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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”…
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…
Jay S. Golden was appointed as the 14th President of Wichita State University by the Kansas Board of Regents October 31, 2019. He will begin his duties at Wichita State University in January 2020. In a recent campus visit, he left quite a positive impression on the campus community. Click here to view the full…
Wheless Search and Consulting was formed as a Higher Education Specialty practice in order to offer a new and exciting search perspective to our clients. Continuing a 30-plus year tradition of our founders’ service to clients in higher education, health sciences, and corporate and non-profit institutions, the formalization of Wheless Search and Consulting was both…