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-seven 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 Notes

Spelman Johnson offering five scholarships to attend WLI

9/19/2018 | Ellen Heffernan

Spelman Johnson will be participating again this year in the 2018 Women’s Leadership Institute, to be held from December 2-5, 2018 in Newport Beach, CA. This program is designed for women who aspire to become senior leaders in higher education. Women professionals whose current responsibilities include administrative functions that regularly require strategic decision making affecting… Continue reading >

Benefits of Career Coaching

9/12/2018
Dr. Linda Luciano, EdD, MBA — Founder and Coach of Career Coaching by Linda

I was invited to write a blog regarding when to employ a coach. I knew I needed a coach the second time my position was eliminated. I had exhausted all my avenues for finding employment and nothing was working. The first time my position was eliminated was in 2005. Working 8 hours daily by speaking… Continue reading >

When We Lose a Mentor

8/13/2018 | J. Scott Derrick

On July 31, 2018, the student union and student activities profession lost an icon when Max Vest, longtime Director of Student Activities and the Tyler Haynes Commons at the University of Richmond, passed away. While many of us knew Max as a light-hearted, super-involved professional who had an overwhelming need to have the latest technology… Continue reading >