Claflin University has selected Harris Search Associates to lead search for the next Chair of the Department of Biology

Claflin University is a private, coeducational, career-oriented liberal-arts university affiliated with the United Methodist Church located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Columbia. 

A historically black university founded in 1869f ounded in 1869, Claflin University is recognized by national publications such as U.S. News and World Report, Forbes.com and Washington Monthly as one of America’s best liberal arts colleges. The University proudly serves the state of South Carolina, the nation and the world. Its beautiful historic campus is home for approximately 2,000 students from every region of the United States and more than 20 international countries. Claflin students demonstrate extraordinary achievement, distinctive confidence and a lifelong desire to transform society through visionary leadership. Its academic programs prepare students to compete and succeed in a global and technological society.

Total undergraduate and graduate enrollment is approximately 2,000 students, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 46 acres.  In 2014, it was ranked as the best liberal arts college in South Carolina by Washington Monthly and in 2015, it was named as the eighth –best HBCU in the nation by US News & World Report.

Harris Search Associates www.harrisandassociates.com - an IIC Partners member firm, is a leading global executive search and board advisory consulting firm with 52 offices in 34 countries worldwide. Our practice is focused on identifying and attracting leaders to support the growth of clients in the areas of research, science, engineering, academic medicine and commercial enterprises.  Clients include the foremost universities, research parks, institutes, academic medical centers and commercial organizations driving global innovation and discovery.

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