Chief Academic Officer

The Chief Academic Officer (CAO) is the senior academic leader at Moreland University, responsible for ensuring academic excellence, institutional credibility, and strategic program growth for Moreland University and its wholly owned subsidiary. The CAO integrates academic leadership with commercial acumen, driving mission-aligned curriculum development, faculty leadership, and accreditation readiness while fostering a candidate-centric experience. This role bridges internal academic operations with external engagement, contributing to institutional reputation, strategic partnerships, and high-quality educator preparation programs.

The CAO will ensure rigorous, accessible, and mission-aligned curriculum across certification, degrees, and professional development offerings, lead a metrics-based curriculum review cycle, oversee curriculum development and instructional design for distance education, collaborate with Product & Development teams to enhance the candidate experience, and maintain awareness of competitor offerings and market trends. The CAO will also lead academic components of DEAC and CAEP accreditation, ensure educator preparation standards are met, own and execute on state EPP approvals and licensure renewals, hire, develop, and retain qualified faculty, guide faculty professional development, and oversee strategic and institutional effectiveness plans. The CAO will govern the academic product roadmap, align academic priorities with fiscal responsibility, manage educator preparation provider (EPP) status in priority states, and represent Moreland in academic and professional forums.