1. Dr. Donna Burns Phillips, Director Office of Women in Higher Education November 13-14, 2009 Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Annual Meeting

3. Source: Pathways to the Presidency, 2008, On the Pathway to the Presidency, p. 4.

4. CAOs, Presidents, and Faculty, by Gender Source: American Council on Education, The CAO Census, 2009.

5. CAOs, Faculty, and Presidents, by Race/Ethnicity Source: American Council on Education, The CAO Census, 2009.

6. CAOs and Presidents, by Age

7. Percentage Distribution of CAOs, by Prior Position

8. CAOs, by Gender and Institution Type

9. Institution of Previous Position, By Gender

10. CAO Family Responsibilities, by Gender

11. Top Fields of Study, by Institutional Type Doctorate- granting MasterBacAssociate Special Focus Social sciences (29.2%) Social sciences (27.2%) Humanities (27.1%) Education (55.3%) Religion/ theology (29.0%) Physical/ natural sciences (13.7%) Humanities (23.3%) Social sciences (24.3%) Humanities (12.5%) Education (23.5%) Humanities (13.1%) Education (16.6%) Education (23.3%) Social sciences (10.5%) Humanities (11.8%)

12. Source: American Council on Education, 2007, The American College President, p. 9.

13. Fields of Study, by Gender

14. Top Fields of Study, by Race/Ethnicity White African American Asian American Hispanic Education or higher education (30.6%) Education or higher education (43.6%) Engineering (17.1%) Education or higher education (38.6%) Humanities/fine arts (19.5%) Social sciences (18.8%) Business (14.6%) Social sciences (12.9%) Social sciences (19.3%) Physical/natural sciences (7.9%) Social sciences (14.6%) Humanities/fine arts (11.4%)

15. Time Spent on Select External Activities

16. CAO Participation in Formal Leadership Programs, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

17. CAOs’ Presidential Preparation, by Minority Status

18. CAOs’ Presidential Aspirations, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

19. Select Reasons for Not Aspiring to a Presidency, by Minority Status

20. Next Career Steps, As Reported by Successors

21. Source: Pathways to the Presidency, 2008, On the Pathway to the Presidency, p. 1.

22. Percentage Distribution of CAOs and Presidents, by Previous Institution

23. Immediate Prior Position of Women Presidents Source: American Council on Education, The American College President: 2007 Edition.

24. Leadership in Challenging Times # From AASCU Policy Brief Top 10 State Policy Issues for Higher Education in 2009, January, 2009. * From Murray, Dennis J. “The Enterprise of the Future.” The Presidency, Fall, 2009. [based on IBM report of the same name] Hungry for change*States’ Fiscal Crises# Innovative beyond client imagination*Cost# Globally aware*Enrollment capacity# Disruptive by nature*Reporting requirements Genuine and generous*College preparedness# Increasingly diverseShades of green# Graduation rates Identity crisis