Women Are Underrepresented as College Chiefs but May Get Higher Pay

By Jonah Newman. Walk into the president’s office at a public research university, and chances are high that the person behind the desk is a man. An 84-percent chance, in fact. According to new data from The Chronicle’s annual survey of executive compensation, women accounted for just 40 of the 254 people who served as chief executives of public universities and public-college systems in 2012-13. More...