Dean of Libraries

Search Summary

The University of Massachusetts Amherst (“UMass Amherst” or “UMass”), the state’s land-grant university and flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts System, seeks a collaborative, mission-oriented, and community-centered leader to serve as the next Dean of University Libraries. This is an opportunity to lead the largest state-supported academic library system in New England and to join a dynamic R1 university community with a deep commitment to social change and the creation of a better world.

The next Dean will join UMass Amherst at a transformational moment. The University has recently welcomed a new Chancellor and Provost who join the vibrant community of dreamers, innovators, creators, and scholars. New leadership inspires new strategic direction, and a new strategic plan is being developed with the release set for Fall 2024, setting the stage for UMass Amherst to continue to lead the way into the future of public higher education. The new strategic plan has focused on five guiding principles: education; research, creative activity, translation, and knowledge transfer; engagement; inclusivity, wellbeing, and sustainability; and financial and operational viability.

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