How a President Can Rescue, or Ruin, a College’s Reputation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-29-2013
Abstract
In their 1974 classic, Leadership and Ambiguity: The American College President, Michael D. Cohen and James G. March assert, “The status of a president is apparently less dependent on the quality of his tenure as president than it is on the quality of his school. Colleges make presidents, not the reverse.”
I want to argue the opposite: The reputation of an institution is, in part, a reflection of the reputation of its president. Presidential actions have an impact on how colleges are perceived.
Published In
Bornstein, Rita, "How a President Can Rescue, or Ruin, a College’s Reputation" (2013). Faculty Publications. 280.
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/as_facpub/280
Publication Title
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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