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02283aam a2200325 i 4500 001 A1D4A728851711EEB4A9908744ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231117010120 008 230329t20232023dcua 000 0 eng d 035 $a (OCoLC)1374217292 040 $a LGG $b eng $e rda $c LGG $d OCLCF $d AVE $d OCLCO $d FUG $d IaU $d SILO 050 4 $a LB2341 $b .K343 2023 100 1 $a Kafka, Alexander C., $e author. 245 10 $a Trouble at the top : $b Meeting the daunting challenges of today's college presidency / $c author, Alexander C. Kafka. 264 1 $a Washington, D.C. : $b Chronicle of Higher Education, $c 2023. 300 $a 69 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 28 cm 500 $a Cover title 505 0 $a Introduction: Welcome to Hell -- Challenge matrix -- Risk management -- Is this an impossible job? -- Inspired leadership -- Final word: Optimist wanted. 520 $a The college or university presidency has always been a pressure-cooker job, but today it is arguably more stressful than ever.Many higher-education leaders and industry observers say it has been decades since the heat has been this intense. The many challenges of the presidency -- enrollment and retention concerns, financial and political pressures, and staff shortages, to name a few -- are a list that "never shrinks," according to one college president. "It just expands, and your work is to figure out how to prioritize."This report features the insights of more than 60 higher-education leaders, consultants, and analysts on what today's presidents are up against and how the job may be changing in fundamental ways. It examines why many presidents, despite the travails, love the job and encourage young talented leaders to prepare for and embrace it. 650 0 $a College presidents $z United States. 650 0 $a Universities and colleges $z United States $x Administration. 650 0 $a Educational leadership $z United States. 650 7 $a College presidents $2 fast 650 7 $a Educational leadership $2 fast 650 7 $a Universities and colleges $x Administration $2 fast 651 7 $a United States $2 fast 710 2 $a Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117024848.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A1D4A728851711EEB4A9908744ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search