AMERICAN university presidents are prone to It think that their job is like nothing else in the world. They love to recite the incredible variety of mutually exclusive capacities demanded for success. As a former practitioner in the field, I think they have some cause for these views, although on occasion they may exaggerate the uniqueness of their situation. Nevertheless, I have seen tables of job specifications prepared by trustees and even faculty committees which were marvels of contradiction and inconsistencies.
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