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The Entrepreneur at the Helm

By PAUL FAIN

Want to be a successful college president? Go out and earn a few million dollars first.

College trustees are hiring more leaders from outside the academy, and it is the self-made executives who generate the buzz.

The reason, experts say, is that presidents with corporate experience know the vagaries of the marketplace,...

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