leadership search for higher education

Spelman Johnson is a premier executive search firm exclusively committed to serving higher education.

Spelman Johnson is a premier executive search firm exclusively committed to serving higher education.

Recruiting talented leaders on behalf of the institutions we serve, our success is strengthened by our deep and diverse relationships and our investment in the development and engagement of a leadership pipeline. Since 1991, we’ve helped hundreds of higher education institutions identify outstanding professionals, pairing exceptional leaders with positions across all facets of the academy. Spelman Johnson is nationally recognized for our thought leadership on issues of equity and diversity and for our commitment to inclusion in higher education.

during our twenty-eight year history, Spelman Johnson has cultivated and supported a diverse, national network of professionals of color within higher education.

The relationships we establish in the course of our work

with multi-cultural professional groups and associations are part of an overall corporate commitment to the advancement of underrepresented professionals within higher education. Our placements show our strong commitment to the advancement of underrepresented persons within the field of higher education.

54%

of our searches have been completed with the hire of a woman

26%

of our positions hired have been persons of color

62%

of the women we have placed throughout our history remain in their positions or have been promoted to higher positions within the client institution

68%

of the persons of color remain in their positions or have been promoted within the client institution

News and Resources

Preparing for a Virtual Campus Interview

3/24/2020 | Heather Larabee

While many of us have been involved in a virtual interview as either the interviewer or interviewee, these experiences, most likely, have only lasted an hour or less. In light of COVID-19 and the various guidelines institutions are required to adhere to, institutions are turning to virtual campus interviews as a means to keep the… Continue reading >

Impermanence

3/23/2020 | Ellen Heffernan

Impermanence: “the state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time.” For many of us these last few weeks have been new and unchartered territory. Moving students out of residence halls, transitioning courses to on-line formats, making decisions to cancel and postpone events--recalibrating how we work and how we see our communities… Continue reading >

COVID-19 Update

3/18/2020 | Ellen Heffernan

As higher education institutions have been working non-stop to assure the well-being of students, faculty, and staff in the face of this pandemic, Spelman Johnson is also making adjustments in its practice. We value our partnership with client institutions, the community of dedicated stakeholders who entrust us to support the recruitment of mission critical leaders,… Continue reading >

COVID-19 – Spelman Johnson Update

Spelman Johnson is a premier executive search firm exclusively committed to serving higher education.

Spelman Johnson is a premier executive search firm exclusively committed to serving higher education.

during our twenty-eight year history, Spelman Johnson has cultivated and supported a diverse, national network of professionals of color within higher education.

The relationships we establish in the course of our work

54%

26%

62%

68%

News and Resources