Binghamton Presidential Search

Binghamton University, a public R1 higher education institution with a vibrant and welcoming main campus in Vestal, New York seeks a strategic, inclusive, and engaging leader as the university's eighth president. Named a "Public Ivy" by Forbes, Binghamton is one of four pre-eminent University Centers in the State University of New York system, institutions focused on undergraduate and graduate excellence as well as groundbreaking research.

Consistently ranked among the top 75 universities by US News & World Report, Binghamton stands out as one of the most selective public institutions in the nation. Binghamton received 60,000 undergraduate student applications for fall 2025 and approximately 4,000 transfer requests. The university welcomed approximately 3,000 new undergraduate students in the class of 2029. This success stems directly from Binghamton's commitment to higher education for a diverse array of students that combines outstanding graduate education, research, scholarship, and creative endeavor with the best undergraduate programs available at any public university.

The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degrees across six dynamic schools and colleges to students who are ambitious, driven, and highly successful. The more than 14,000 undergraduates boast an average SAT score of 1400. Graduate programs are equally impressive, enrolling about 4,000 students across more than 90 graduate programs.

Rankings, public perception of Binghamton, and admissions applications are at an all-time high after a series of achievements. The conferral of R1 Carnegie Classification status is national recognition of Binghamton's research success. The Johnson City health sciences complex, first funded in 2016 and opened in 2018, has enabled the expansion of the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences and the launch of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. In 2022, Binghamton brought together five departments to create the new School of the Arts within Harpur College, seeking to anticipate arts trends in the 21st century. The largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the university's history was completed in 2024, exceeding its stretch goal to raise more than $260 million. Given these accomplishments and many more, the next president of Binghamton University can build on a strong foundation and lead the campus and its many stakeholders into a bright future.

Specifically, the successful candidate will be expected to develop a new and exciting vision for the university and to elevate its reputation nationally and internationally. The next president will lead a robust fundraising effort, maintain the supportive environment for which Binghamton is widely known, and deepen relationships with the local community and partners around the globe. In addition, the president must recognize the challenges facing all higher education institutions – enrollment drops, demographic shifts, and the questioning of a college degree among them – and develop a vision and plan for the future of Binghamton that fosters continued success and growth.

Reporting to the chancellor of the SUNY system, the Binghamton University president works closely with the Binghamton University Council and the Binghamton University Foundation Board in implementing a shared vision. Binghamton University also has a strong tradition of shared governance in which the President and a team of exceptional senior leaders work closely with the Faculty Senate, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, the Professional Staff Senate, the Student Association, and the Graduate Student Organization. Binghamton recently won SUNY's shared governance award for 2024-25.

We invite you to review a complete leadership profile here.

WittKieffer is assisting Binghamton University in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by May 9. All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in this profile. Application materials should be submitted using WittKieffer's candidate portal.

Nominations and inquiries can be directed to: Greg Duyck, Melody Rose, Ph.D., and Natalie Song at BinghamtonPresident@wittkieffer.com.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of sex, age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

For more information visit the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion website at https://www.binghamton.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/index.html.

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