Laurie A. Leshin, president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is a space scientist and the first woman to lead WPI. She visited The Chronicle to talk about her nontraditional path to the presidency, the importance of female leaders in higher education, and what makes the high-pressure job of college president worth it. “Evidence shows that we need role models, we need critical mass, we need people to see what's possible,” Ms. Leshin said of female presidents as mentors.

April 8, 2015 ・ From Chronicle of Higher Education