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Academic Search is an executive search firm dedicated to serving higher education institutions and related organizations and is the only search firm in the nation with a formal relationship to a premier leadership development program. As the subsidiary of the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI), Academic Search provides substantial financial support to a number of signature CIC leadership programs, including the Executive Leadership Academy and Senior Leadership Academy, through grants by AALI. 

TIAA was founded in 1918 to help teachers retire with dignity. That mission grew to include those in healthcare and more, creating reliable income for their futures while they work to make a difference today. Our commitment to doing the right thing—for our customers, employees, and communities—has never wavered, and is why today, we’re an industry leader in building financially sound futures.

​Anthology has been formed by Campus Labs, Campus Management, and iModules to help higher education advance and thrive. Through a connected data experience that offers a holistic view, creates efficiencies, and provides intelligence, Anthology inspires constituents to reach their full potential using technology insights.

Campus Prevention Network by Vector Solutions consists of 1,200 colleges, universities, and national fraternities/sororities, reaching over 5M students, staff, and faculty with digital training on topics like substance misuse, sexual assault and harassment, diversity and inclusion, and mental wellness.

Casagrande Consulting, LLC has provided more than 100 institutions of higher education with insight into board, leadership, and compensation effectiveness since their launch in 2009.

EAB’s mission is to make education smarter and communities stronger. The firm harnesses the collective power of more than 2,100 institutions to uncover and apply proven practices and transformative insights. From kindergarten to college and beyond, EAB partners with education leaders to accelerate progress and drive results across three key areas: enrollment management, student success, and institutional strategy.

​Gray Associates provides higher education institutions with the data, advanced analytical tools, and rigorous research they need to forecast decisions, assess the competition, and model economics. Gray’s exclusive data analytics tools and unparalleled analysis provide academic institutions with deep strategic insight.

​Nearpeer improves enrollment, student engagement, wellness, and inclusion. The firm’s Peer Engagement Platform connects students academically and socially with their peers in a private, virtual community that is focused on authentic, 1:1 peer connections between students. Nearpeer’s unique approach serves all students, with special focus on introverted and less confident students who are at higher risk of loneliness and isolation. They also have demonstrated outsized impact with underrepresented populations’ sense of belonging. Nearpeer’s impact on their partners’ enrollment yield, melt, and persistence deliver over $1 million per year in higher tuition revenue.

Synergis Education partners with institutions to launch pre-and post-licensure nursing programs and innovative doctoral degrees driven by your institution’s mission, employer trends, and student needs. They bring expertise and resources to colleges and universities that allow them to grow high-in-demand accessible programs. Synergis provides expertise that can assist its partners to engage in smart program design where sequence, pricing, and services create an economically viable program for three groups: the institution, Synergis, and, most importantly, the student.

The Registry is the nation's leading firm in the interim executive space. It is the only membership-based interim placement firm, which provides a business model that preempts the need for expensive, time-consuming, and potentially disruptive open-market interim searches. Over the last quarter-century, the Registry has defined and institutionalized "best practices" for the engagement of interim executives. Now with over 1,000 members, the Registry is prepared to respond to the interim needs and requirements of colleges and universities in every sector and throughout the nation. The Registry can immediately generate interim candidate pools for presidents/chancellors, all cabinet positions, and deans. Most importantly, the Registry provides the very best interim talent, and its members continue to achieve the very best results for their college and university clients.

The Virtual Care Group (VCG) provides holistic medical and mental wellness solutions for students. Numerous CIC campuses are already utilizing their unlimited telemedicine, teletherapy, life coaching, and on-demand crisis counseling services. VCG can provide access to an entire campus (or a selected group of students) in one business day with affordable telehealth, telemental health, or both. VCG partners with schools to supplement existing health services or to create a virtual wellness center. VCG uses Board-certified physicians and licensed counselors to care for students, 24/7.

Pharos Resources, LLC provides a comprehensive approach to improve student outcomes. Their unique software and approach will strengthen early alert, student care, and retention on campuses. Their relationship-focused perspective allows colleges to identify at-risk students, eliminate campus silos, increase student engagement, and enrich the culture of student success.

Ad Astra helps institutions graduate more students faster. Partnering with more than 500 colleges, universities, and systems nationwide, Ad Astra helps improve stewardship of instructional resources, streamline student access to courses, and accelerate student completions. Ad Astra's data-informed software and informative consulting services lead the industry in higher education scheduling software solutions.

Art & Science Group offers market-informed strategy to higher education institutions, independent schools, and the nonprofit sector. Since its founding in 1994, the firm has provided its clients with strategic market research and recommendations, built on a foundation of both creative thinking and empirical rigor—art and science. The Group works in a variety of arenas, leveraging a foundation of market data, analysis, and inventive ideas, to guide and advance institutions’ strategic interests and critical investments. The firm is dedicated to helping each institution position itself in ways that positively affect the decisions of its key constituents in the institution’s favor. The Group provides a customized and collaborative approach for each client, with recommendations rooted in sophisticated research and thorough analysis. 

Hyatt-Fennell, Executive Search is a highly successful national and international executive search firm. The firm includes a strong support staff and excellent senior consultants who are rich in higher education and recruitment experience. Hyatt-Fennell is well-known and respected for placing top executives with private colleges and universities. Through a partnership with its clients, Hyatt-Fennell enhances and streamlines the search process and provides a commitment to find the perfect person for each position. Hyatt-Fennell brings over 60 years of experience to the process of client-centered service.

​Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC is among the nation's leading advisers to college presidents and boards of trustees. Its services include conducting comparable salary and benefits studies; negotiating and drafting employment agreements; developing deferred compensation plans; and crafting post-presidency agreements. The firm also conducts intermediate sanctions and Sarbanes-Oxley reviews. The firm bases all of its compensation recommendations on current, comparable data as derived from primary sources. 

​The National Student Clearinghouse has been education’s trusted data partner and nonprofit for over 25 years. Education leaders rely on the Clearinghouse’s unique national student data resources to understand student pathways and outcomes in order to help students succeed. Their newest service, the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP), provides better access, to better data, for better results so that every student can thrive.

RH Perry & Associates, an executive search firm, partners with institutions of higher education and other mission-driven organizations to identify outstanding leaders. Established in 1974, RH Perry’s senior consultants and administrative team bring higher education leadership experience and search expertise to every assignment. With an excellent national reputation and demonstrated record of success for CIC-member institutions, the firm is committed to representing their client institutions and engaging with candidates in the highest ethical and professional manner.

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is a national law firm of more than 370 lawyers and other professionals practicing in 18 offices in Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia. The firm’s higher education team consists of attorneys from multiple disciplines who cater to the diverse legal service needs of independent colleges throughout the United States, including advice on a broad array of compliance issues and tax-exempt financing. The firm’s attorneys have held positions in higher education as in-house counsel, accountants, development officers, trustees, and faculty members, and they have extensive experience handling issues confronting multiple colleges. In short, the firm understands higher education and constantly aspires to provide cost-effective, pragmatic solutions based on that understanding.

American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI) is committed to the broad development and support of leadership in higher education by creating and implementing programs and other forms of assistance that enable academic leaders in various administrative positions to be successful in their roles and to advance to higher positions of responsibility. AALI provides leadership identification, development, and support programs through the member institutions and employees of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the Council of Independent Colleges. AALI is supported by grants from Academic Search, Inc.