'University Executives' (somewhat OT)

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

At my campus they're "the upper administration." They couldn't be "university executives," because that would imply they exercise control over all four campuses of the University of Missouri system.

Gerald Cohen
University of Missouri-Rolla
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> Many of us on this list are members of the faculty at various universities, primarily in North America.  For a research project I am doing that is only peripherally related to the goals of this list
> I would be interested in your reaction to the term 'university executives' as a label for the group of people that includes the Provost, the Vice President for Research and the VP for Administration, among others.  Random comments and off-the-cuff
> reactions would be appreciated, perhaps best if off-line.
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> Geoff
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