The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) today announced that David Brailow has
joined the CIC staff as Vice President for Development. Brailow comes to CIC
from Franklin College in Indiana, where he has served since 2001 as vice
president for academic affairs. He will begin his full-time duties at CIC in
August 2016, when Barbara Hetrick retires from her position as full-time Senior
Vice President.
“David has had much relevant experience in development,
having been responsible for successful grant proposals to many foundations over
the years. He is very familiar with the range of issues that CIC colleges are
facing, as well as many of CIC’s programs,” said CIC President Richard Ekman.
“He has been a mentor for chief academic officers in CIC’s New CAO Workshop, is
a regular participant in and frequent presenter at CIC’s annual Institute for
Chief Academic Officers, and was instrumental in Franklin College’s involvement
in several CIC initiatives. As a seasoned professional with strong leadership
qualities and an outstanding record of success, he will be a significant
resource and valuable source of support for CIC.”
In his role as vice
president for academic affairs at Franklin College, Brailow has been actively
involved in fundraising for the college. He has been responsible for planning
and implementing the academic program of the college, developing a wide range of
new programs, and leading the faculty to adopt a new curriculum in the liberal
arts. In addition, he implemented faculty development programming to enhance the
intellectual life of the campus and to improve student learning, and he designed
and implemented a new program review and academic assessment
system.
Earlier, Brailow was associate dean at McKendree University where
he administered the faculty development program, revised the general education
program, directed the integrated studies program, and earlier chaired the
Division of Language, Literature, and Communication.
His interests
outside academe include having served as a member of the boards of directors for
the Indianapolis Opera; Franklin Study Connection, an organization that provides
after school mentoring for at-risk children; and a local arts organization.
Additionally, Brailow currently serves as a sponsor and group leader for FOCUS,
a college community service event.
Brailow earned his BA in English from
Amherst College and his PhD in English from the University of Oregon. His early
publications focused mostly on Shakespeare. More recently he has written and
given conference presentations about assessment, shortening the curricular
reform process, first-generation students, and summer bridge programs.