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So, Have You Thought About Becoming a Dean?

No One Wants to 3

Facing a shortage of faculty candidates interested in administrative careers, some colleges are taking steps to nurture new leaders.

Logan Jones (right), an assistant professor of management at Missouri Western State U., shadows Michael Lane, dean of the business school there, while preparing to succeed him in the job. "He’s learning what meetings are — I’ll tell you that," Lane says.
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