Belmont University
Dean, Belmont University College of Law
Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37247
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Overview Belmont University is a private, Christ-centered university in Nashville, Tennessee, serving nearly 9,000 students from 35 countries. The College of Law is ranked 84th among ABA-accredited law schools by U.S. News and World Report, with a 96.91% bar passage rate (July 2025). The Dean will serve as the academic and organizational leader, reporting directly to the Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Excellence.
Responsibilities The Dean will
Ensure excellence in legal instruction and deepen student learning and character-forming whole‑person development.
Champion scholarship, maintain collegiality, and implement action plans to sustain high bar passage achievements.
Communicate the mission, vision, and values of Belmont University and the College of Law to students, alumni, donors, and partners.
Strategically utilize resources, manage the budget, and serve as a prolific fund‑raiser supporting the College’s mission and initiatives.
Build and maintain relationships with alumni, corporate sponsors, donors, professional community, and university marketing and communications.
Support interdisciplinary initiatives and collaborate with other deans, administrators, and faculty across Belmont University.
Recruit, hire, and evaluate exceptional faculty members in accordance with university policies and college practices.
Lead the programmatic accreditation processes and ensure compliance with accrediting bodies.
Facilitate the continuous assessment and improvement of academic initiatives, curricular, and administrative work.
Effectively manage the financial resources and budget of the college, ensuring responsible fiscal management.
Oversee the student educational experience, including learning, support, retention, and success.
Provide leadership and supervision for associate deans, faculty, and staff; guide organizational, curricular, and administrative work.
Participation in university‑wide structures, committees, and initiatives as necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned and directed by the President or Provost & Executive Vice‑President for Academic Excellence.
Other Key Responsibilities of the Dean
Serve as the chief academic and administrative officer for the College.
Identify, cultivate, solicit, steward, and sustain relationships with external constituencies and partners.
Meet fundraising and engagement objectives in partnership with the Office of Development.
Work collaboratively with university marketing and communications and the Office of the President around strategic branding opportunities.
Identify and foster opportunities for collaboration across the various Colleges within Belmont University.
Provide leadership and supervision for COL associate deans, faculty, and staff.
Oversee the student educational experience, including student learning, formation, support, retention, and success.
Facilitate and advance the continuing assessment and improvement of all academic initiatives.
Lead the programmatic accreditation processes within the college, ensuring compliance.
Commit to continual improvement of curricula with attentiveness to ABA and other accreditation standards.
Collaborate with other deans, university administrators, and faculty members to advance interdisciplinary initiatives and shared resources.
Participate in university‑wide structures, committees, and initiatives as necessary.
Effectively manage the financial resources and budget of the college.
Recruit, hire, and evaluate exceptional faculty members.
Promote a culture of excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, student support, and service.
Perform other duties as directed by the President or Provost & Executive Vice‑President for Academic Excellence.
Preferred Qualifications
Commitment to Belmont University’s Christ‑centered institutional mission.
Evidence of successful leadership experience in an academic or professional environment.
Demonstrated aptitude in developing, articulating, and implementing strategic direction.
Background, experience, and qualifications meriting appointment to the law faculty at the rank of full professor with tenure.
An appreciation of Belmont University’s past, present, and future.
Long‑standing dedication to academic excellence, scholarship, and learning.
Demonstrated leadership in promoting hope, unity, and belonging among staff, faculty, and students.
Uncompromising personal and professional integrity.
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong financial and resource management skills with strategic budget decision ability.
Ability to listen to divergent views while building consensus and collegiality.
Required Qualifications
Form diverse leaders of character.
Equip people to solve the world’s complex problems through teaching, research and service.
Be radical champions for helping people and communities flourish.
Required Education A Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree from an ABA‑accredited institution.
Required Experience At least five years of progressively increasing responsibility and leadership within the legal or legal education field. Teaching, scholarship, and service achievements in higher education that merit appointment to the law faculty at the rank of full professor with tenure, or experience in the practice of law or other professions that demonstrate professional achievement.
Belmont University participates in E‑Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
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Dean, Belmont University College of Law
role at
Belmont University . We are now accepting applications for a qualified Dean at Belmont University.
