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...McLaughlin said that by tracking all newly-appointed presidents, the GSE is able to identify trends in academic leadership...
This year, McLaughlin said, the trend is toward politically-experienced presidents. Five program participants, including new University of Massachusetts President William M. Bulger, have experience in local and national legislatures...
This trend reflects increased concern among universities for their government funding, McLaughlin said. Public institutions, which are especially dependent on government funding, sent four of the five presidents with political backgrounds...
Universities are betting that former legislators have the connections necessary to guarantee continued funding, McLaughlin says...
...McLaughlin predicted that if these presidents are successful, more universities will appoint politically-experienced presidents in the years to come...