Rethinking the Presidential Search

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 pool of finalists. In fact, he had not even applied for the job.

・ From Chronicle of Higher Education