Employment Type:
Faculty Internal Job Category:
Tenure Track (Faculty) Position:
Full-Time Department:
College of Law Hours:
N/A
Overview Belmont University is a private, Christ-centered university in Nashville, Tennessee, serving nearly 9,000 students from 35 countries. The College of Law is ranked 84th among ABA-accredited law schools by U.S. News and World Report, with a 96.91% bar passage rate (July 2025). The Dean will serve as the academic and organizational leader, reporting directly to the Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Excellence.
Responsibilities The Dean will
Ensure excellence in legal instruction and deepen student learning and character-forming whole‑person development.
Champion scholarship, maintain collegiality, and implement action plans to sustain high bar passage achievements.
Communicate the mission, vision, and values of Belmont University and the College of Law to students, alumni, donors, and partners.
Strategically utilize resources, manage the budget, and serve as a prolific fund‑raiser supporting the College’s mission and initiatives.
Build and maintain relationships with alumni, corporate sponsors, donors, professional community, and university marketing and communications.
Support interdisciplinary initiatives and collaborate with other deans, administrators, and faculty across Belmont University.
Recruit, hire, and evaluate exceptional faculty members in accordance with university policies and college practices.
Lead the programmatic accreditation processes and ensure compliance with accrediting bodies.
Facilitate the continuous assessment and improvement of academic initiatives, curricular, and administrative work.
Effectively manage the financial resources and budget of the college, ensuring responsible fiscal management.
Oversee the student educational experience, including learning, support, retention, and success.
Provide leadership and supervision for associate deans, faculty, and staff; guide organizational, curricular, and administrative work.
Participation in university‑wide structures, committees, and initiatives as necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned and directed by the President or Provost & Executive Vice‑President for Academic Excellence.
Other Key Responsibilities of the Dean
Serve as the chief academic and administrative officer for the College.
Identify, cultivate, solicit, steward, and sustain relationships with external constituencies and partners.
Meet fundraising and engagement objectives in partnership with the Office of Development.
Work collaboratively with university marketing and communications and the Office of the President around strategic branding opportunities.
Identify and foster opportunities for collaboration across the various Colleges within Belmont University.
Provide leadership and supervision for COL associate deans, faculty, and staff.
Oversee the student educational experience, including student learning, formation, support, retention, and success.
Facilitate and advance the continuing assessment and improvement of all academic initiatives.
Lead the programmatic accreditation processes within the college, ensuring compliance.
Commit to continual improvement of curricula with attentiveness to ABA and other accreditation standards.
Collaborate with other deans, university administrators, and faculty members to advance interdisciplinary initiatives and shared resources.
Participate in university‑wide structures, committees, and initiatives as necessary.
Effectively manage the financial resources and budget of the college.
Recruit, hire, and evaluate exceptional faculty members.
Promote a culture of excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, student support, and service.
Perform other duties as directed by the President or Provost & Executive Vice‑President for Academic Excellence.
Preferred Qualifications
Commitment to Belmont University’s Christ‑centered institutional mission.
Evidence of successful leadership experience in an academic or professional environment.
Demonstrated aptitude in developing, articulating, and implementing strategic direction.
Background, experience, and qualifications meriting appointment to the law faculty at the rank of full professor with tenure.
An appreciation of Belmont University’s past, present, and future.
Long‑standing dedication to academic excellence, scholarship, and learning.
Demonstrated leadership in promoting hope, unity, and belonging among staff, faculty, and students.
Uncompromising personal and professional integrity.
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong financial and resource management skills with strategic budget decision ability.
Ability to listen to divergent views while building consensus and collegiality.
Required Qualifications
Form diverse leaders of character.
Equip people to solve the world’s complex problems through teaching, research and service.
Be radical champions for helping people and communities flourish.
Required Education A Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree from an ABA‑accredited institution.
Required Experience At least five years of progressively increasing responsibility and leadership within the legal or legal education field. Teaching, scholarship, and service achievements in higher education that merit appointment to the law faculty at the rank of full professor with tenure, or experience in the practice of law or other professions that demonstrate professional achievement.
Belmont University participates in E‑Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
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