Higher Education’s Career Ladder May Be Broken, Study Finds

by E Wayne Ross on September 23, 2008

The Chronicle News Blog: Higher Education’s Career Ladder May Be Broken, Study Finds

There aren’t enough young junior-faculty members in the professoriate, and most of them won’t have enough time to rise through the ranks in academe to become a college president, a recent study says.

“Too Many Rungs on the Ladder? Faculty Demographics and the Future of Leadership in Higher Education,” a new report by the American Council on Education, highlights demographic trends that suggest that the traditional career ladder to top administrative jobs in higher education may be in need of repair.