Global Pandemic Endows Universities With Big Challenges in the Hunt for New Leaders in 2021
Like for-profit leadership recruiting, the search for leaders at universities and colleges can be a lengthy, involved process. Candidates for academic roles must have a range of skills that go beyond scholarly and research accomplishments. Such assignments also tend to include the need to satisfy multiple constituencies. Recruiters who specialize in the sector offer their insights.
April 12, 2021 – Leadership roles in today’s colleges and universities have become increasingly demanding and complex. Senior academic leaders must balance the needs of numerous constituents—needs that require a cross-section of skills far beyond the traditional set of scholarly and research accomplishments. Interviews with a host of recruiters for the sector reveal the special challenges of their work.