The Chronicle of Higher Education

Born to Be Mild

Every summer the president of Webster U. releases the clutch and, with it, a year's worth of administrative stress

The end of the academic year is a long way off, but when it finally comes, Richard S. Meyers knows where he'll be: cruising America's blue highways astride his motorcycle.

Every summer he takes two weeks off for a solo trip, staying...

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