JEFFREY L. BULLER has served in administrative positions ranging from department chair to vice president for academic affairs at four very different institutions: Loras College, Georgia Southern University, Mary Baldwin College, and Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of thirteen books on higher education administration, a textbook for first year college students, and a book of essays on the music dramas of Richard Wagner. More recently, he has been active as a consultant to the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia, and, along with Robert E. Cipriano, is a senior partner in ATLAS: Academic Training, Leadership, & Assessment Services, through which he has presented numerous workshops on academic leadership and faculty searches. His most recent books include The Essential Academic Dean or Provost, Second Edition (2015) and Change Leadership in Higher Education: A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation (2014).

• The Author viiiIntroduction ix1 Achieving Diversity Goals 12 Advertising the Position 233 Reviewing the Applications 454 Scheduling the Interviews 715 Conducting the Interviews 91Appendix A: Candidate Evaluation Form 114Appendix B: Suggested Interview Questions 119References and Resources 123Index 127

JEFFREY L. BULLER has served in administrative positions ranging from department chair to vice president for academic affairs at four very different institutions: Loras College, Georgia Southern University, Mary Baldwin College, and Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of thirteen books on higher education administration, a textbook for first year college students, and a book of essays on the music dramas of Richard Wagner. More recently, he has been active as a consultant to the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia, and, along with Robert E. Cipriano, is a senior partner in ATLAS: Academic Training, Leadership, & Assessment Services, through which he has presented numerous workshops on academic leadership and faculty searches. His most recent books include The Essential Academic Dean or Provost, Second Edition (2015) and Change Leadership in Higher Education: A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation (2014).

• The Author viiiIntroduction ix1 Achieving Diversity Goals 12 Advertising the Position 233 Reviewing the Applications 454 Scheduling the Interviews 715 Conducting the Interviews 91Appendix A: Candidate Evaluation Form 114Appendix B: Suggested Interview Questions 119References and Resources 123Index 127

JEFFREY L. BULLER has served in administrative positions ranging from department chair to vice president for academic affairs at four very different institutions: Loras College, Georgia Southern University, Mary Baldwin College, and Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of thirteen books on higher education administration, a textbook for first year college students, and a book of essays on the music dramas of Richard Wagner. More recently, he has been active as a consultant to the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia, and, along with Robert E. Cipriano, is a senior partner in ATLAS: Academic Training, Leadership, & Assessment Services, through which he has presented numerous workshops on academic leadership and faculty searches. His most recent books include The Essential Academic Dean or Provost, Second Edition (2015) and Change Leadership in Higher Education: A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation (2014).

• The Author viiiIntroduction ix1 Achieving Diversity Goals 12 Advertising the Position 233 Reviewing the Applications 454 Scheduling the Interviews 715 Conducting the Interviews 91Appendix A: Candidate Evaluation Form 114Appendix B: Suggested Interview Questions 119References and Resources 123Index 127