In-Demand Skills for Today’s Academic Leaders

Colleges today are navigating one of the most challenging periods in recent memory. Financial pressures, shifting technologies, enrollment declines, and complex staffing needs are all testing the limits of campus leadership.

To succeed, leaders need more than vision. They need the right tools, strategies, and insights to guide their institutions forward.

The Essential Leadership Primer is a curated collection from The Chronicle featuring our most impactful articles and essays on the critical issues facing colleges today — from innovation and finance to curriculum, labor relations, and crisis response.