PRESS RELEASES

Rider University, based in Lawrenceville, N.J., invites applications and nominations for its inaugural vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer.

Rider University invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the inaugural position of Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer (CDO). Rider University is a vibrant, student-centered community of learners and scholars regionally recognized as a top-tier institution. With a beautiful suburban campus located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey (conveniently between New York City and Philadelphia), Rider is an independent, residential university with undergraduate, graduate, and non-traditional students from around the country and around the world. Rider boasts a diverse student body with the most recent freshman class including 52% students from underrepresented groups (students of color and/or Hispanic).  Rider’s total student body now consists of about 40% of students who are underrepresented. This is in addition to the representation of other diverse identities, including 27% first-generation, 35% low-income, 16% with disabilities, a diverse representation of religious affiliations and a significant presence of students who identify as LGBTQ+, among other identities.

This new senior University officer will have the opportunity to inform priorities and directions at a time when the University is moving forward ambitiously and supported by a President and campus community deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Reporting directly to President Gregory Dell’Omo, this leader will serve as a key strategic advisor to the president and as a vital member of the University Cabinet.

Rider University Inclusive Excellence Plan

Among other exciting campus efforts aligned with the Strategic Plan, Our Path Forward, Rider launched the Inclusive Excellence Plan with full campus leadership endorsement in the fall of 2019, underscoring Rider’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion and outlining comprehensive strategic commitments to advance Rider as an inclusive community. The Plan is a product of the year-long work of the President’s Council on Inclusion, a group of committed faculty, staff and students who facilitated a comprehensive process engaging more than 100 faculty, staff, student, and alumni members of the University community.

The successful candidate will:

• hold a Ph.D., Ed.D., J.D, or other terminal degree.
• have a minimum of 4 to 6 years of successful and increasingly responsible senior-level administrative experience in a role related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.

For more information on the campus, please visit Rider University online at:  www.rider.eduand https://www.rider.edu/student-life/diversity-inclusion/inclusive-excellence

Nominations and Applications

The Search Committee will begin a review of applications immediately and continue its work until an appointment is made. To assure full consideration, application materials should be received by April 23, 2021 and include:

• A cover letter,
• A current resume, and
• Contact information for three current professional references with email addresses and telephone numbers. References will not be contacted without prior authorization of the applicant.

For further information and instructions to applicants, please review the prospectus above.

Application materials and nominations should be sent to: RiderVPEI@agbsearch.com

Alternatively, direct inquiries can be addressed to:

Kim R. Bobby, Ed.D., Executive Search Consultant, kim.bobby@agbsearch.com / (253) 861-7738

Concetta M. Stewart, Ph.D., Principal, concetta.stewart@agbsearch.com / (908) 341-2178