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The most important job a board performs is the selection of a president. However, when a presidential vacancy occurs, boards are rarely prepared to undertake a search. This guide is designed to help trustees do the job right.
"The University of Maine at Augusta is set to begin its second presidential search in less than a year. The previous effort failed after officials withheld information about the selected candidate, ultimately leaving the position open and prompting fierce criticism of sys...
At Friday’s special meeting of the Board of Regents, the next president of the University stood out as the man with the biggest beard in the front row. But short of that, very few members of the audience knew who he was before the regents proposed his appointment. Secrecy has become a staple of ...
When universities need new leaders, they usually turn to search firms with deep connections and big price tags. The firms do anything from writing the job advertisement to helping search committees set priorities and recruiting and pre-screening candidates. If past searches are any indication, ...
Earlier this year, Raymond J. Rice was chosen to be president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle. No search firm was used to recruit him for the position, vet his credentials, and determine if he was a good fit for the job. No search committee picked his résumé from a broad and diverse po...
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