Provides an overview of campus search committee roles, responsibilities, and selection processes. Discusses the benefits of utilizing a professional search firm and outlines the qualities of an efficient and successful search process, such as establishing realistic expectations, a clear timeline, a disciplined recruiting strategy, and an organized…

The selection of the University of Florida's new president, in one of the most public search processes ever conducted at a major university and under the most comprehensive sunshine laws in the nation, is chronicled, based on the public records and interviews with participants and knowledgeable observers. (MSE)

Describes the San Diego Community College District's Affirmative Action Training Program, which trains all affirmative action representatives on selection committees in compliance, hiring procedures, and committee monitoring. Includes a checklist for assessing organizational commitment to affirmative action. Reviews training goals, content,…

Reviews search process, with particular attention to search process, at 24 target sites in western United States. Found hiring patterns reflected a reliance on traditional and outmoded criteria and western states hired few minorities for deans of student services. Recommends actions to improve representation of Asians, Hispanics, and Native…

Community colleges are filling high-level vacancies by going outside the higher education community due to a definite shortage of people applying for president and senior-level positions. From their tradition of hiring from within, search committees are now extending their reach to increase the applicant pool. Among the new target sectors is the…

For American Indian scholars, securing a job in higher education can sometimes be as simple as checking a box. Most of the country's colleges and universities do not require proof of tribal enrollment from faculty or staff who identify themselves as American Indians. Students looking to receive financial aid, however, must submit proof that they…

This booklet for trustees of institutions of higher education provides guidelines for conducting a presidential search. The booklet notes that the presidential search can offer the institution an opportunity to take stock of its recent history and future prospects and draw a campus together. Among guidelines offered for planning the search are:…

This report on the process by which a university librarian is selected is based on interviews with key participants in searches for library directors at five medium to large universities, each of which had selected a new university librarian within the two years prior to the survey. It was found that the five universities--one private, one…

Analyzes the job of a search committee responsible for filling college administrative positions suggesting do's and don'ts for committee membership, candidate selection criteria, screening, interviewing, testing the references, decision by fatigue, and notifying the finalists. (JT)

Suggests procedures for use in selecting and evaluating community college presidents. Relative to selection, discusses the selection committee, costs, criteria, generating a candidate roster, screening candidates, and record-keeping. Relates the pros and cons of periodic formal evaluations and the types of presidential evaluations available. (AYC)

Presents three case studies illustrating how many applicants for positions in academic libraries fail to meet the advertised minimum requirements. Recommends applying for positions listing minimum requirements matching one's qualifications and seeking advice from librarians who serve on search committees or faculty members in ALA-accredited MLS…

Recommends ways to ensure that a qualified leader is chosen as community college president even if top candidates withdraw late in the selection process. Urges trustees to keep selection deadlines open, show the college's true colors, broaden the search's scope, woo the best candidate, and tap new pools. (DMM)

Describes a study that investigated the nature of hiring criteria in hiring assistant professors for educational technology positions. Data were collected through a survey of recent search committees. Topics discussed include increased competition and the importance of oral presentations and personal interviews. (14 references) (LRW)

The article examines the process of faculty searches for deans and other administrators, looking at the process of selecting a search committee and discussing the problems with traditional search methods. Recommendations for streamlining the process and making it more equitable are presented. (SM)

Two leading writers on choosing a college president exchange views concerning the statement of leadership qualities, choosing one committee or two for the search process, the number of members of the search committee, selection of the search committee chair, and the period of greatest vulnerability (just before the decision). (DB)