If there are less structural barriers on college campuses, why is there still a gendered leadership deficit? How can we encourage undergrad women to lean in? asks the Huffington Post. Kate C. Farrar, director of campus leadership programs at American Association of University Women; Rachel Simmons, Girls Leadership Institute co-founder; author of “Odd Girl Out” & HuffPost Blogger Yasmine Evans and Stefani Jones, president elect of Duke Student Government join host Alicia Menendez to discuss how…
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Big rewards, less job security for college leaders
Helicopter parents, impatient trustees, overworked professors, entitled athletics boosters and deeply partisan lawmakers with little cash to spare. It’s enough to make people wonder why anyone would want the job of college president.
Sure, the pay is pretty good, and the perks sizable, from free housing and a company car to travel budgets. But when it comes to running the 21st century American university, the men and women in the president’s office are increasingly on high alert that their stays at the top could prove short.
Look no further than the University of Virginia, where the sudden ouster and subsequent rehiring of President Teresa Sullivan has made national headlines. Or to state flagship universities in Illinois, Oregon, Texas and Wisconsin, where presidents resigned or were forced out in the past year after relatively brief stints in charge.…Read More
Big rewards, less job security for college leaders
Helicopter parents, impatient trustees, overworked professors, entitled athletics boosters and deeply partisan lawmakers with little cash to spare. It’s enough to make people wonder why anyone would want the job of college president, the Associated Press reports. Sure, the pay is pretty good, and the perks sizable, from free housing and a company car to travel budgets. But when it comes to running the 21st century American university, the men and women in the president’s office are increasingly on high alert that their stays at the top could prove short. Look no further than the University of Virginia, where the sudden ouster and subsequent rehiring of President Teresa Sullivan has made national headlines. Or to state flagship universities in Illinois, Oregon, Texas and Wisconsin, where presidents resigned or were forced out in the past year after relatively brief stints in charge…
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