College presidents lead taxing and complex, though enormously fulfilling and rewarding, lives. The story that unfolds in College Presidents Reflect: Life in and out of the Ivory Tower is fashioned from the perspectives of over two-dozen retired former college presidents.

Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction: A Retrospective, Decades of Challenge and Change in the College
Presidency
Chapter 2 The Sweet Sorrow: Exodus from the "Oval Office" and Bully Pulpit of the
College
Chapter 3 The Next Act: Is there Any Equal after a Presidency?
Chapter 4 The Switch in Public Voice: Is Anyone Listening?
Chapter 5 "Regrets, I have a few": Memories of Highs and Lows
Chapter 6 The Shape and Shaping of the Presidency: The Insights of Former Presidents and
the Intrigue of the Office
Appendix: Roster of Interviewed Presidents
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index

Stephen J. Nelson is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Bridgewater State University and a Senior Scholar in the Leadership Alliance at Brown University. He holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Connecticut, a Master of Divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological School, a Master of Arts in Religious Studies from the Hartford Seminary, and an A.B. in history from Gettysburg College. He is the author of four previous books about the college presidency, the most recent Decades of Chaos and Revolution: Showdowns for College Presidents in 2012.