Big man on campus
An audio interview with Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
 Stephen Joel Trachtenberg is President Emeritus of the George Washington University, where he also holds an appointment as University Professor of Public Service. One of the leading voices on American higher education, Dr. Trachtenberg was President of GW for 19 years. Prior to that he served as President of the University of Hartford for 11 years. Dr. Trachtenberg's latest book is titled Big Man on Campus: A University President Speaks Out on Higher Education.
In this interview by higher education writer and consultant Steve Pelletier, Trachtenberg discusses his new book and the subjects it covers—the role of a university president, the relationship between college presidents and governing boards, the inherent tensions between the president and the faculty, and some of the changes he envisions at universities in the future.
Read transcript of interview.
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“You've got to get in there and roll up your sleeves and recognize that being university president is not a spectators sport. It's a blood sport—a contact sport. We need, as in rugby, all the allies we can get—all the teammates we can get.”
—Stephen Trachtenberg
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