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Presidents of nearby universities have been released early from contracts due to 'institutional visions' that did not agree with preferences of students/faculty/the community (also known as 'stakeholders').
Colleges are penny-wise to repair/replace/retrofit aging campus buildings, but pound foolish in giving mega-high salaries to members of their executive boards.
Years ago, a university in our state attempted to expand its overall image by making-over its football stadium and changing its football division to include rivals from schools with student bodies two and three times its size. This occurred while multiple instructional departments were losing national and state accreditation. But all on-campus students were provided carpeting, mini-fridges, and microwaves in each dorm room!
Then came the era of lower student numbers (Baby Bust). Four dormitories were shuttered. The football program went independent, then returned to its old divisional rivalry roots.
College executives need to listen as well as they speak, and stop speaking in buzzwords.
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