanced degree. The ideal candidate should possess seven to ten years of progressively responsible experience in higher education recruitment and admissions at a highly selective college or university.
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