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A quick find in search for new admit dean | w/ Interactive Feature
Anthony Campisi
The appointment of Eric Furda as dean of admissions last week came faster than Penn President Amy Gutmann had predicted, and also marked a deviation from industry standards.
From the search committee's first meeting in October to the announcement of Furda as the new dean last week, Penn's formal search process took just over three months, a pace experts say is fast but not unheard of.
In December, Gutmann said the University expected to announce a replacement for former Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson by the end of the academic year, with the committee advising her on the search to begin narrowing the field of candidates early this semester.
Gutmann could not be reached for comment because of her travel schedule.
Penn's initial timeline largely conformed with the standard range of six-to-nine months to make an appointment for a high-level university administrator.
In the last search the University conducted for a top administrator - finding a replacement for Patrick Harker as dean of the Wharton School - the process took about six months.
The speed with which Penn appointed a new dean of admissions demonstrates the University's desire to promptly fill an important post vacated by Stetson's departure, experts said.
Stetson resigned suddenly in August, and both he and Gutmann have refused to elaborate on the reasons behind the departure, with Gutmann only saying that it was in the "best interests" of both Penn and Stetson.
From the search committee's first meeting in October to the announcement of Furda as the new dean last week, Penn's formal search process took just over three months, a pace experts say is fast but not unheard of.
In December, Gutmann said the University expected to announce a replacement for former Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson by the end of the academic year, with the committee advising her on the search to begin narrowing the field of candidates early this semester.
Gutmann could not be reached for comment because of her travel schedule.
Penn's initial timeline largely conformed with the standard range of six-to-nine months to make an appointment for a high-level university administrator.
In the last search the University conducted for a top administrator - finding a replacement for Patrick Harker as dean of the Wharton School - the process took about six months.
The speed with which Penn appointed a new dean of admissions demonstrates the University's desire to promptly fill an important post vacated by Stetson's departure, experts said.
Stetson resigned suddenly in August, and both he and Gutmann have refused to elaborate on the reasons behind the departure, with Gutmann only saying that it was in the "best interests" of both Penn and Stetson.
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posted 1/24/08 @ 10:51 PM EST
Do you think the true reason for Stetson's ouster can now be told?
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