A Texas Millionaire Plots the Future of Higher Education

As chairman of a federal commission, Charles Miller challenges the 'change resistant' culture of colleges

It was the Tuesday after the 2000 presidential inauguration, and Charles Miller was seated in the East Room of the White House, awaiting the announcement that Roderick R. Paige would be the president's pick for secretary of education.

As President Bush strode by on his way to the podium, he paused and turned to Mr. Miller, who was sitting between a former education

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