The role of chief health officer is a rare position at many colleges, but the Covid-19 pandemic showed colleges how important the health of their students, staff, faculty, and outside-community members is. As a result of their experiences with Covid-19, the role has gained prominence with many institutions hiring their first-ever chief health or wellness officers to help manage and resolve systemic problems that were exposed in the past year.
In the
Chronicle report, "
Today's Mission Critical Campus Jobs," our reporters have identified 12 roles of growing importance to the strategic success of your college's future. Explore how the pandemic has altered institutional views of many roles, particularly in health and planning.