Bridging two worlds:
From CEO to university system chancellor
Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr.—Monday, April 14, 2008

From Chancellor Davis’ address:

“Simply put, too many things go wrong, too often. At some point, the public simply will not continue to support the truly good and great things we do if we keep demonstrating that we can’t effectively manage the mundane. Until we create a culture of accountability, until it becomes part of our DNA, we are going to remain susceptible to both operational and strategic perturbations.” Read more or comment...

“There is no question that the private sector can offer tremendous resources to help advance higher education goals in this country. The challenge is to understand that these are two very, very different worlds and to figure out how to blend them in ways that truly benefit our colleges and universities. The danger is to ignore these differences…” Read more or comment...

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