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Associate Vice President of Sponsored Programs Administration and Executive Director of the Augusta University Research Institute

Anthem Executive is leading the search for the Associate Vice President of Sponsored Programs Administration and Executive Director of the Augusta University Research Institute (AURI) for Augusta University. NATIONAL SEARCH… Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President for Research, the Associate Vice President will be responsible for providing leadership, support, and strategic direction for all…

Article: Anthem Executive on a Diversity Placement Spree

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Article: Hunt Scanlon: Anthem Executive on a Diversity Placement Spree Anthem Executive is on a roll and continues to consecutively place diversity executives in top leadership roles, such as president and provost. The Anthem Executive search firm recently shocked many in the higher education world. The firm recruited an executive who is arguably one of…

Anand Eswaran, former Head of Global Enterprise Business Services of Microsoft, joins RingCentral Inc.

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Anand Eswaran, former Head of Global Enterprise Business Services of Microsoft, joins RingCentral Inc. – The Anthem Executive team members who supported Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) in the global executive search for its Corporate Vice President for Global Enterprise Business Services want to congratulate Anand Eswaran, former Head of Global Enterprise Business Services of Microsoft,…

University of Houston – Downtown names Dr. Loren Blanchard as Its Next President

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Dr. Loren Blanchard, System Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at The California State University System, has been named President of The University of Houston- Downtown. The University of Houston System is led by Chancellor, Renu Khator. Anthem Executive’s higher education practice led the nationwide search initiative on behalf of the system and…

University of Kentucky Diversity Officer tapped as Provost of University of Michigan-Flint

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Sonja Feist-Price appointed University of Michigan-Flint Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs… Following a nationwide search conducted by Anthem Executive, the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved Sonja Feist-Price, a professor at the University of Kentucky, as the next provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Michigan-Flint. She will…

Academic Hunger Games: HBCUs in Fight for Survival

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This commentary in The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education is authored by Dr. John M. Rudley, one of Anthem Executive’s subject matter experts. John is a former Special Assistant to the U.S. Department of Education; a former interim President and Chancellor of the University of Houston System; and the Eleventh President of Texas Southern…

Nevada System of Higher Education Selects New UNLV President – First Black President in its 63-Year History

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The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents voted to appoint Dr. Keith Whitfield as UNLV’s new president. He becomes UNLV’s 11th permanent president and the first Black president in the university’s 63-year history. Dr. Whitfield, previously served as the provost and senior vice president of academic affairs and a professor of psychology…

When Should You Recruit Again? How About Now?

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If your institution has a critical leadership position open, your best chance of attracting top candidates might be while other campuses have suspended hiring amid Covid-19. An article by Mike J.R. Wheless, pubished in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Check it out here: https://www.chronicle.com/article/When-Should-You-Recruit-Again-/249158/…

Off-Limits, A Real Problem to Clients Wanting the Best-Of-The-Best Candidate Pool

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Off Limits: Why Institutions Experience Failed Searches The fundamental caveat in the search industry is that a search firm does not recruit away from its clients. Simply defined, “off limits” means that some of the largest search firms have too many clients and too many intertwined relationships, and, therefore, too many formal and informal “off-limits”…

New Leadership, NMSU Chancellor and President Praised For First Enrollment Increase Since 2010

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Through the efforts of our search consultants, Dan Arvizu (the first Hispanic Chancellor of NMSU) and John Floros were both hired last year to succeed Chancellor Garrey Carruthers as System Chancellor and University President respectfully. On September 26, 2019, New Mexico State University’s new leadership celebrated some encouraging figures on student enrollment. The university reported…