Academe Today: College presidents are less experienced than ever -- and eyeing the exit

DEI provisions are stripped from higher-ed bill in Florida; conservative attacks on higher ed; law schools and merit scholarships; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now read The Chronicle on [Apple News]( [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. LEADERSHIP [College Presidents Are Less Experienced Than Ever — and Eyeing the Exit]( By David Jesse [STORY IMAGE]( The tenure of higher-education leaders has shrunk again, a much-watched survey found. And they’re not leaving for the corner office elsewhere. ADVERTISEMENT DATA [Here Are the Parts of Their Job for Which Presidents Want More Training]( By Audrey Williams June [STORY IMAGE]( At least 20 percent of campus chief executives want to learn more about nearly a dozen topics, according to the new American College President survey. 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