Summit Search Solutions- Provost and Senior Vice President - National Louis University (Chicago, IL)

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National Louis University seeks a Provost and Senior Vice President
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Location: Chicago, Illinois

The Position:
National Louis University(NLU) is seeking a visionary leader to serve as the Provost and Senior Vice President who serves as the University’s Chief Academic Officer and a central architect of National Louis University’s academic, student success, and institutional strategy. Reporting to the President, the Provost provides visionary, strategic, and operational leadership across the University’s academic portfolio, instructional quality, faculty enterprise, and academic operations to ensure alignment with NLU’s mission of delivering career-building, life-changing education.

The Provost is responsible for advancing high-quality, innovative academic programs and ensuring strong and equitable student outcomes, including enrollment growth, persistence, completion, and post-graduate success. This includes direct oversight of the University’s academic portfolio; instructional quality and student learning; faculty governance, hiring, and development; accreditation and compliance; and academic operations, policies, and standards. Academic oversight spans all campus locations, including Chicago, Wheeling, Lisle, and Tampa, as well as all instructional modalities, including close collaboration with the Online Education unit to ensure quality, consistency, and strong outcomes across in-person, hybrid, and online learning environments.

As a member of the University’s executive leadership team, the Provost must demonstrate the ability to think and operate at an enterprise level. This includes working collaboratively across academic and administrative units to shape and advance institutional priorities, align strategy and resources, and ensure coordinated execution of the University’s strategic plan.

The Provost will play a critical leadership role in advancing key institutional priorities, including the continued development of a robust College of Healthcare Professions, scaling online delivery to support adult learners, expansion of STEM programming, growth and scaling of the University’s workforce initiative, Accelerate U, and the introduction of new and innovative academic models that challenge traditional higher education conventions.

The Provost oversees college deans, the Vice President of Online Education, and a team of vice provosts responsible for the University’s academic enterprise and directly supervises the Vice President of Student Affairs to ensure a cohesive, student-centered experience that includes strong wraparound supports, student engagement, and leadership development opportunities.

The Provost also serves as a key external ambassador for the University, representing NLU in academic, professional, and community settings. This includes cultivating strategic partnerships, supporting fundraising and resource development efforts, and elevating the University’s reputation through thought leadership and engagement with external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be a collaborative, data-informed, and results-oriented leader who can balance innovation and academic rigor with disciplined execution in a complex and evolving higher education landscape.

To Apply:
Confidential review of applications will begin immediately and continue on a rolling basis until the position has been filled. All applications received by November 2, 2026, will receive full consideration. Please submit a PDF version of your CV and a brief letter explaining your interest in and suitability for this position.

For information, recommendations, or nominations:
Lyndi Hewitt, PhD
Senior Consultant
Summit Search Solutions, Inc.
Direct: 615-423-0525

lhewitt@summitsearchsolutions.com

NLU Inclusion Statement:
National Louis University is deeply committed to serving its community, advancing access and equity, and ensuring that all individuals are welcomed and valued. NLU is dedicated to fostering a culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion remain at the core of who they are. These are more than just words: they are truly a way of life for the NLU community. NLU recognizes that differences in abilities, age, ethnicity, gender (identity and expression), race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and background bring richness to its work environment. NLU affirms diverse perspectives, innovative contributions, and authentic presentations of self from every member within the NLU community. NLU believes inclusion is grounded in the actions intentionally taken each day. NLU’s goal is to inspire and empower NLU employees and community members to cultivate an environment where they collectively focus on uplifting and advancing the institutional culture.

Compensation and Benefits:
National Louis University offers its employees an innovative environment to work together and inspire ideas that will make an impact. As the external environment changes, our employees are provided with the opportunities and tools needed to grow both personally and professionally to remain successful. NLU employees and dependents are offered a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to, health insurance benefits, retirement benefits, paid time off and Educational Opportunities.

The salary range for this position is $250,000—$285,000. Offers are based on multiple factors permitted by law, including but not limited to: budgetary considerations, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, current/previous faculty rank, market considerations, tenure and standing with the university (applicable to current employees), and internal equity.
 

Institution: National Louis University
This is a full time position