More than three decades of serving over 500 institutions of higher education in identifying and selecting leadership.

We believe that complete trust and communication with the Search Committee are essential to establishing and maintaining a full partnership.

Launching New Searches

San Jose State University
Associate VP and Senior Academic Technology Officer

Our Strategy for Success

Our Search Strategy is built upon more than three decades of successful search practices, and we implement an efficient and cost effective process to deliver a well qualified and diverse pool of candidates to the Search Committee. Our search process is inclusive, transparent and built around five phases.

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A Convenient Web-based Application Process

We have launched a state-of-the-art application process within our current searches page that provides three new features to expedite the process: The VIEW WEBSITE feature will allow you to visit an institution's website directly without leaving the RHPA application process. Use the VIEW PROFILE feature to review the executive search profile and toggle between it and the application or nomination process.   The APPLY…

The Issue of “OFF-LIMITS” In Presidential Search

The “OFF-LIMITS” issue is a widely misunderstood and dicey one in higher education search. Click on this article to read Rob Perry's view on this issue. To read more articles like this, please visit our resources section.

Value-Added Search Services

In the course of successfully conducting over 500 searches, we have played a part in introducing and implementing best practices from higher education and corporate search process models; rationale for an external administrator’s serving in the interim capacity during the course of the search; and methodology to ensure all-inclusive processes, particularly pro-active techniques to identify and attract women and diversity candidates. During this…

Congratulations

May 3, 2012
Columbia, SC - Sandra J. Jordan, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Georgia College & State University, has been named chancellor of the University of South Carolina Aiken.

May 1, 2012
Dr. Sylvia Jenkins, current vice president of Academic Affairs at Moraine Valley, will become the fifth president of Moraine Valley Community College, the Board of Trustees announced to college staff on Monday, April 30.

April 20, 2012
Ronald J. Ambrosetti has been named the next President of Our Lady of Holy Cross College.