9. Navigating the Chief Academic Officer Search Landscape: A Conversation with Shawn M. Hartman
In this episode of EdUp Provost host Dr. Gregor Thuswaldner sits down with Dr. Shawn Hartman, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Academic Search, to explore the changing dynamics of chief academic officer and presidential searches across higher education. Shawn shares candid insights into how macro-environmental pressures, financial realities, and rapid technological shifts like AI adoption are altering search committee priorities and compressing change management timelines. They discuss why executive tenures are shrinking—pointing to president-provost alignment challenges…
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