The 总统搜索 Committee solicited qualifications for an executive search firm through a Request for Proposals process. Many responses were received and following consideration of several highly respected search firms, the 总统搜索 Committee recommended, and the 校董会 approved, the selection of Russell Reynolds Associates (Russell Reynolds). Russell Reynolds Associates is a global leadership advisory firm, with 600+ consultants in 48 offices, who work with public, 私人, and nonprofit organizations across all industries and regions.
Russell Reynolds will assist and guide the selection process and help Fisk University find a transformational leader who can meet today’s challenges and anticipate the digital, 经济, 可持续性, and political trends that are reshaping the global educational environment.
Over the past two weeks, Russell Reynolds has had an opportunity to meet with the President, 内阁成员, faculty and students to gather the thoughts of the Fisk community regarding the characteristics of a new president. The next critical step in our process is to synthesize all the comments of the Fisk community and create a candidate profile, which is essential to a successful presidential selection process.
总统搜索 Update
After several weeks of recruiting, the 总统搜索 Committee has moved into the most rigorous phase, evaluating candidate resumes based on the qualifications described in the 总统搜索 Prospectus, and identifying those who will advance to the interview phase of the search process. The search partners at Russell Reynolds, with the assistance of nominations from many of you, recruited a robust pool of exceptional candidates with a broad range of experience and expertise, including those from within higher education and those from other industries.
Both the 总统搜索 Committee and Russell Reynolds appreciate all the community input from the participation in the feedback survey and listening sessions. The 总统搜索 Committee will continue to consider the community input as they consider and evaluate candidates. The 总统搜索 Committee remains focused on identifying the best president for our beloved Fisk and will provide future updates as we advance through the selection process.
The 总统搜索 Process is following the anticipated timeline below:
| 行动步骤 |
预期的时间 |
| Identify and approach prospects and sources |
完整的 |
| Outreach to, and response form, prospects and sources |
正在进行的 |
| 遴选委员会 review of candidates |
正在进行的 |
| First-round interviews of candidates |
2023年6月至7月 |
| Second-round interviews of candidates |
2023年7月至8月 |
| Pre-selection process and engagement |
August - September 2023 |
| 搜索完成 |
2023年10月 |
