University Business

APRIL 19, 2024

All three presidents who announced retirements in the past two weeks served at their institutions for more than a decade, which is a promising sign considering recent surveys found presidential tenures dwindling to less than six years. Stephenson is currently the president of Northwest Florida State College, a community college.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

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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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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. And then speaking with a collective voice, not just a single president. Universities are about maximizing talent.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 24, 2023

I was on the early board of trustees of Western Governors University and was a part of the group that helped envision what that could be. Nothing was more instructive than watching five years of those. It was amazing being a part of that larger conversation. And I've been part of probably 30 other boards, including corporate boards.

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