Director of Graduate Student Success and Engagement

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $84K - $102K 💻 Administrator 🗓️ October 7th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Lehigh University is hiring a Director of Graduate Student Success and Engagement to shape the systems, relationships, and culture that help graduate students thrive from their first semester through conferral. Reporting to the Deputy Provost for Graduate Education, the director turns university-wide goals for an inclusive graduate experience into day-to-day operations. The position sits at the intersection of student advocacy, institutional strategy, and academic administration.

Highlights

Operationalize strategic goals for graduate student excellence and inclusion across all disciplines.
Design and scale student success initiatives that cover the full arc of the graduate journey.
Guide graduate students through crises by connecting them with appropriate institutional support.
Mediate faculty-student conflicts with discretion, equity, and sound professional judgment.
Build partnerships across Academic Affairs, student services, and college-level graduate programs.
Lead day-to-day office operations, including staff supervision and program coordination.
Develop assessment frameworks that measure the effectiveness of student success programming.
Advise the Deputy Provost on emerging trends, systemic barriers, and opportunities in graduate education.
Bachelor's degree in a related field (master's preferred) and three to five years of higher education administration experience tied to graduate studies.
Approximate salary range of $83,910 - $102,080 plus benefits including retirement contributions, tuition benefits for employees and eligible dependents, and comprehensive health coverage.