OU expects search firms to speed up dean hires

Ohio University has invested almost $180,000 to find replacements for three deans who left last year.
To expedite the replacement process for the deans of OU’s Arts and Sciences, Scripps, and Graduate colleges, Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit hired search firms to assist the faculty committees conducting searches.
It is common to use firms for high-level academic administrative positions, said Ann Fidler, Benoit’s chief of staff, although she did not name the search firms OU is using.