Job Description

Director of Academic Integrity and Accountability

Office of Student Success

Fulltime, Exempt, Regular, Pay Grade 3.2

Location: Adelphi, Maryland, Hybrid

Job Summary:

The Director of Academic Integrity and Accountability to lead strategic efforts that foster a culture of ethical scholarship across the institution. This role oversees university-wide initiatives, student support services, and cross-department collaborations to uphold UMGC's Philosophy of Academic Integrity and adjudicate academic misconduct.

Job Responsibilities:

• Create, refine, and implement academic integrity policies and procedures. Ensure case managers conduct fair, consistent, and timely investigations and resolutions, including liaising with faculty when necessary.

• Develop and oversee the office's strategy and initiatives designed to foster a robust integrity culture, shifting the focus from punitive enforcement to educational developmental outcomes

• Lead the design and delivery of educational programming (workshops, tutorials, orientations, and communications) for students, faculty, and staff aimed at preventing misconduct and supporting academic integrity principles

• Hire, supervise, and mentor case managers and staff; provide ongoing training, conduct performance evaluations, and maintain awareness of best practices in academic integrity through participation in professional networks.

• Serve as the primary liaison with faculty, senior leadership, and other units (e.g., legal affairs, student conduct) to ensure integrated and equitable resolution of cases; advise instructors on responding effectively to incidents.

• Track trends in integrity violations, maintain central records, and generate reports (internal and external) to inform continuous improvement and institutional accountability.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and at least five (5) years of relevant experience, including management responsibilities, in student affairs, student relations, or student conduct administration in higher education, or a related field.

• Experience managing complex student or faculty cases, applying institutional policy, and ensuring due process.

• Familiarity with issues like plagiarism, cheating, AI misuse, and restorative or developmental approaches.

• Proven skill in working with diverse stakeholders (students, faculty, staff, and administrators).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong skills in process design, problem solving, and creative thinking for student-centered solutions.

• Excellent organization and time management skills.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills in working with diverse groups.

• Ability to use data to assess and improve outcomes.

• Commitment to restorative practices, proven leadership and team development. 

All submissions should include a cover letter and resume.

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