PRESS RELEASES

Funk Associates Initiates Podcast Series “Voices of Leadership”

Funk Associates announced the premier of its podcast series, “Voices of Leadership”. The podcasts are intended to showcase important leaders in higher education discussing contemporary topics. Dr. Gordon Gee, President of West Virginia University, will kick-off the series, with Dr. Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University, and Dr. Mung Chiang, President of Purdue University following consecutively at one week intervals. Additional thought-leaders will be scheduled going forward.

Listeners are invited to tune into the series on the firm’s new website (www.funkassociates.com) or on the Spotify and Apple podcast platforms. The series, hosted by Bill and Willie Funk, will begin on April 16.

In addition to the podcast series, the firm is announcing its new offering in the recruitment of intercollegiate coaches and athletic directors, and introducing a new website format.

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About Funk Associates:

Funk Associates is the premier search and consulting firm in higher education. Headquartered in Dallas, the firm and its consultants are known as the leading recruiters of Presidents, Chancellors, Provosts, Vice Presidents and Deans to colleges and universities around the country. The firm’s consultants have conducted more than 400 searches for college and university Presidents and Chancellors alone.  Fun fact: More than half of the 64 universities selected to compete in the 2024 NCAA’s March Madness tournament have had a President or Chancellor placed by the Funk firm at one time or another over the past four decades.