The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: Being The College President Pays Well But The Risks Are High

July 06, 2012

Being The College President Pays Well But The Risks Are High

Trachtenberg, now a higher education consultant with Korn/Ferry International, said the job of university leader remains an attractive one, despite the higher stakes and declining job security. The average public university president earned $421,395 in salary and other compensation in 2010-11, according to an annual survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Trachtenberg, whose forthcoming book examines failed university presidencies, compares the job of running a campus to the work of hapless Russian sleigh drivers trying to keep the wolves at bay while crossing Siberia. Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/higher-education/ouster-return-of-university-of-virginia-president-puts-college-leaders-on-notice/2012/07/05/gJQApgrmOW_story_1.html

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