Answering the Call - Commentary

Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president emeritus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Ted Mitchell,  president of the American Council on Education (ACE), former U.S. undersecretary of education, and president emeritus of Occidental College (CA), write:  

The phone calls and texts are coming regularly. People who once aspired to become college presidents or provosts are now asking, “Should I still pursue this goal?” Many currently serving as presidents or chancellors are wondering, “How long can I continue?” And in the past months, significant numbers of college leaders have, in fact, left. Indeed, news media outlets have been rife with articles bearing headlines like “Who Wants to Be a College President?”, “You Could Not Pay Me Enough to Be a College President,” and “Wanted: New College Presidents. Mission: Impossible.”