July 18, 2008

Colleges Need to Offer Clear Paths to Leadership

By ERROLL B. DAVIS JR.

I came to the University System of Georgia after a long career in the private sector, mostly in the utility industry. When I became chancellor of the system in 2006, many people asked me if I truly knew what I was getting into.

The answer, as it turned out, was not entirely.

Having served on a number of higher-education boards, I took the job with a moderate sense of understanding. I did not feel completely unprepared and knew that to be effective I would have to perform as

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