"President"

Regis College seeks a visionary, strategic, and collaborative leader to serve as its 11th president. Located on a picturesque campus in Weston, Massachusetts just 12 miles outside of Boston, Regis is a private Catholic university with a remarkable one-hundred-year history and a commitment to social justice and service. Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston in 1927 as an undergraduate, residential, women’s liberal arts college, Regis has evolved into a co-ed university with multiple schools offering distinctive career-oriented programs grounded in the liberal arts tradition at all levels in residential, hybrid, and online modalities. Today, Regis remains a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston and maintains its deep commitment to its founding principles of inclusive excellence, academic excellence, formation of the whole person, and responsiveness to the common good. The University enrolls 743 full-time undergraduates, 26 part-time undergraduates, 1,528 graduate and doctoral students, and 276 certificate students in programs in arts and sciences, business and communication, professional studies, and nationally recognized programs in nursing and health sciences. Known for its close-knit, supportive community, Regis is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a Top 50 Regional University in the North, a Top 40 Performer for Social Mobility, and a Top 50 Best College for Veterans. The University received the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity and has been lauded as a Best Value College, one of the safest college campuses, and for its commitment to first-generation student success. The president will arrive on campus at a pivotal moment in the University’s history, facing the strong headwinds in higher education and the financial realities of small institutions in the northeast. However, Regis has rich assets in its people, commitment to mission, and innovative culture. The University runs a lean operation, and the faculty and staff consistently go above and beyond to advance the mission and serve the students. As of July 30, 2025, there were 39.7 percent more deposits for the incoming first-year class than there were at the same time the prior year, and the acquisition of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing program strengthens enrollment even further. As such, this is a prime opportunity for an enterprising president to join the University, articulate an identity for the institution that honors its rich history and attends to its current complexities, and collaboratively craft an ambitious and inspiring vision and strategic plan to guide it forward. This person must be a financially savvy, business-minded leader with an entrepreneurial mindset, capable of strategically pursuing growth opportunities and cost efficiencies while adapting creatively to new challenges as they emerge. A prominent ambassador for Regis beyond campus, they will raise the profile of the University both regionally and nationally, strengthen fundraising and alumni engagement efforts, enhance undergraduate and graduate enrollment alike, and develop innovative partnerships and programs that diversify the University’s revenue streams. On campus, they will be visible and engaged, connected to the student experience, and dedicated to strengthening faculty and staff morale. They will have a genuine appreciation and respect for the full spectrum of academic and professional disciplines represented at the University and for the values of a Catholic institution of higher education. The Board of Trustees of Regis College has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in the recruitment of its next president. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Applications (including CV and cover letter), inquiries, and nominations should be submitted in confidence via the Isaacson, Miller website: <https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/regis-college/president>.