Director of Academic Affairs and Student Success, University College

Posted by Temple University on May 26, 2026

Position Summary

The Director of Academic Affairs and Student Success provides leadership and operational oversight for academic programming and student success initiatives across the University College and its campuses, with a primary focus on the Bachelor of General Studies. This role is responsible for enhancing the quality and effectiveness of academic advising, promoting student persistence and completion, leading assessment efforts, and supporting a broad range of academic matters. The Director will work to align academic quality, student engagement, and enrollment strategies to ensure consistent, high-quality services across University College campuses, fostering student persistence, timely degree completion, and career advancement.

University College supports Temple’s mission by providing high quality education to its students that is accessible, affordable, diverse, and engaged with the broader community across its campuses at Ambler, Center City, Harrisburg, Main Campus, and online. University College serves learners of all ages and backgrounds by delivering credit, non-credit, training, and continuing education programs both on and off campus as well as online. The University College seeks to build capacity and support the unique strengths of each location in response to regional needs with educational programs as well as space and services for conferences, training and other events for both internal and external clients. For more information about the University College and the Bachelor of General Studies program visit: http://www.universitycollege.temple.edu.

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