1) What do you think is more important in a college, economic diversity or racial and ethnic diversity? If both are important, why do many colleges currently favor racial diversity over economic diversity?

2 ) Regarding the above question, if colleges are  to be viewed as businesses, then do you think it would make sense for them to target primarily wealthy students?3) Do you think college admissions should be more objective, relying more on test scores and grade point averages? Although it’s surely important to check student’s “personalities” through essays and extra-curricular activities, don’t you think that the current system is too subjective and conveniently allows colleges to accept students who do not academically qualify relative to their peers (legacy admissions) under the guise of those students having “superior” extra-curricular.

4) Do you think colleges are morally responsible for encouraging students to view their salary expectation upon graduation by major before allowing student to even submit an application fee?

5) If the Federal Government stopped handing out student loans or at least made it more difficult to obtain such loans, do you think college costs will necessarily decrease  because of the decreased demand or will this just encourage colleges to target wealthier students? Also, do you think such a policy would be beneficial to many Americans, because there would be a lower number of degree holders, making corporations more willing to hire lower-skilled workers without a college diploma, causing college prices to drop further for those that can still afford college or can afford to take out private loans?

6) Many colleges claim that they are “need blind”. Do you think that there should be some external agency verifying the veracity of those college’s claims? Assuming tuition of $50000 per year, the college has $200000 to lose over a student’s total time at  college (4 years) so colleges would have a major incentive to not comply with their “need blind” claims.

1. Do you think that your institution’s current goals match with its mission statement? What are some of your plans in the near future to achieve these goals?

2. How important is it to you to make college affordable for undergraduates? Is there a way to balance the rise in tuition while still having enough resources to run the college?

3. How important is it to your institution to stay in touch with your local community and government?

4. How important is it to your institution to hire faculty that have a teaching background and not just a research background?

5. How are professors granted tenure at your institution?

1) What are your goals for your institution? How do you want to see it grow and why is this an important direction to take?

2) How has higher education changed since you took office? What do you think are the big issues that are/aren’t being addressed?

3) How do you involve and engage your students, in the classrooms, in the running of the college, and in the community at large?

4) What role does your institution play as part of the community? Do you see yourself as part of the area in which you are situated? Part of a more global community? Or are you an entity unto itself?

5) (I don’t know if you can actually ask this, but I’m curious) If I came to you as someone who was considering applying for a position as president of a college, what would you tell me? What advice would you give? What would be the most important thing you would want to impart?

1. The running of a university has been compared to that of a corporation. Do you think that this is a fair assessment? Is there a better comparison?

2. Few would argue that a university has to adapt to the new globalized world in order not be behind the times. Yet, these changes can be contentious. Where would you draw the line between adaption and staying the original course?

3. Do you feel that universities in the United States need an a single regulating organization, whether federal or internal, to unify the assessment process and clear away redundancies? If so, how would you envision it? If not, what would be a more perfect system?

4. Universities have a number of ways of raising money, whether through tuition, fund raising, donations, endowments, government grants, etc. All of these are of course important to the financial functioning of the institution, but they also all have important drawbacks. Which would you consider the most important? Which covers the largest portion of the costs?

1)    Do you consider your institution innovative in all/some f the methods it employs in educating its students?

2)    Does your institution value diversity over academic standing and achievement throughout the admissions process?

3)    Would you consider remedial classes a positive or negative influence on the overall progress of a student’s education? Do you believe they reflect poorly on your institution?

4)    How would your institution’s education process prepare a student for “real life” work in an office or other specialized job setting. Is this a direct goal of your institution or more of a side-effect?

Is your college/university a model for others or is it based on the model of others?

Do you feel that the mission of the school is to just educate or do you feel that it is the responsibility of higher education to have students that are competent enough to be able to survive in the real world outside of a classroom environment?

As the President and symbol of your college/university, do you feel that there are things that you wish were being done but because of certain factors you were unable to? (Outside disapproval or inside disapproval)

Do you think that it is important to “level the playing field” by offering remedial classes to everyone or do you feel that that is unnecessary?

What is your institutions view on community service? Do you require students to commit a certain number of hours or is it something you just encourage?

Does open admission diminish the reputation of a school?

Should more scholarships be given to students based on need or merit? Which students are more successful?

Are the SAT and other standardized tests good indications of how students will succeed in higher education?

If statistics show that many students aren’t prepared for college, should we focus on improving higher education or spend more time investing in programs that improve elementary and high schools?

If there are positions available, but students do not have the skills required, should colleges focus on introducing courses that prepare graduates for jobs in the current economy?

1. Do you feel that your institution is designed for providing a realm of intellectual expertise or as a means of providing knowledge that can be immediately utilized? Is one better than the other?

2. What does this institution look for specifically when attempting to create a diverse student body?

3. Does research hinder the educational process? If it detracts professors from their teaching duties, can it be considered a necessary evil?

4. How active is student activism in your school? Does the administration encourage outspoken students or discourage them? How so?

5. What are some future innovations that your institution would like to implement in the future to improve the education experience>