The hiring of underrepresented individuals in academic administrative positions: 1972?1979

Lessons in hiring practices for aspiring academic administrators

“…The research of Wade (1980, 1982) and Dingerson, Rodman, and Bums (1985) found a correlation between the actual number of positions available of a certain type and the level of advertising, thus illustrating the type of information that can be gained from observing advertising patterns. This research explored several issues related to hiring practices and costs by focusing on four types of academic administrative positions: chief academic officers, assistant and associate chief academic officers, deans, and assistant and associate deans.…”

“…For those with no academic administrative experience, the staff opportunity may be the most viable option available. Dingerson, Rodman, and Bums (1985) found that different types of positions correlate with different levels of nationally placed advertisements. According to the authors, "If all available positions were being advertised nationally and the chief academic officer position were used as a base of projection, we would expect to find advertisements for an estimated 452 assistant/associate chief academic officers, 1,356 academic deans, and 2,712 assistant/associate academic deans in the sample rather than the actually requested figures of 50, 376, and 57, respectively" (1985, p. 131).…”

“…There is also evidence to indicate that these data vary little by types of positions when considering only line positions. Glennen and McCollough (1976), Hutchison and Johnson (1980), Dingerson, Rodman, and Bums (1985), and Johnson and Hutchison (1990) have studied trends in internal versus external sources of successful candidates since the 1972 federal guidelines (US. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1972).…”