The Presidency, Spring 2007 Issue

The Access Imperative
By Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
How can higher education ensure that students from all backgrounds not only enroll in college, but also excel? The president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County says finding answers to this question is imperative for our nation.

Why Women Make Good College Presidents
By Rita Bornstein
The appointment earlier this year of Drew Gilpin Faust to the presidency of Harvard University received wide media coverage. And Harvard's choice, argues the president emerita of Rollins College, is a highly significant and symbolic development in the history of higher education.

Enterprise: The Path to Transformation for Emerging Public Universities
By Michael M. Crow
A "New American University" with an entrepreneurial academic culture is emerging, says the president of Arizona State University. And this paradigm, he argues, has relevance for all U.S. colleges and universities.

Presidential Transitions: Planning the Last Year
By Mary Brown Bullock
Presidential transitions can be difficult, but they are also unavoidable. To help guide outgoing presidents and campus communities away from the past and toward the future, the immediate past president of Agnes Scott College offers advice based on her own recent experience.

Presidents in Action: Educating World Citizens
By Ding-Jo H. Currie
A new world is under construction, says the president of Coastline Community College, and higher education institutions must embrace the vision of an international society to prepare students to become world citizens.

By the Numbers: Increasing Student Recruitment Through Campus Facilities
Students are lured by Olympic-sized swimming pools and lavish dining halls when making their college selection, right? According to a recently released study, maybe not.