EQU Advisors Seeking Senior Leader for Sarah Lawrence College
June 15, 2026 – Executive search firm EQU Advisors was recently retained by Sarah Lawrence College to lead in its search for an associate vice president of enrollment. This executive will serve as a key member of the senior enrollment leadership team and a collaborative partner across the institution. This role is designed to strengthen coordination, elevate shared strategy, and support the continued evolution of enrollment efforts in ways that build on the College’s established strengths and long-standing expertise.
The associate vice president will work closely with the director of financial aid, the director of enrollment operations, and the director of undergraduate admissions, as well as colleagues in marketing and communications, first-year experience, athletics, and graduate and professional studies.
At a time of energy and momentum, the College seeks an associate vice president to provide day-to-day leadership for undergraduate admissions while serving as a thought partner to the Vice President, contributing insight, coordination, and implementation support in an increasingly complex and fast-moving enrollment landscape. This role is intentionally oriented toward enhancing alignment, reducing fragmentation, and ensuring that strong existing efforts are as effective and well-supported as possible
This role requires a bachelor’s degree; a graduate degree and/or equivalent credential is preferred. The ideal candidate will have at least seven to 10 years of progressively responsible experience in college admissions, enrollment management, or a related field, with a minimum of five years in leadership roles.
Experience in a liberal arts environment is valued; however, the College is also interested in candidates from specialized or mission-driven institutions (e.g., arts, engineering, business-focused) or those with a combination of relevant admissions and consulting experience, who bring transferable insight into enrolling distinct student populations. This person will have exceptional operational skills, an adept strategic and analytical capability, and a technological, innovative, and resourceful orientation.
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college located in Bronxville, NY. Founded in 1926, the institution is known for its individualized approach to education, emphasizing small seminar-style classes, close faculty mentorship, and interdisciplinary study. The college offers undergraduate and graduate programs across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and creative and performing arts.
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EQU Advisors was co-founded by Veena Abraham and Robert Luke. The firm serves higher education and non-profit institutions and leaders through executive search, management consulting, and candidate advising. Throughout our careers, they have completed approximately 200 searches across a full range of private and public institutions including liberal arts colleges, regional universities and colleges, research universities and institutes, members of the Ivy League, as well as national non-profit organizations.
Finding Senior Leaders
EQU Advisors’ experience includes searches for presidents and chief executive officers, provosts and vice presidents, deans and other leadership positions. Eighty-two percent of the firm’s placements within the last three years identified as women; Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, or from two or more races; and/or part of the LGBTQIA+ communities.
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Ms. Abraham draws upon her experience as an attorney, higher education administrator, and executive search consultant. Based in Orlando, FL, she has experience in a range of searches for senior academic administrators, including presidents, provosts, and deans at distinguished educational and cultural institutions across the nation. Prior to becoming a higher education consultant, Ms. Abraham was senior director of regional engagement for the University of Miami in Florida.
Mr. Luke draws upon 20 years of higher education consulting and administrative experience supporting universities, colleges, and non-profit institutions through complex leadership transitions. Based in Providence, RI, he has a record placing vice presidents for academic affairs, finance and development as well as deans of architecture, science and engineering, social work and social policy. Additionally, Mr. Luke has completed several CEO searches for leading scientific centers, institutes and laboratories, and non-profit organizations. In addition to consulting, he is known for his administrative and operational leadership, which he developed across a variety of sectors. He came to higher education consulting in 2013 from George Washington University.
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