Carol Quillen, the 18th President of Davidson College, describes her career path and experience in the role. She talks about the important milestones, both educational and professional on her way to becoming president and gives advice to those who want to follow her path.
She goes over:
- How she decided what she wanted to do
- Why she wanted to be a professor
- Her career path milestones
- Why she became president
- How she became president
- The typical process for someone to become president of a college
- What the training process was like
- Her major roles and responsibilities
- The typical schedule
- What she liked about the role and found challenging
- Advice for those going into leadership roles
- Advice for those interested in following a similar path
