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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

He will replace the long-reigning president, Phil DiStefano, who has overseen the campus for 15 years. Schwartz’s current duties at Penn State have made him an indispensable candidate for a university president who beat out over 90 other applicants for the job at CU Boulder.

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College presidents move to cultural institutions (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

With the recent announcement that Sean Decatur would assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York after nearly a decade at the helm of Kenyon College, at least five major American cultural institutions will be headed by former presidents of small liberal arts colleges.

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Effective Sharing in Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

As Mr. Lederman explained: “There are differences between institutions: a research university a community college; a 1500-student private liberal arts college; a regional public institution with 15,000 people. They have some different priorities. What resonates and why?

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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Thanks to recommended reading assignments from his monthly University Leadership Council, President Milliron has a lot of them: "Recently we've been reading Extended Mind by Annie Paul, which is amazing; Range by David Epstein, which is phenomenal if you're a champion of liberal arts.