COVID-19 Impacts on Leadership Transitions and the
Search Process
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Many institutional leaders who may have been considering retirement or a move decided to delay their plans, and search work came to a standstill late last spring. As the COVID-19 crisis continued on, we saw a bit more activity this past fall as some campuses began to open, but the typical search process and more common search calendar has changed in ways that not only accommodate the world in which we currently live but we suspect will become part of the “new normal” in a post-pandemic period. Please click on the link below to read more of Academic Search President Dr. Jay Lemons’s insights regarding how the pandemic has impacted the search process and heightened certain skills sought in today’s leaders.
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Jay also recently joined Dr. Melissa Morriss-Olson on her podcast, IngenioUs. They discussed how to prepare for a career change, how to navigate the search process including what things to avoid, and how to discern whether a presidency is the best next step. Please click here to listen.
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Academic Search Partners with American Council on Education |
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Academic Search was honored to partner with the American Council on Education for its Annual Meeting held last month. Senior Consultant Cynthia Patterson joined Anne C. Bartlett, Dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at UW Tacoma; Peter Nwosu, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success at Lehman College of The City University of New York; and Joe Bertolino, President of Southern Connecticut State University, for a panel discussion in which they shared practical strategies for leadership transitions. In addition, Academic Search’s Executive Coaching Practice Leader Steve Titus, along with Senior Consultants Carlos Medina, Ginny Horvath, and Shirley Robinson Pippins, led a session on how executive coaching can help expand the adaptive capacity and resilience of both leaders and the institutions they serve.
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Other Recent Engagements
In early March, Vice President and Senior Consultant Maya Kirkhope presented on the executive search process to over 60 women leaders at the annual meeting of HERS South Africa. In addition, she facilitated two sessions in March at the annual conference for CUNY's Career Compass for Women Leaders. The first session focused on “Developing Your Executive Presence” and the second on “Career Mapping”, and each garnered over 150 participants.
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Podcast: Leaders on Leadership with Jay Lemons |
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Jay is joined by Dr. Jessica Kozloff, former president of Academic Search and president emerita of Bloomsburg University (PA). Dr. Kozloff talks about the mentors who influenced her path to the presidency and reflects on some of the advice they shared with her. She also offers her thoughts on mission-oriented, student-centered leadership.
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Vice President for Academic Affairs
Saint Elizabeth University
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Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Student Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
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President
Peru State College
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Dean of the School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management
Roger Williams University
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Chancellor
University of South Carolina Aiken
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Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
North Carolina Central University
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Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs
Western Washington University
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Dean of the School of Science and Technology
Georgia Gwinnett College
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Interim President
Saint John's University
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Vice President for Academic Affairs
Trinity University
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Dean of Student Development and
Campus Life
York College of Pennsylvania
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Senior Vice President and Provost
Wilkes University
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SENIOR CONSULTANT SPOTLIGHT |
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Vice President and Senior Consultant Bill Howard, JD, joined Academic Search in 2015 after serving directly over 80 colleges and universities at two diverse public systems and two large private research universities. Bill has led over 30 successful searches for system chancellors, campus presidents, provosts, chief financial officers, general counsels, health-related positions, and other cabinet officers at both public and private universities. Bill was quoted in the April/May 2021 issue of the ABA Journal discussing how many lawyers, including law deans, are becoming college presidents.
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