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Originally Posted by Piscator
This is a caption from an article today in Boston Globe with link.
"A growing number of colleges are tapping presidents with backgrounds outside academia. Many believe the trend is a symptom of the increasing corporatization of higher education as colleges, particularly smaller ones with lackluster or limited endowments, struggle to steady their finances and attract students willing and able to pay high tuition."
More college presidents hail from outside academia - Metro - The Boston Globe |
Long overdue.
It will create more thinking along the lines of the REAL world.
Good for the students.
My head Professor had 20 years experience in his field before teaching.
I learned more from him about my field and life than all the rest put together.