In a Chronicle of Higher Education article on the trend of shorter terms for presidents at colleges and universities, Associate Professor Michael Harris reflects on his research looking at college presidents turnover between 1988 and 2016.
He believes there is less reluctance to make quick changes at the top because there is an increase of corporate power brokers on boards, system offices, and in legislatures. A resulting consequence of short terms is that underlying causes don’t get examined. Read more.
In addition to to serving on the Simmons faculty in higher education, he also directs the Center of Teaching Excellence at SMU.