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Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) Places Chair of the Department of Social Work and Sociology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

(June 3, 2025, WEST HARTFORD, CT) Following a national search, Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES), a leading higher education focused executive search firm, is pleased to announce the successful placement of Dr. David Kondrat securing the role as Chair of the Department of Social Work and Sociology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Dr. David Kondrat comes from Indiana University as the Senior Program Director of Social Work. He holds a PhD in Social Work from The Ohio State University and his research centers on mental health stigma and social support. Dr. Kondrat will serve as the chief administrative and academic leader of the Department and will build upon the department’s strengths to provide exceptional educational experiences, recruit and develop outstanding faculty, promote faculty-driven scholarship, and support graduate education. This position reports to the Dean of the Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences. The Department of Social Work and Sociology offers two baccalaureate degree programs: a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and BA in Sociology. Two graduate degrees are offered jointly with the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG): the Joint Master of Social Work (JMSW) and the Joint PhD in Social Work. Our department boasts a dynamic faculty and numerous opportunities for research.

Located in Greensboro, N.C. A&T is one of 17 institutions of the University of North Carolina (UNC) System and is an 1890 land-grant doctoral research institution with national distinction in STEM education and research. The university is committed to fulfilling its fundamental purposes through exemplary undergraduate and graduate education, scholarly and creative research and effective community engagement. The mission of N.C. A&T is to prepare students to advance the human condition and facilitate economic growth in North Carolina and beyond by providing a preeminent and diverse educational experience through teaching, research, and scholarly application of knowledge.

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