Colleges Champion Diversity Among Students and Professors, but Few Hire Openly Gay Presidents

by E Wayne Ross on August 18, 2007

The Chronicle: Colleges Champion Diversity Among Students and Professors, but Few Hire Openly Gay Presidents

While gay and lesbian scholars are taken for granted throughout most of academe, they are in noticeably short supply in college presidencies. Experts cite a number or reasons for that disparity, including cautious governing boards that are concerned about alienating donors.